Stratasys and Limbitless Solutions Mark 12 Years of Partnership With Renewed Sustainability Focus

A Decade-Plus Collaboration

Stratasys and Limbitless Solutions have been partners for 12 years, and the relationship shows no signs of slowing. Over that span, the partnership has delivered hundreds of 3D-printed prosthetic devices to children across the United States and beyond — a track record built on steady material and equipment support rather than one-off gestures.

Stratasys has donated materials, technology, and engineering expertise to Limbitless Solutions throughout the collaboration. The partnership also includes a dedicated Limbitless lab at the University of Central Florida, equipped with multiple Stratasys systems. That lab allows students to gain hands-on experience with 3D printing — a detail that matters for an industry perpetually short on engineers with real machine time.

Certified Pre-Owned Equipment Enters the Picture

The latest development: Stratasys donated a Certified Pre-Owned F370 3D printer to support sustainability efforts within the partnership. The Stratasys CPO program refurbishes and redeploys additive manufacturing equipment, extending the working life of machines that would otherwise cycle out of service.

The broader partnership now explicitly focuses on sustainability, education, and increasing access to 3D-printed prosthetics — three threads that the equipment donation ties together in a single move.

What the Partners Say

“This long-standing partnership reflects the best of what Stratasys has to offer,” said Rosa Coblens, VP Sustainability & Communications at Stratasys. “Through our Mindful Manufacturing approach, we are advancing sustainability while supporting meaningful social impact. By reconditioning high-performing equipment through our Certified Pre-Owned program, we not only reduce waste but also enable purpose-driven organisations like Limbitless to extend their reach and empower more lives.”

“Stratasys has been with us since day one,” added Albert Manero, PhD, Executive Director and Co-founder of Limbitless Solutions. “What started as a short phone call while I was in graduate school turned into a decade-long partnership that shows how additive manufacturing can create a tangible impact for the children we serve and the future engineers and designers working to build a more accessible world.”

Why It Matters

Refurbished equipment programs are often framed as cost plays. Here, the CPO donation functions as both a sustainability measure and a capacity expansion for a non-profit that relies on donated resources. For manufacturing professionals watching how OEMs handle end-of-life equipment, the Stratasys–Limbitless model offers a concrete example: redeploy, don't discard — and point the hardware at applications with measurable social return.