About Make Local
What is Make Local?
Make Local is an online marketplace that creates a flexible, local 3D printing production network. We connect individuals and small businesses who own 3D printers ("Makers") with users needing 3D printed items ("Customers").
Our Mission
Our primary goal is to address the underutilization of 3D printing capacity by leveraging the unused potential of personal and small-business 3D printers. In the EU, many of these printers are idle for much of the time. By enrolling everyday owners of 3D printers, we seek to unlock massive latent capacity, potentially offering a competitive pricing advantage and enabling scalability for large orders by parallelizing across many small printers.
The platform aims to function as a responsive, decentralized factory, helping to solve long lead times for clients needing flexible production. Our unique value proposition centers on versatility and responsiveness, offering a solution for on-demand manufacturing.
How It Works
Make Local combines the scale of a hobbyist network with formal quality standards, creating a blend of a community-driven marketplace and formal quality standards.
For Customers
- Register for an account and place orders
- Upload or select 3D models and specify details like quantity, material, and technology
- Get matched with suitable Makers through our intelligent algorithm
- Communicate with Makers through our platform to finalize details
- Receive your printed parts through our delivery network
For Makers
- List your production units (3D printers) with location, capabilities, and compatible materials
- Browse available print jobs and filter by criteria like location or machine suitability
- Accept jobs from the queue or receive direct matches
- Propose custom prices or material changes when needed
- Earn from your unused printer capacity
Quality & Trust
We understand that quality matters. While quality checks are not directly managed by the Service, we provide:
- Reputation system based on user interaction history to deter negative behavior
- Dispute handling process to resolve issues between users
- Community-driven feedback similar to established freelance platforms
- Transparent communication channels between Makers and Customers
Payment & Commission
- Secure payment processing through trusted third-party services
- 5% commission on transactions processed through the Service
- Protected payments with dispute resolution process
- Delayed transfer system to ensure quality delivery
Our Team
Olga Semenova - CPO/Co-founder
With over 14 years of experience in IT and over 10 years in Strategic Digital Marketing and Auditing, Olga brings expertise in Marketing Management, Technical Leadership, and Marketing Strategy.
Maxim Levitskiy - CEO
Leading both WebTree and MakeLocal.eu, Maxim's top skills include TypeScript, Technical Project Leadership, and Solution Architecture.
Our Approach
We're building Make Local following a lean startup approach, focusing our MVP scope tightly on core marketplace functionality. This includes user registration, job posting and browsing, job acceptance, and initial payment handling. Our emphasis is on proving the community concept and building a solid technical backbone.
Innovation in 3D Printing
The platform leverages the incredible diversity of 3D printing technology available today, from consumer FDM printers to professional SLS systems becoming accessible to smaller businesses. We support various technologies including:
- FDM/FFF printers with different extruder configurations and material capabilities
- Resin printers (SLA/MSLA/DLP) with varying resolutions and light sources
- Powder bed fusion systems (SLS/MJF) for professional applications
- Specialized technologies like ceramic extrusion and material jetting
Material science innovation enables expanding applications, and our platform connects you with Makers who have access to affordable, high-performance materials across all these technologies.
Join Our Network
Make Local aims to make flexible, local 3D printing production accessible for everyday needs by connecting the distributed capacity of unused printers with those who need parts made. Join us in creating a responsive manufacturing solution that helps address the underutilization of valuable technology resources.
Ready to get started? Register now and become part of the future of distributed manufacturing.