Products & Digital Designs
Modern products that combine thoughtful aesthetics with practical everyday use, alongside downloadable 3D designs for makers and customers.
- Home décor
- Everyday essentials
- Organization & lifestyle
- Digital 3D designs
About AddiTechLab
Building a More Sustainable Future Through 3D Printing
AddiTechLab brings together innovative design, additive manufacturing and sustainable thinking to create products and solutions that make everyday life better.
Thoughtful DesignAdditive ManufacturingProduct DevelopmentSustainable Thinking
Who We Are
Ideas transformed through thoughtful design and additive manufacturing.
AddiTechLab was founded with a simple vision: to combine innovative design, additive manufacturing, and sustainable thinking to create products and solutions that make everyday life better.
We believe manufacturing can be smarter, more efficient, and more environmentally responsible. By embracing additive manufacturing (3D printing), we can produce on demand, minimize unnecessary material waste and excess inventory, and create functional, thoughtfully designed solutions for individuals, businesses, educators, entrepreneurs, and innovators.
Today, AddiTechLab operates at the intersection of design, products, and additive manufacturing. We create modern home décor, everyday essentials, organizational products, and digital designs, while also providing custom 3D printing and product development solutions for customers looking to transform ideas into physical products, prototypes, functional parts, and components.
Whether we are developing an original AddiTechLab product or collaborating with a customer on a custom project, our goal is the same: to transform ideas into innovative products through thoughtful design and additive manufacturing.
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Additive manufacturing experience spanning desktop systems, research environments and industrial technologies.
Our Focus
Designed for Everyday Life. Built for Bigger Ideas.
Our work brings together creativity, functionality and additive manufacturing through two complementary areas.
Additive Manufacturing & Product Development
Practical support for individuals, entrepreneurs, startups, businesses, educators and organizations moving from idea to physical solution.
- Custom 3D printing
- Product prototypes
- Functional parts
- Product development
Our Commitment to Sustainability
Creating Thoughtfully. Manufacturing Responsibly.
Sustainability is more than a statement at AddiTechLab—it is an important part of how we think about design and manufacturing.
Additive manufacturing enables us to produce products on demand, helping reduce excess inventory and minimize unnecessary material waste. We carefully consider the materials we use, design with functionality and durability in mind, and continue to explore more environmentally responsible approaches as our manufacturing capabilities grow.
We believe innovation and environmental responsibility can work together. Our goal is to create thoughtfully designed products and solutions while continually looking for better ways to reduce waste and use resources more efficiently.
On-Demand Manufacturing
Producing based on demand helps reduce unnecessary inventory and overproduction.
Thoughtful Material Use
Layer-by-layer production allows efficient material use while we continue exploring more responsible material options.
Designed with Purpose
We focus on functional, durable products designed to provide lasting value rather than simply creating more products.
Designed for Modern Living
Functionality and aesthetics should work together.
Our products are thoughtfully developed with simplicity, practicality, and modern design in mind. From contemporary home décor and organization solutions to everyday essentials, we aim to create products that not only complement modern spaces but also serve a meaningful purpose in everyday life.
“The same design philosophy guides our custom work—creating solutions where form, function, and manufacturability come together.”
Our Values
The principles behind how we design, make and collaborate.
Innovation
We embrace creativity, technology, and continuous improvement to transform ideas into practical solutions.
Sustainability
We strive to make thoughtful choices in our designs, materials and manufacturing processes while exploring more responsible ways to create.
Quality
We are committed to thoughtful design, reliable manufacturing and products that balance functionality with aesthetics.
Collaboration
We believe great ideas become stronger through collaboration and work closely with customers to help bring their ideas to life.
Michael Alabi, PhD, PMP — Founder, AddiTechLab.
MEET THE FOUNDER
From Curiosity to a Vision for Additive Manufacturing
Michael Alabi, PhD, PMP is the founder of AddiTechLab. With a background in Computer Engineering, Engineering Management, research, and project management, Michael brings together a passion for technology, creativity, and practical problem-solving.
His journey into additive manufacturing began during his postgraduate studies in South Africa, where a university assignment involving desktop 3D printers introduced him to the possibilities of 3D printing technology. What started as a simple academic responsibility quickly developed into a deeper interest in how additive manufacturing could support education, product development, entrepreneurship, and industry.
That curiosity eventually influenced his doctoral research, provided opportunities for hands-on exposure to both desktop and industrial additive manufacturing technologies, and introduced him to environments where ideas could be transformed into physical products.
Years later, after relocating to Canada, that early experience and long-held vision became the foundation for AddiTechLab. Today, Michael combines his engineering and additive manufacturing background with professional project management experience to guide AddiTechLab’s continued development.
Founder Journey to Additive Manufacturing
Where curiosity became a long-term vision.
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Where It All Began
Early Exposure to 3D Printing
Michael’s journey into additive manufacturing began during his Master of Engineering studies at North-West University in South Africa. While his master’s research focused on Lean Manufacturing, an unexpected university assignment introduced him to a technology that would eventually become an important part of his academic and entrepreneurial journey.
During the second year of his master’s program, he was given responsibility for assessing desktop 3D printers located across campus offices and laboratories, documenting their operating condition and identifying equipment requiring maintenance.
Rather than simply completing the assignment, Michael became curious about how the technology worked. He spent time with technical staff at the Faculty of Engineering’s fabrication laboratory, learned the fundamentals of desktop FDM 3D printing, explored digital models, downloaded his first STL files, and produced his first objects using white filament.
He later supported the deployment of five desktop 3D printers to another university campus, helping set up the printers and provide introductory staff training. What began as a simple assignment had become a genuine interest in additive manufacturing.
Early Exposure to 3D Printing. A representation of the desktop technology that formed part of Michael’s early exposure to additive manufacturing during postgraduate studies in South Africa.
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From Curiosity to Research
From desktop systems to advanced additive manufacturing.
Michael continued his academic journey at North-West University, pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Engineering Management. His doctoral research focused on the integration of 3D printing technology into STEM education within South African universities.
As part of this journey, he spent four months as a doctoral research intern at the Advanced Manufacturing Precinct (AMP) at Vaal University of Technology. This marked a transition from primarily working with desktop printers to a broader industrial additive manufacturing environment.
His exposure included technologies such as Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Stereolithography (SLA), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), material jetting, and metal additive manufacturing, helping him understand how additive manufacturing could support prototyping, product development, research, and industrial manufacturing.
During this period, Michael was also introduced to the Idea2Product (I2P) Lab concept—an environment where students, researchers, entrepreneurs and surrounding communities could learn about 3D printing and transform ideas into physical products.
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The Vision Takes Shape
From idea to design, prototype and product.
The I2P concept made a lasting impression. It represented more than access to machines—it demonstrated the potential of creating an environment where ideas, design, technology, entrepreneurship and manufacturing could come together.
That experience planted the seed for a future venture that could help individuals and organizations move from idea to design, from design to prototype, and ultimately from prototype to product.
In late 2019, Michael relocated from South Africa to Canada. Establishing a new life and building his professional career meant the vision had to be placed on hold, but the idea was never forgotten. Over the following years, he continued developing professional experience in project and technology delivery while carrying forward the lessons of his additive manufacturing journey.
“The vision was placed on hold, but it was never forgotten.”
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2024–2025
From Vision to AddiTechLab
In 2024, Michael established AddiTech Inc., a name inspired by Additive Manufacturing Technology. From this foundation, AddiTechLab was developed as the company’s additive manufacturing brand and officially began operations in January 2025.
Starting Small, Thinking Bigger. AddiTechLab began with FDM additive manufacturing and a deliberate decision to start with products that could become part of people’s everyday lives.
Modern home décor, organization solutions and everyday essentials provided a practical way to introduce products to customers, test ideas, learn customer preferences and continuously improve design and manufacturing processes. AddiTechLab products began reaching customers across Canada and internationally.
From the beginning, however, the broader vision extended beyond the product shop. Today, AddiTechLab continues building from its FDM foundation while developing capabilities in custom 3D printing, product development, prototyping, functional parts and digital 3D designs.
AddiTechLab Today. FDM additive manufacturing in action as we continue building our capabilities one product, one project, and one idea at a time.
Building for the Future
AddiTechLab’s journey is still being written.
What began with an early introduction to desktop 3D printing has grown into a vision for a company that brings together design, additive manufacturing, sustainability, and practical problem-solving.
Today, our manufacturing capabilities are primarily focused on FDM technology, but our vision extends beyond where we are today. As AddiTechLab grows, we aim to progressively expand our capabilities and explore additional additive manufacturing technologies, including SLA, SLS, and other advanced manufacturing processes.
Our goal is to serve an increasingly diverse range of customers—from individuals and makers to entrepreneurs, startups, educational institutions, businesses, and industrial organizations.
We envision AddiTechLab as more than a place where products are printed. We are building a platform where customers can bring an idea, a challenge, or a design and work collaboratively with us toward a practical manufacturing solution.
Michael’s professional project management experience also contributes to this vision. As AddiTechLab takes on increasingly complex projects, we aim to combine technical capabilities with structured planning, communication, collaboration, and project execution.
Our Journey Continues
From a university assignment involving desktop 3D printers in South Africa to building an additive manufacturing business in Canada, the journey has been shaped by curiosity, learning, persistence, and a belief in the possibilities of additive manufacturing.
We are starting with what we have today while building toward the capabilities of tomorrow.
Have an Idea? Let’s Bring It to Life.
Whether you’re looking for thoughtfully designed products or need support turning an idea into a physical product, AddiTechLab is ready to explore what’s possible with you.