How is additive manufacturing (3D printing) changing manufacturing? - Stephanie Bonfiglio
Nov 07, 2022•49 min•Season 12Ep. 4
Episode description
- What type of additive manufacturing machines does the company you work for have?
- What is the role of proprietary legal stuff when it comes to additive manufacturing?
- What is an EOS machine?
- Has Germany always been an additive manufacturer superpower?
- Is China taking over from them?
- What is a service bureau?
- Contract manufacturing
- How many interactions with a client on a particular part do you usually do?
- 2-3 generally between when the customer needs to test it
- 10 builds total over 1-2 years
- What is the key thing for helping a customer understand the difference between designing for 3D printing versus traditional manufacturing?
- What is 3D printing opening up in terms of novel designs that additive manufacturing opens up?
- What is the famous engine fuel nozzle that 3D printing opened up?
- What is the difference between consumer 3D printing and custom/industrial 3D printing?
- How much does a 3D printing machine for industrial purposes cost?
- What does it mean to qualify a part?
- What are the machines that have more stability across different service bureaus?
- What is a concept laser? Bellow?
- These are companies that produce machines
- How many people work at your company?
- How many competitors do you have?
- 2-3 similar service bureaus
- What are all the niches for these competitors?
- Automotive
- Energy
- Aerospace
- Medical
- What type of employees are you using?
- What does a lab tech do?
- How big are your machines?
- Who specializes in larger parts that are produced by 3D printing?
- What are the types of geometries that are novel to 3D printing?
- How did you get into this?
- What is connector manufacturing?
- Do you enjoy this field?
- How do you work with a customer who has propriety clauses?
- What companies are doing the rapid prototyping for consumers?
- Exometry
- Goprodo
- Prodolabs
- How did the supply chain crisis from COVID change your business?
- What are your thoughts on bringing manufacturing back to the United States?
- The materials that you use, how much of it comes from other places in the world?
- What types of powders?
- 16 different metals
- Where is it manufactured?
- Finland
- What is the relationship between software and hardware when it comes to 3D printing?
- What is the support removal?
- What is AS9100?