TyRex Social Impact 2024

Since co-founders John Bosch, Jr. and Andrew Cooper launched TyRex Group in 1995, making community citizenship part of our company culture has been held as a cornerstone of our company culture. Many companies say this – TyRex Group backs it up and makes taking care of our community a real priority as demonstrated by dedicated staff time along with plenty of donated funds over our 30 years in business. We believe we are residents in this community, not renters!

Within the manufacturing industry, the most significant contribution TyRex Group has made to our local community is our summer internship program. In 2024 we hosted 44 summer interns – we are a company of about 130 on staff so that’s a very significant undertaking for us, and up from 27 interns in Summer 2023. Each of our interns absorbed a baseline of additive manufacturing education, conducted research in areas of their own interest, and explored a consistent work / life experience during their time with us – and each took that “starter kit” in a unique direction to further their own educational and career goals.

We were recognized as Mentor of the Year by Skillpoint Alliance after hosting multiple manufacturing student cohorts for tours and 3D printer operation / 3D design training. We also hosted student tours – robotics clubs, engineering clubs, STEM classrooms – at least 1-2 times each month, now that the word has gotten out!

We are also actively using our “Printing With Purpose” program to 3D print items for local nonprofit partners free of charge – from basic event coasters with embedded QR codes leading people to a Donate webpage, to medallions for Austin Sunshine Camps, to book-themed conference gifts for Austin Public Library staff, to sensory toys for neurodivergent adults through The Arc of Texas, we have taken a great interest and made a big investment in giving our excess capacity to worthy local causes. As a mid-sized company we do not have millions of dollars to give, but we have lots of machine time and materials to donate so we are putting those resources toward our community in a very intentional way, including lots of donated staff time. In addition to financial sponsorship of the Greater Austin Regional Science and Engineering Fair, we 3D printed all of the trophies for the senior division awards.