3D Print Authority – Details, episodes & analysis

Michael had worked at start-ups before, but was drawn to Markforged for how they focus on hardware and software that work harmoniously together. Markforged was an early leader in carbon fiber 3D printing, and has matured into a publicly traded company with machines all across the globe.  

We talked about:
• How to identify problems that 3D Printing can solve
• How to educate engineers on where 3D printing makes sense
• How distributed manufacturing will affect the future.  

And everything in between. Learn more about Markforged: https://markforged.com/   

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AMBOTS makes swarm 3D printers. Their system strategically moves 3D printers around so that they can collaborate together. Multiple 3D printers print at the same time, each being assigned a specific chunk of the model.  

Learn more about AMBOTS: https://www.ambots.net/

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Andrew Sink creates a bridge in between the worlds of industrial and hobby 3D printing. His enthusiasm for the topic started the very first time he saw a 3D printer in college and he knew he wanted a career working with 3D printers.  

Find Andrew on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeYZg5Ynx0gGdeKQ-v7N8nQ   

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Brad defines himself as a "professional dabbler" and started creating metal filaments way back in 2015! After a successful Kickstarter campaign, they've grown to offer filament in a wide variety of metals and ceramics. Learn more about The Virtual Foundry: https://www.thevirtualfoundry.com/ Find all episodes in full video and more on our website: https://3dprintauthority.com/

Chris Aiello is part of a small team of engineers in St. Mary’s Pennsylvania. That team has spent their entire careers working with powdered metal to manufacture parts. Learn more about FreeFORM: https://www.freeformtech.com/ 

Taking everything they know from press-and-sinter processes and DMLS 3D printing, binder-jet metal 3D printing became an obvious choice when they wanted to start their own company. Their goal is to push the boundaries of what the technology can do while offering metal 3D printing services to their customers.  

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Every year different organizations will publish their own version of “The state of 3D Printing”. These reports are super interesting to me, especially because they’re all different!

2020 was a wild year. The status of manufacturing and 3D printing is evolving at an accelerated rate.

In this episode I stepped back from interviews and analyzed 3 different reports. I pulled out what I think are the most important highlights, and you can digest them all in under an hour.

What do you think about these types of reports? Are they useful for learning, or only as a lead magnet for the companies that publish them?

Sculpteo report: https://www.sculpteo.com/en/ebooks/state-of-3d-printing-report-2021/

Fictiv report: https://www.fictiv.com/ebooks/2021-state-of-manufacturing 

3D Hubs report: https://www.hubs.com/get/trends/ 

Xact Metal makes accessible metal 3D printers in the United States. Dave joined their team after coming out of retirement and brought along his experience as an executive from GE. They’ve grown from a team of a handful of people into a real competitor in metal 3D printing, now distributing printers worldwide.

Learn more about Xact Metal here: https://tinyurl.com/xact-3DPA

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3D printing rarely is used for mass production - but Slant3D is making it possible. They've built and entirely automated 3D printer farm.

Learn more about Slant3D: https://tinyurl.com/Slant3D-3DPA 

This allows them to compete on price and cost while saving companies the extravagant cost of making an injection mold tool.  

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Trumpf isn't the most popular name in metal 3D printing, but they have been established in Europe for many years. They're best known for making metal fabrication tools.

When it comes to 3D printing, they specialize in high-end super alloys for metal 3D printing.  

I got to chat with Adam Simons - President of Additive Manufacturing for North America. He shared his experience helping engineers get access to the best software and 3D printers for nearly a decade.  

Learn more about Trumpf: https://www.trumpf.com/en_US/  

Connect with Adam Simons on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-simons-4ab5202/ 

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Doug doesn't run a 3D printing business, but he does have a ton of experience 3D printing with ultra-large format machines. These machines measure their prints in feet and pounds of material - not millimeters and kilograms.  

Connect with Doug on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-costlow-57942b60/ T

urns out, there is a lot to learn when you scale up 3D printing to that massive size. Doug shares his expertise on the topic, and some of his backstory on how we got introduced to 3D printing.  

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