3DPOD: Insight from 3D Printing Pros

Stefan Ritt, a expert in 3D printing veteran, has contributed significantly to numerous additive manufacturing committees and standardization initiatives. For twenty years, he was a pivotal figure at SLM Solutions, joining the company during the nascent stages of its metal 3D printing venture. His tenure spanned the major phase of internationalization and expansion. Consequently, on this episode of the 3DPOD, we had the privilege of hearing Stefan's tales from the formative years, as well as his insights on the current state of the industry.

Today Max and I speak with Xometry's Greg Paulsen again. This time we talk about scale in 3D printing. With manufacturing and real production seen as the new 3D printing frontier, companies are gearing up for products, services and the ever-popular "end to end solutions." But, can we really do scale in 3D printing? And also should we want to do millions of low-cost parts? Or should we focus on scale but in limited verticals and applications? Can you do low cost and high-value parts at the same time? Or will we see specialized low cost and high regulatory regime players emerge? We don't have all the answers but in a lively discussion, we talk about how far away we are from scale and what is needed. We hope you enjoy this episode and please do reach out to me should you wish to suggest a topic or guest. Previously we talked with Ty Pollak about Open Additive, the ethics of 3D printing & handheld scanning. People we admire in 3D printing. Greg Paulson joins us to talk about 3D printing trends. Velo3D’s Zach Murphy talks about Velo’s technology and development. We interview Formalloy’s Melanie Lang on directed energy deposition. Greg Paulsen of Xometry talks to us about 3D printing applications. Here we discuss 3D Printing in space. We interview pioneering designer Scott Summit as he crosses Amsterdam on a bicycle. Janne is another pioneering designer in 3D Printing. 3D Printing in Medicine. 3D Printed Guns. Interview with 3D Scanning pioneer Michael Raphael. 3D Printers in the classroom, panacea or not? The Fourth Industrial Revolution, what is happening now? We’re all going to live forever with bioprinting. The first episode: Beyond PLA.

Max and I discuss bioprinting this week. We go into detail about the different things that excite us from in situ, to scaffolds, to skin to cartilage. We talk about the science fiction like frontier that will open for us and the real things that are happening today. We're both excited about near term ways through which bioprinting coupled with microfluidics can advance science and drug discovery can become a brute force problem. We're also excited about how bioprinting can advance medicine by requiring less animal testing for example. As for cartilage and bone were also very positive about those developments. We both consider 3D printing organs to be years away but speculate about an exciting future where that is possible. Please enjoy! The Spotify link is here, the Apple Podcasts link is here. The 3D printing in medicine podcast is here, the 3D Printing Guns podcast can be found here, the teaching in 3D podcast is here, this is the Fourth Industrial Revolution and this is the First one, Beyond PLA.

Today Maxwell Bogue and I take a look at a rather contentious subject 3D printing guns. Is there a real threat? Are we making the problem worse by discussing it? What actually happened? Who should be responsible? Glass guns and printcrime. What can we learn from the 3D printed gun debate? And what should we do for the next time? We'd love to hear from you. What do you think of our podcasts? What should we improve? Any suggestions on subjects we should talk about? The Spotify link is here, the Apple Podcasts link is here. The podcast 3D printing in medicine is here, the teaching in 3D podcast is here, this is the Fourth Industrial Revolution and this is the First one, Beyond PLA. Episode 4

In this episode of the 3DPOD, we speak to Tyler LeBrun. Currently serving as Additive Manufacturing Lead at Sandia National Laboratories, LeBrun previously worked at Aerojet Rocketdyne and Blue Origin. In addition, he lends his expertise to the manufacturing non-profit SME with its efforts in standards. What follows is a conversation about standards, space, engineering and additive manufacturing that we think you'll find fascinating.