
COVID-19 3D Print Solutions and the Pandemic Digital Manufacturing Shift with Mike Shannon
06/30/20 • 47 min
The 3D printing industry has undeniably risen to the COVID-19 pandemic, showing what it can do in providing rapid responses with 3D print solutions. Talking with Tom Hazzard and Tracy Hazzard in this episode is Mike Shannon, the Senior Strategic Plastics Sourcing Program Manager at HP. Here, Mike shares his perspectives on the shift in digital manufacturing happening in this pandemic. He discusses how 3D printing has been keeping up with the current demands of the time and supporting the supply chain, and, conversely, how the pandemic has been a huge reinforcement of its capabilities. Taking us closer to home, Mike shares the ways HP has been helping healthcare workers and communities cope. He then gives advice on innovating around problems and taking them as opportunities to find more sustainable solutions for the long-term.
More About HP:
Capture and Create with Z by HP, Inspiring you for your next creative breakthrough with the Z portfolio designed and built to improve the way you create. Discover the latest Z Book to help you with your latest creative project.
Experience your design with HP Multi Jet Fusion technology and solutions reinvent design and manufacturing, unlocking the full potential of 3D printing and bringing down the barriers of 3D printing adoption across industries through materials innovation. For more details about Multi Jet Fusion technology click here.
Join the WTFFF?! 3D Printing movement today:The 3D printing industry has undeniably risen to the COVID-19 pandemic, showing what it can do in providing rapid responses with 3D print solutions. Talking with Tom Hazzard and Tracy Hazzard in this episode is Mike Shannon, the Senior Strategic Plastics Sourcing Program Manager at HP. Here, Mike shares his perspectives on the shift in digital manufacturing happening in this pandemic. He discusses how 3D printing has been keeping up with the current demands of the time and supporting the supply chain, and, conversely, how the pandemic has been a huge reinforcement of its capabilities. Taking us closer to home, Mike shares the ways HP has been helping healthcare workers and communities cope. He then gives advice on innovating around problems and taking them as opportunities to find more sustainable solutions for the long-term.
More About HP:
Capture and Create with Z by HP, Inspiring you for your next creative breakthrough with the Z portfolio designed and built to improve the way you create. Discover the latest Z Book to help you with your latest creative project.
Experience your design with HP Multi Jet Fusion technology and solutions reinvent design and manufacturing, unlocking the full potential of 3D printing and bringing down the barriers of 3D printing adoption across industries through materials innovation. For more details about Multi Jet Fusion technology click here.
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Change is a reality, and one that is accelerating now more than ever. Change is also a challenge, and no one knows that better than Edward Davis, the Strategy Director for the Digital Manufacturing & 3D Printing Ecosystems at HP. Today, Ed joins Tom and Tracy Hazzard to talk about the megatrend drivers and emerging technologies that are shaping 3D manufacturing global trends. He also peels back the curtain on how HP is interpreting and evaluating megatrends to move their company and the whole 3D industry forward.
More About HP:
Capture and Create with Z by HP, Inspiring you for your next creative breakthrough with the Z portfolio designed and built to improve the way you create. Discover the latest Z Book to help you with your latest creative project.
Experience your design with HP Multi Jet Fusion technology and solutions reinvent design and manufacturing, unlocking the full potential of 3D printing and bringing down the barriers of 3D printing adoption across industries through materials innovation. For more details about Multi Jet Fusion technology click here.
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More About HP:
Capture and Create with Z by HP, Inspiring you for your next creative breakthrough with the Z portfolio designed and built to improve the way you create. Discover the latest Z Book to help you with your latest creative project.
Experience your design with HP Multi Jet Fusion technology and solutions reinvent design and manufacturing, unlocking the full potential of 3D printing and bringing down the barriers of 3D printing adoption across industries through materials innovation. For more details about Multi Jet Fusion technology click here.
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