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22 Looking ahead
UMaine's Advanced
Manufacturing Center has a
new robotics training facility
in Orono.
19 Coffee talk
Tariffs, inflation and labor
costs are driving up the cost
of the morning cup, a Maine
roaster tells Mainebiz.
Mike Ballin, co-founder of Blueprint
Surf, rides a wave at Higgins Beach in
Scarborough on a 3D-printed surfboard.
B y R e n e e C o r d e s
F O C U S M A N U FA C T U R I N G / I N T E R N AT I O N A L T R A D E
3D printing sparks
new manufacturing
wave in Maine
$9.99
October 20, 2025
VO L . X X X I N O. X X I V
www.mainebiz.biz
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