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A Michigan deep-technology and R&D small business

4D Maker, LLC was founded in 2021 and is based in Michigan, USA. The company develops technology through funded research and carries it forward into hardware that customers can install and operate.

Company record

4D Maker, LLCRecord
Location
Founded in Michigan
Established
2021
Programs
Federal SBIR/STTR Experience
Funding
State of Michigan Funding
Patents
2 U.S. Patents
Disclosures
Multiple Invention Disclosures

How we work

4D Maker operates as a small business across the whole development path — from early research through the engineering that makes a technology installable and supportable. That range is the point: the same team that proves a concept is responsible for the version that has to work at a customer site.

The company's technical work spans advanced materials, sensors, energy devices, robotics, and manufacturing technologies. Most projects draw on more than one of these areas, which is why the engineering, integration, and commercialization work is kept together rather than handed off.

On STTR programmes, 4D Maker serves as the prime small-business contractor, holding responsibility for product engineering, adapter development, customer installations, system integration, and commercialization.

  • Advanced Materials

  • Sensors and Energy Devices

  • Robotics and Automation

  • Product Engineering and Commercialization

MATURITY01ResearchOPEN QUESTION02PrototypeRISK RETIRED03ProductREPEATABLE BUILD04DeployedRUNNING ON SITE?CONCEPTBENCH BUILDSEALED ENCLOSUREINSTALLED IN LINEPROGRESSION — RESEARCH TO DEPLOYED HARDWARE
The same device at four levels of maturity — the range 4D Maker covers in one team.

Location

4D Maker is based in Michigan, USA, within the state's manufacturing and engineering base. Full address and facility details are available on request.

Want to know whether we are a fit?

4D Maker works with industry, research institutions, and government programs to move technology from research into deployment. Tell us what you are trying to build.