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Bill is an American engineer, inventor, manufacturing entrepreneur, business advisor and mentor. His perspective combines humble roots, counter-cultural sensibilities and innovative approach to engineering and manufacturing. He is widely known as the father of modern kayaking and creating one of the largest kayak manufacturers in the US. He also became the father of 3D printing in July of 1984 when Bill filed the first 3D printing patent with the USPTO, the Computer Automated Manufacturing Process and System patent
Today, Bill holds over 50 patents and continues to refine and develop ideas, particularly in manufacturing and thermal transfer, but spends most of his time serving as a director, advisor and mentor.
Father of 3D Printing
Bill holds three computer automated manufacturing patents, laying the foundation for today's 3D printing systems.
The Father of Modern Kayaking
Bill invented modern kayaking with 30+ patents in design, plastics manufacturing, computers and heat transfer.
Inventor
Bill has spent 40+ years developing innovations in product and manufacturing development, and process engineering.
Manufacturing Entrepreneur
Beginning with $50, Bill transformed a one-person operation into the largest kayak manufacturing company in the U.S.
Bill Receives the Order of the Palmetto
Bill was recognized by The Innovative Spirit Awards, hosted by Clemson University’s Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. He was honored for his work and service in South Carolina’s business community as an engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, advisor and mentor.
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Bill Masters Receives the Order of the Palmetto
Bill Masters, the founder and former CEO of Perception Kayaks, and father of 3D printing, received the Order of the Palmetto at The Innovative Spirit Awards, hosted by Clemson University's Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Masters, an
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Bill Masters’ Wikipedia Page
William (Bill) Masters is an engineer, inventor, designer, manufacturing entrepreneur and business advisor/mentor. He holds the first 3D printing patent., along with patents for other 3D printing technologies (piezo transducer, extrusion, lithography, surfac
