As we are wrapping up 2025, we wanted to take some time to review all that happened for Catalysis this year!

Developed new technologies & added new services using 3D printed tooling
Hosted our first webinar
Article mentions of catalysis 3D printed tooling
Welcomed new additions to the Catalysis team
Attended 13 conferences
Did 4 presentations
Our European division at Catalysis Additive Tooling GmbH is exceeding our expectations
Made 3D printed art with our sister company at Artalysis
Made lots of tools

….among other things!

NEW SERVICES

Compression Forming

Bladder Hydroforming

Water Cooling Thermoforming Tools

Water Jet Trim Tools

WEBINARS

We sponsored an SPE webinar on Tooling Options For Low Volume Programs: Case Study on Feb 6th, 2025
We hosted our first webinar on Best applications of 3D Printed Tooling: Where additive manufacturing fits on March 20th, 2025

NEW ADDITIONS TO THE CATALYSIS TEAM

John Mogelnicki

Summer Intern- Josh Mullinger

Christopher Gagliano

CONFERENCES & MEETINGS

2nd Annual GM Innovation Day Trade Show in Warren, MI- Feb 26, 2025.

SPE Thermoforming Division Winter Board Meeting – February 28, 2025.

President & CEO, Darrell Stafford attended RAPID + TCT in Detroit, MI – April 8, 2025.

Ford Innovation Day in Detroit, MI – May 15, 2025.

SPE Thermoforming Conference in Atlanta, GA – May 19-21, 2025.

Manufacturing Rep, John Mogelnicki attended the A2MAC1- Decode The Future 2025 Symposium – May 22, 2025.

Foam Expo in Novi, MI – June 24-26, 2025.

  • We exhibited

  • Lead Project Engineer, Eric Nickell presented on “Additive Manufactured Tooling”

  • One of our customers had a Catalysis tool at their booth

  • President & CEO, Darrell Stafford presented with an executive panel of experts

  • President & CEO, Darrell Stafford was pictured on the Foam Expo’s social post

  • We were a sponsor

Continued collaboration with our strategic partners at Humtown at America Makes Members Meeting & Exchange (MMX) in Youngstown, OH – Aug 5, 2025.

FABTECH Expo with Pimco in Chicago – Sept 8-11, 2025.

ManuTech Innovation Summit in Novi, MI- Sept 8-11, 2025.

2025 Honda Town Hall by MEMA Original Suppliers in Livonia, MI- Oct 15, 2025.

MEMA Original Suppliers Annual Conference 2025 in Novi, MI- Nov 19-21, 2025.

PRESENTATIONS

Ford Innovation Day

President & CEO, Darrell Stafford presented at Ford Innovation Day on May 15th on “Additive Manufactured Tooling”.

Foam Expo

Lead Project Engineer, Eric Nickell presented at the Foam Expo on June 24th on “Additive Manufactured Tooling”.

Executive Panel

President & CEO, Darrell Stafford presented with a panel of industry experts at the Foam Expo on June 26th.

ManuTeach Innovation Summit

President & CEO, Darrell Stafford presented at a rapid pitch session at ManuTech Innovation Summit on September 30th.

FEATURES, MENTIONS, INVENTION CONVENTIONS

Invention Convention

In February, President & CEO Darrell Stafford judged an Invention Convention at a local school. The kids had impressive ideas & showed an entrepreneurial spirit at such a young age!

Article Feature

Additive Manufacturing Media & Stephanie Hendrixson put together a great article on Catalysis: “3 Ways 3D Printed Tooling Is Speeding Automotive Prototyping”. CLICK HERE to read the article!

Customer Mention

Our customer Industrial Custom Products included Catalysis in the “3D Printed Tooling” section of their article on “A Guide To Thermoforming Tooling Types”. CLICK HERE to read the article!

Customer Highlight

Another customer made a great post showing one of our 3D printed tools in action. CLICK HERE to view the post!

LOTS OF TOOLS

Watch our 2025 Recap Video

We celebrated 9 years of Catalysis! We continue to develop more technologies & find new ways to use 3D printed tooling. We are looking forward to our 10th anniversary in 2026, seeing what other technologies we develop & continuing to change the world, one tool at a time.

We extend our deepest appreciation to our customers, partners, associates and everyone who helped make this year so successful. We are proud of the successes of 2025 and even more excited for what’s to come in 2026!

Thank you to everyone who helped us make 2025 such a great year!!

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