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04/16/24 • 30 min
The ultimate goal for additive manufacturing (AM) is for those creating, building, and designing for our future to reach for AM as another tool in their toolbox as easily as they would a traditional manufacturing method. To build this trust and knowledge of industrial 3D printing, countless hours of research are necessary.
To learn more about the research being performed at Auburn University that is shaping the future of AM, Host Fabian Alefeld speaks with a distinguished AM figure, Nima Shamsaei. Nima is a Philpott-West Point Stevens professor at Auburn University and Director of the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME). At NCAME, Nima and his team are at the forefront of research and technology and are actively studying the fracture and fatigue behavior of AM materials. In addition, a joint project with the US government and Auburn University is supporting manufacturers to create components for NASA.
Comments about the show or wish to share your AM journey? Contact us at [email protected]. The Additive Snack Podcast is brought to you by EOS.
Key Takeaways:
[1:39] An interest in mechanical properties led Nima from automotive to pushing the AM envelope with NASA.
[6:33] How Nima detects the fatigue behavior of additive materials.
[9:31] Three challenges of collecting and leveraging additive material data.
[16:19] When cost is not an issue, leveraging additive design maximizes its full potential.
[19:48] Part classifications are based on qualification complexities and the consequence of failure.
[23:21] A joint effort by the US government, Auburn University, and NASA support manufacturers to create parts NASA can use.
03/26/24 • 46 min
Bike enthusiasts understand the importance of quality welds, dynamic suspensions, and low-maintenance bikes. But to have a bike custom designed to their unique specifications is a dream come true. Today’s guest not only builds custom bikes he designs the parts using additive manufacturing (AM).
Today, host Fabian Alefeld speaks with the owner and founder of 44 Bikes, Kris Henry, and EOS’ Spencer Thompson. Kris shares his passion for creating custom bikes and describes how he uses the design and supply chain aspects of AM to make handcrafted custom bikes accessible to a larger user group. Spencer offers insights into the state of AM adoption by small business owners, highlights the partnership opportunities available to manufacturers, and shares the hurdles independent builders face in the AM space.
Comments about the show or wish to share your AM journey? Contact us at [email protected]. The Additive Snack Podcast is brought to you by EOS.
Key Takeaways:
[2:11] 44 Bikes was born of Kris’ love of bicycles and his passion for designing things.
[8:48] The benefits of additive manufacturing in building custom bicycles.
[20:07] 3D printing offers small shop owners and bike enthusiasts a whole new level of design.
[26:29] Supply chain challenges and speed to market increase AM adoption in small businesses.
[34:22] When only a few parts are needed, finding manufacturers to partner with is a big hurdle.
[36:03] The lack of protocols or universal standards for additive manufacturing creates a huge learning curve for independent builders.
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04/02/24 • 63 min
Space exploration and additive manufacturing (AM) are accelerating rapidly. SpaceX was able to reach orbital velocity with its latest starship launch, providing beautiful imagery upon its reentry. Rocket Lab had its 45th launch, with 22 additional launches planned for this year, and the first metal 3D printer installation on the International Space Station (ISS). With these accomplishments achieved, where will AM fit into our space journey's future?
To find out, Host Fabian Alefeld ventures into the final frontier with a space roundtable with an all-star panel, featuring Paul Gradl, Principal Engineer at NASA, Myles Keefer, Manager of Additive Manufacturing at Rocket Lab, Eliana Fu, Industry Manager of Aerospace & Medical at TRUMPF, and Advenit Makaya, Advanced Manufacturing Engineer at the European Space Research and Technology Centre of the European Space Agency.
Comments about the show or wish to share your AM journey? Contact us at [email protected]. The Additive Snack Podcast is brought to you by EOS.
Key takeaways:
[2:28] Additive manufacturing is a critical component of space exploration.
[5:50] Common additive manufacturing challenges in space applications.
[10:57] Additive manufacturing adoption in Europe.
[13:28] Challenges of materials development today, and in the future.
[26:16] How to leverage additive manufacturing for new innovative projects.
[40:30] Machine manufacturer pain points and challenges.
[51:48] What is driving additive innovation in Europe?
[1:00:17] How to inspire a new generation of manufacturing engineers.
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Will Your Next Product Be Engineered By An Algorithm?
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03/17/22 • 33 min
In this episode, Host Fabian Alefeld speaks with Lin Kayser, CEO of Hyperganic Group. Lin shares the knowledge and vision he acquired from being a successful tech entrepreneur for more than 30 years. Lin has gone from industrial automation to bringing the Hollywood film industry into the digital age. He has had leadership roles in organizations focused on sustainability, renewable energy, and space flight. His company, Hyperganic, wants to radically change the way objects are engineered and designed using advanced algorithms to help engineers achieve groundbreaking design complexity.
During today's episode, Fabian talks to Lin about what inspired him to start Hyperganic Group, how Hyperganic’s innovative platform can change the way products are engineered and designed, why the platform is the perfect fit for the next generation of Additive Manufacturing (AM) and AM engineers, and his vision for the future of AM and code-based design.
Comments about the show or wish to share your AM journey? Contact us at [email protected]. The Additive Snack Podcast is brought to you by EOS.
Key Takeaways:
[1:54] Lin’s dynamic career path progressed from accidentally inventing a movie playback software to buying a 3D printer and creating Hyperganic.
[7:03] Lin describes how Hyperganic changes the game in manufacturing.
[12:38] Can current software engineers be supercharged to bridge the gap in manufacturing jobs and code-based design?
[19:16] Hyperganic is creating highly-optimized objects on demand, appropriate technologies, and client-specific applications.
[23:54] Lin’s vision for the future of AM includes licensed algorithms and humanless factories.
Shareables:
“In 2008, when Al Gore gave his famous talk on an Inconvenient Truth on climate change. And that kind of shook me awake. I joke that I thought we had already solved the environmental crisis by separating our trash. And here is this guy talking about this monster that is barreling down on us. I felt what the hell am I doing in the entertainment industry.” — Lin Kayser, CEO, Hyperganic
“Hyperganic tries to dramatically accelerate innovation by moving manufacturing and engineering to a software paradigm.”— Lin Kayser, CEO, Hyperganic
“There is one aspect of our technology that is interesting. What you do when you create an object using our technology is you don't create an object, you create a process that creates objects.” — Lin Kayser, CEO, Hyperganic
02/08/22 • 29 min
Fortune favors the bold when it comes to additive manufacturing (AM). Many companies begin with a simple application of AM, which is fine, but to continuously unlock long-term success for AM, the real opportunities for innovation, performance, design improvements, and market differentiation you will need to be bold. NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski is a bold individual on the race track and within the company he founded, Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing. His organization is on a mission to lead the fourth industrial revolution. His team's state-of-the-art AM capabilities are a big part of that effort.
In this episode, Host Fabian Alefeld speaks with Brad about how he was introduced to 3D printing, why NASCAR and AM have more in common than many think, how Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing has been able to grow so quickly, and Brad's advice for organizations who are at the beginning of their AM journey.
Comments about the show or wish to share your AM journey? Contact us at [email protected]. The Additive Snack Podcast is brought to you by EOS.
Key Takeaways:
[2:25] Plastic 3D printing wasn’t an option for the high-intensity needs of a race car, but in 2017 metal 3D printing helped facilitate Brad’s desire to win.
[6:31] Common threads between additive manufacturing and motorsports.
[10:37] How Brad manages growth and challenges at Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing (KAM).
[13:28] Process control and vertical integration are key components of KAM’s success, and when they do fail, they fail forward.
[18:08] How to overcome the biggest challenges in AM and the importance of finding the best use case.
Shareables:
“I start everything I do with — what is it going to take to win? — and in a lot of ways technology is what we need to win.” — Brad Keselowski, NASCAR Champion, and Owner/Founder of Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing
“The factory we use in [AM] is a lot like a race car factory. A racecar factory is hyper-organized, very-process based, speed to market is very important, it is very clean, and all of those things are important in an AM landscape..”—Brad Keselowski, NASCAR Champion, and Owner/Founder of Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing
“Our biggest challenge at KAM, and I think this is very much the case in a lot of the AM industry, is the experience of program managers, buyers, engineers in the industry to date.”— Brad Keselowski, NASCAR Champion, and Owner/Founder of Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing
“If you just want to start with AM on a simple project, that’s okay, but it is probably not going to give you long-term success. Make sure you find the right use case.” — Brad Keselowski, NASCAR Champion, and Owner/Founder of Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing
07/28/21 • 32 min
Host Fabian Alefeld speaks with Markus Seibold, Vice President of Additive Manufacturing at Siemens Energy and Material Solutions, two of the most advanced users of Additive Manufacturing (AM) consumer production. Markus and Fabian discuss why a working culture focused on growth and a shared sense of purpose is far more effective than a culture focused strictly on performance, best practices for creating and nurturing a growth mindset for teams, the bold moves Siemens Energy has made to successfully enable innovation through Additive Manufacturing, and why AM engineers and designers don't get enough credit.
The Additive Snack Podcast is brought to you by EOS.
Key Takeaways:
[1:32] Markus has two diverse roles — driving AM into Siemens Energy’s core product base and expanding the Material Solutions business.
[4:09] Siemens energy's approach to creating and nurturing a 'bigger than business' culture within a team of engineers.
[10:28] A growth mindset pushes the limits of Additive Manufacturing through technological and adoption barriers.
[16:05] Markus requested a budget and resources be moved into AM technical design teams.
[24:30] Siemens Energy is pushing the limits of pure additive-only designs for higher efficiency and lower emissions.
Books Mentioned:
● Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright
● Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
Shareables:
“I fundamentally believe in the mid-to-long run, a growth culture totally outperforms a performance culture.” — Markus Seibold, VP of AM, Siemens Energy & Material Solutions on The Additive Snack Podcast
“If we really want to accelerate the additive application development, we said, we need to, on purpose, put budget and headcount against additive applications. So, we created 30 new headcount requisitions.” — Markus Seibold, VP of AM, Siemens Energy & Material Solutions on The Additive Snack Podcast
“I can truthfully now claim that we [Siemens Energy] are the tipping point where additive is not only a technology push from a few but where it is getting toward a technology pull from many.” — Markus Seibold, VP of AM, Siemens Energy & Material Solutions on The Additive Snack Podcast
Building the Future: The Journey of The LEGO Group in AM
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09/05/23 • 34 min
Additive manufacturing (AM) has forged a foothold in countless manufacturing applications due to its versatility and design freedom, but it is not always the all-in, right fit, right now for some industries. One example being manufacturing millions of end-use products for the consumer goods industry. Still, AM’s digital supply chain advantages have secured its place in the consumer goods value chain.
Today, joining Host Fabian Alefeld is Ronen Hadar, the Senior Director of Additive Design and Manufacturing at The LEGO Group. Ronen has a unique perspective on the advantages and challenges of working with AM in the consumer goods industry. He shares the long history of AM within the LEGO Group, how the famous ‘duck’ project came about, and how a limited talent pool may affect new digital technologies.
Comments about the show or wish to share your AM journey? Contact us at [email protected]. The Additive Snack Podcast is brought to you by EOS.
Key Takeaways:
[:46] In 2010, Ronen began exploring how AM could alleviate supply chain challenges at the LEGO Group.
[3:29] From prototyping to on-demand final designs, Ronen explains how the LEGO Group was one of the initial companies to adopt 3D printing for multiple applications.
[10:59] Ronen explains why he asserts that AM is not a replacement for injection molding.
[12:52] While scouting new technologies, the LEGO Group’s now famous duck was an application to highlight the advantages of AM.
[21:05] For the consumer goods industry, Ronen shares what he sees as the biggest challenges for the adoption of AM as an end-user technology.
[28:25] How does the LEGO Group handle the small talent pool available to work in AM applications?
02/20/24 • 64 min
The innovative and intricate world of Digital Foam is an evolution of polymer lattice structures. In the past, developing applications for polymer lattice structures, especially for performance applications, has been challenging. Challenges include aspects of design, printing, post-processing, and materials. All the value chain elements influence each other, adding more complexities.
In this special episode, Host Fabian Alefeld speaks with four panelists from the Digital Foam Architects Network about the full process chain and the complexities and opportunities of Digital Foam. Joining the panel discussion are Pierre Gonnetan, business development manager at Arkema, Mike Schorr, general manager at DyeMansion, Nick Florek, CEO of General Lattice, and Dr. Dave Krzeminski, senior Additive Minds consultant at EOS. The goal of the Digital Foam Architects Network is to increase accessibility, scalability, and speed up development for performance-based lattice structures.
Comments about the show or wish to share your AM journey? Contact us at [email protected]. The Additive Snack Podcast is brought to you by EOS.
Key takeaways:
[3:08] The history of polymer lattice structures and methodologies of production with Nick Florek
[7:54] Dave Krzeminski on overcoming the challenges of an ever-changing technology
[15:00] Objectives and initiatives of the Digital Foam Architects Network
[19:41] Pierre Gonnetan on the material landscape and key drivers for digital foam applications
[31:03] Mike Schorr on the importance of post-processing aspects of Digital Foam.
[38:41] Mike Schorr explains the complex process of creating uniformity in powdering, coloring, and smoothing polymers.
[48:48] Nick Florek unpacks the coordination and parameters of the digital design phase.
[56:23] Additional industrial opportunities for Digital Foam applications.
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08/15/23 • 28 min
Additive manufacturing (AM) popularity is growing rapidly within the consumer product and sporting goods application space. This series examines the AM innovations that are transforming industries, in this case, sporting goods. Safety, stamina, and grit are all enhanced by precise equipment designs that provide a perfect fit for professional and recreational athletes. AM is the only technology that can deliver custom designs at the fast pace that sporting goods suppliers require.
In this episode, Host Fabian Alefeld is joined by Engineering Manager for Advanced Product Development at Bauer Hockey, Thierry Krick. Thierry and the team at Bauer use EOS technology to design and produce protective equipment and customized products for hockey players. Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Cale Makar recently won MVP while wearing a custom Bauer hockey helmet, made in part with industrial 3D printing.
Comments about the show or wish to share your AM journey? Contact us at [email protected]. The Additive Snack Podcast is brought to you by EOS.
Key Takeaways:
[3:08] Why is AM suitable for designing high-tech sports equipment?
[4:01] Thierry explains how a small piece of foam sparked a complete manufacturing revolution at Bauer Hockey.
[10:45] Why Thierry chose powder technology to be the production path for the future at Bauer.
[15:43] From R&D to production, Thierry shares the many different assets involved in creating a viable sports helmet.
[20:29] Thierry reveals the hockey helmet and explains how each helmet is fitted to an athlete's head.
[25:24] How athletes can get their own Perfect Fit Helmet from Bauer.
04/23/24 • 36 min
Additive manufacturing (AM) isn't just shaping the future of medical devices, it is actively changing lives. As it opens new possibilities for patient care around the globe, innovative 3D design solutions are raising the bar for patient comfort and satisfaction.
Today, Host Fabian Alefeld speaks with Lisa Tweardy, CEO of MIGN, a company leading the charge in innovative spinal brace technology that leverages industrial 3D printing. We have Dr. Baron Lonner, a leader in minimally invasive scoliosis surgery, Isabelle (Liz) Rauch, Orthotist for Dr. Lonner of Orthotic Consultants, and Livi Lasner, founder of Save a Spine, an organization she started to connect those who need spinal braces with the financial support to obtain them. Together they explore how additive manufacturing is revolutionizing not only healthcare but spinal health from a personal and technological perspective.
Comments about the show or wish to share your AM journey? Contact us at [email protected]. The Additive Snack Podcast is brought to you by EOS.
Key takeaways:
[1:48] A patient's physical and psychological comfort are essential components of spinal brace design.
[9:36] MIGN is the first and only company to personalize orthopedic bracing at scale.
[15:13] How additive technology allows Dr. Lonner to approach scoliosis treatment differently.
[19:31] An end-to-end digital design workflow allows MIGN to send production requirements anywhere in the world.
[22:12] The mission of the Save a Spine organization.
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How many episodes does Additive Snack have?
Additive Snack currently has 64 episodes available.
What topics does Additive Snack cover?
The podcast is about 3D Printing, Future, Podcasts, Technology and Science.
What is the most popular episode on Additive Snack?
The episode title 'Fatigue & Fracture Behavior in AM Materials with Nima Shamsaei of Auburn University' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Additive Snack?
The average episode length on Additive Snack is 35 minutes.
How often are episodes of Additive Snack released?
Episodes of Additive Snack are typically released every 7 days, 8 hours.
When was the first episode of Additive Snack?
The first episode of Additive Snack was released on Nov 30, 2020.
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