The IMQT Protolab designs and creates custom trophies and medals for events and ceremonies. We use our BambuLabs 3D printers, Glowforge laser cutter combining engraved custom wood elements with custom 3D printed inserts.
Interested in custom awards for you event? Submit a 3D printing request form below or email protolab@imqt.org to get started.
The IMQT Protolab created custom awards for the Ishpeming Ski Club Ski Jumping Tournament. Our team designed and produced first, second, and third place medals for the U.S. Cup and Nordic Combined events.
The Protolab created five custom awards for the Outdoor Pitch Competition and the Big Pitch Pitch Competition hosted at the Peak26 Conference in Northern Michigan Universities Innovation Hall.
The Mini Pitch is a virtual pitch competition for college and high school students in the Upper Peninsula. The Protolab created first, second, and third place awards for high school and college winners.
Electrify Expo is North America’s largest electric vehicle festival offering experiences with EVs, e-bikes, and e-scooters. The Protolab created awards for best outdoor rec vehicles for the 24′ and 25′ shows.
The Protolab team partners with Innovate Marquette clients to bring new ideas to life through product design, prototyping, and manufacturing support. Using advanced technologies like 3D printing, laser cutting, 3D scanning, and injection molding, we help innovators test concepts, refine designs, and create functional prototypes before moving toward production. Our collaborative approach helps reduce risk, accelerate development, and prepare products for the marketplace.
HSI Relax Release was founded by Brian Marvin, an avid archer who set out to solve one of the sport’s most common challenges: target panic. Brian developed the HSI Relax Release to help archers achieve a smoother, more consistent shot through a triggerless design focused on relaxation rather than tension.
Working alongside Brian, the Innovate Marquette Protolab has helped refine the product through design iteration and prototyping, creating multiple prototype versions to test, improve, and prepare the release for commercialization
SolaceShield was founded by Marquette entrepreneur Rachel Raak after she grew frustrated with the feedback her bone-anchored hearing aids produced whenever she wore a winter hat. Rachel developed SolaceShield, a hearing aid cover that eliminates feedback while protecting hearing aids from the cold.
Working alongside the Innovate Marquette Protolab, Rachel refined the product through design and prototyping before moving into small-scale manufacturing. Today, SolaceShield is produced in the Protolab and shipped to customers around the world.
Innovate Marquette’s Corporate-Sponsored Capstone Program connects businesses and organizations with senior engineering students from Northern Michigan University’s Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology programs to tackle real-world product development challenges. Over the course of a two-semester academic year, student teams work alongside industry sponsors to research, design, prototype, and test innovative solutions with support from NMU faculty and the Innovate Marquette Protolab.
The program provides students with hands-on experience working with real clients, project requirements, and engineering constraints while giving sponsoring organizations the opportunity to explore new ideas, develop early-stage prototypes, and engage with emerging engineering talent. By creating meaningful partnerships between education and industry, the Corporate-Sponsored Capstone Program helps prepare the next generation of engineers while advancing innovation across the Upper Peninsula and beyond.
If you or your business are interested in this program email protolab@imqt.org