Talking Additive

Alex Smilansky , Co-Founder & CEO, shares how the Mayku team, both inspired by and leveraging the 3D printing revolution, has reinvented 3D forming manufacturing processes such as thermoforming as accessible, desktop fabrication technologies. So far, they have launched the Mayku FormBox (vacuum forming) and Mayku Multiplier (pressure forming), with more 3D forming platforms on the way. Their approach to reimagining industrial 3D forming methods has offered new routes for their users to quickly duplicate parts and produce molding/casting components, meeting a wide range of needs from prototyping to product design to medical parts to educational experiences to producing custom chocolate molds.

Alex Mueller, Founder of CITYFRAMES, shares how he and his team capture the essence of the most amazing cities in the world via the topography of its land and buildings, and the reflects this character back in 3D-printed cityscape models that customers all around the world purchase to display on walls, tables, and other unique contexts.

Alex: “The goal is basically to represent what the city represents. You get a kind of feeling for the city by just looking at the model. And that is something that is quite difficult to achieve, but also comes with the process.”

Joshua Sacris shares his experiences leveraging 3D printing towards race car development while participating in his university’s Formula SAE team, RMIT Racing. He outlines how his initial impulse to join the Formula SAE team in order to get hands-on experience then led to a profound dedication to the racing industry and automotive, changing the trajectory of his career after university. Joshua is introduced to Talking Additive by Kae Woei Lim, Creative Director, Imaginables.

In the first half of the episode, Kae Woei notes: “A lot of young engineers are getting access to 3D printing at an early age. [As a result], in the next 3, 5, 10 years’ time, 3D printing won’t be a novelty type of technology. The new workforce is more inclined to use 3D printing in their workflows and see how they can implement it into their businesses.”

In this week’s episode, host Matt Griffin sits down with Erik Richardson, Continuous Improvement and Quality Manager from Intertape Polymer Group. Erik shares how he and his team leverage professional desktop 3D printing in their fast-paced manufacturing facility in Tremonton, UT, to solve challenges in a few dollars and hours that would otherwise have taken weeks and thousands of dollars.

“I like to think of it as compound interest,” Erik says. “I can create the idea now, I can put in the work on the frontend so that I can empower people down the road. I don't want to teach additive. I want to teach problem-solving and additive is a tool for problem-solving.”

**Season Four finale!** Join host Matt Griffin for a conversation with two of the Magigoo creators, Edward Borg and Andy Linnas, as they explore how Thought3D set out to address key challenges of the 3D printing process. In order to improve printing success with a broad range of printing materials, from everyday to advanced performance materials, they have launched their unique Magigoo bed adhesives and Drywise in-line filament dryer.