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2014 - the story

Santosh and Petri met at a HAMK workshop, where they found out that they share a mutual interest in mechanical engineering, and especially in 3D printing. After meeting, the duo spent most of 2014 in Aalto University ADDLAB to study 3D printing.While studying the field, Santosh and Petri faced a critical problem. They realized that 3D printers are hard to use, unreliable and not accessible to everyone.

This lead to Santosh and Petri starting their own company and designing their own 3D printer. From that point on, the company has grown to include specialists from different fields to build the best possible 3D printing ecosystem for end-customers.

Mehta Heino Industries

Mehta Heino Industries Oy was founded in 2015 with the aim to develop new, cost-effective and easy-to-use 3D printers, together with an excellent user experience. We believe that 3D Printing is a tool that can be used everywhere by everyone.

The company’s first product, MHI3D Printer is a 3D printer based on new solutions developed by us, based on existing FFF/FDM technology. Learning to use M HI3D Printer takes only few minutes and it saves machine users time and effort with industrial level build quality and no daily adjustments needed. The machine’s high-end technical solutions helps to solve 3D printing problems faced with average priced desktop 3D Printers (such as bed levelling & nozzle calibration). MHI3D Printer combines reliable industrial 3D Printing experience with easy to use, affordable technology that fits on the desktop. It creates a new era of high-quality desktop-sized 3D-printing for filament-based 3D Printer machines.

For your application, MHI3D Printer saves time and effort and enables you to focus on ideas, design and utilisation of parts time and again. Our printers helps to keep project costs affordable and bridges desktop-manufacturing to industrial level 3D printers. It’s the perfect fit for repeating commercial work or for accurate prototyping parts. For example, MHI3D Printer can be used to quickly build prototypes and test ideas immediately in product development. It is able to make small series production without difficulty test R&D parts on a small scale faster than ever before. The parts produced by the machine are interchangeable, accurate and constant quality.

Manufacturing of the machine is done in Finland. The machine is manufactured with the most accurate quality requirements, with a high precision CNC machined aluminium frame. It’s delivered with full factory calibrations that are built to last. Solid foundation: The MHI3D Printer is built on one of the most reliable frames found on the current market. This enables it to print faster and more accurate than the existing machines while still keeping the costs affordable. The machine is easy to maintain and does not require adjustments or calibration at all.

The machine builds on carefully selected precision components and has free of adjustments easy to replace printing platform mechanism (Patent has been filed), and user replaceable self positioning nozzle system and overall build quality to match available industrial machines.

Timeline

2015 Q4

Company was founded

First Project: Hefio Oy (Self-calibration Professional Headphones) Company Registratiion and some legal stuff has done

2016

Team & Product Development

A team was formed and they started working on the development of a 3D printer. The first prototypes were then produced using this printer.

2017

MHI3D Printer Development

We decided to completely redesign the 3D printer from scratch, with a focus on ensuring that there was no compromise on quality. The goal was to create a reliable, easy-to-use printer that was capable of producing high-quality prints.

2018

MHI3D Printer Prototyping

The team filed for a patent with both the European Patent Office (EPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). They also began piloting the 3D printer and gathering feedback from users. In addition, they worked on mapping out potential suppliers and partners to help bring the printer to market.

2019

Partners & Distributors

The team started taking pre-orders for the 3D printer and began seeking out distributors to help with the sales and marketing efforts. They also focused on business development, including fund raising to support the growth of the company. As the demand for the 3D printer increased, the team also worked on expanding and growing the team to meet the needs of the business.

2020 - 21

Covid Year - Slow Activities

With the final design of the 3D printer complete, the team moved on to the manufacturing phase. They also worked on branding and marketing efforts in preparation for the product launch. Once the printer was available for sale, the team focused on driving growth and increasing sales. Additionally, the team was approved for a Business Finland Tempo Project, which provided funding and support for the company. They also received a pre-seed investment from Butterfly.VC, which helped to further support the growth of the business.

2021 - 22

Product Launch, Sales, Team Strengthened, Covid - Slow Activities

Meet Co-Founders

Santosh Mehta, CEO & Co-Founder

Santosh hailing from Nepal, learned the ropes of production processes and business from his father who established one of the first rice processing factories in Nepal. In 2013, Santosh came to Finland to study mechanical engineering in HAMK University of Applied Sciences. Quickly, in 2014 Santosh landed a job in CNC Systems Finland to work as an assistant. There he sharpened his teeth in the industrial engineering area. He left with a high level of understanding in manufacturing.

Petri Heino, CTO & Co-Founder

Petri Heino, a native Finn, comes from a small town in Finland close to the city of Nokia (yes, that Nokia!). Petri’s strengths are in the R&D and he excels in testing and prototyping. While completing his master’s degree in mechanical engineering at Aalto University, Petri spent time at the Aalto University Digital Design Laboratory. There he learnt about 3D printing, design engineering and fabrication alongside some of Finland’s best minds.