A European-American company
Making secure and dependable 3D printers since 2012. We develop our own hardware and software, invent new technologies, and manufacture key components ourselves, including the electronics.
How we make our printers
From the first drawing to the test print on our floor. Hardware, software, and key parts come from our own shops in Prague and Delaware.
Made in Europe and the USA
Over 10,000 printers leave every month. We maintain full control over our manufacturing and supply chain. The same process on both sides of the ocean.
The benchmark for print quality and precision
Accurate dimensions, clean surfaces, and repeatable results, print after print. We test components, finished printers, and real prints throughout development and production.
Built to last
Industrial-grade reliability. Nothing is glued. Everything comes apart with a screwdriver. With spare parts and long-term software support.
Electronics from our own line
Our in-house SMT lines handle both prototype boards and full-scale production of our electronics.
Open-source
Our firmware and PrusaSlicer (slicing software) are open-source which means the entire source code is available on Github for anyone to inspect it.
Secure and 100% private
We don't want to see your data. You don’t have to connect the printer to the network - not even once, and you can still enjoy the full experience without any drawbacks.
The Prusa story, in short
Josef Průša got into 3D printing as a student in Prague and joined the open-source RepRap project in 2009. In 2012, he founded Prusa Research as a one-person start-up. The first printer kits were built in a Prague basement and sometimes shipped in pizza boxes.
Over the following years, the small workshop grew into a vertically integrated 3D-printing company. We brought more and more development and production in-house, from electronics and printed parts to firmware, PrusaSlicer and materials, while the Original Prusa i3 helped make the Prusa name known around the world.
Prusa in numbers
The people, factories, and printers behind Prusa today.
2012
Founded by Josef Prusa
In Prague, Czech Republic
1,200+
People
Design, production and support in-house
10,000+
Printers every month
Designed, built and shipped by us
4 factories
On two continets
Manufacturing in Europe and the United States
160+
Countries we ship to
Powering 600K+ Makers and 100K+ Business
700+
Printers on our own farm
Printing parts for new printers
Explore the company
- From 2012 to the current lineup, in full.
- The factory tour, from a printed part to the box.
- Published files, tools we use, and why it matters.
- Certificates, privacy, security and the documents procurement asks for.
- Prusa Research a.s., Partyzánská 188/7A, Prague 7. VAT CZ06649114.
Open-source and why it matters
Prusa Research grew from Josef Prusa’s work in the RepRap project. Our mission is clear: make enjoyable machines for everyone to use. Open-source is our heart, we strongly believe in the community and in sharing how we do things so others can learn and create.
Our goal is for our printers to remain moddable, easily repairable, and produce amazing prints even decades after their initial release. Reprint the plastic parts, flash custom firmware, read through our circuit board designs, or completely modify our printers to meet your specific needs.
The things people ask about us most
Who we are, why jurisdiction matters, and how to visit.