Additive Insight

For 2020’s last episode of Additive Insight (and our 50th episode to date), TCT editors Laura Griffiths and Sam Davies gather around the virtual mic for a round up of the year’s biggest 3D printing stories.

We reflect on exclusive interviews with industry leaders, significant launches and the impact of COVID-19 on the perception of additive manufacturing.

For a month by month rundown of the year's must-read stories, visit Sam’s roundup of 2020’s biggest 3D printing launches, applications and industry developments.

Then, head over to our 2021 preview feature for conversations with those additive manufacturing companies with big things planned for next year.

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On this week's episode of Additive Insight, TCT Head of Content Laura Griffiths speaks to Byron Kennedy, CEO of Australian additive manufacturing company SPEE3D.

Launched in 2017, SPEE3D is known for its supersonic 3D deposition process, an ultra-fast additive technique adapted from metal cold spray technology. With two machines now available on the market, both capable of producing fast, low-cost, near net shape parts, the company has gained a number of customers in a range of industrial sectors, most notably defence.

On this episode, we hear how the company’s technology is enabling manufacturers to create real production parts, its work in the field with the Australian Army and conservative push into the defence sector, and how its production cell is giving manufacturers all the tools they need to bring metal 3D printing in-house.

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On this week's episode of Additive Insight, TCT speaks to Dr Lee-Bath Nelson, Co-founder and VP Business at additive manufacturing software as a service company LEO Lane.

Since its founding in 2014, LEO Lane has been developing cloud based solutions which control, protect, and track 3D printed products and files.

On this episode we discuss increasing IP challenges as additive moves further into production, how the pandemic has forced companies to think more urgently about how they’re protecting their 3D printable part data, a how heightened attention on the benefits of distributed manufacturing have emphasised the need for products like LEO Lane.

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On this weeks episode of Additive Insight, the TCT content team reflect on a busy week at Formnext Connect including the biggest launches from the virtual floor, interviews with exhibitors and highlights from the TCT Conference @ Formnext Connect.

Expect details on new additive manufacturing hardware from the likes of SLM Solutions, Additive Industries and Wematter, plus insight from conversations with Nexa3D, Solukon and more.

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On this week’s episode of Additive Insight, The TCT Group’s outgoing Head of Content Daniel O’Connor gets his turn in the hot seat as the editorial team bid a fond farewell and gather his thoughts on eight years in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry including the biggest trends, changes and technology developments. From starting out […]

On this week’s episode of Additive Insight, The TCT Group’s outgoing Head of Content Daniel O’Connor gets his turn in the hot seat as the editorial team bid a fond farewell and gather his thoughts on eight years in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry including the biggest trends, changes and technology developments.

From starting out with "Thingi Thursdays" and Buzzfeed-style listicles on TCT Magazine’s Personalize brand amid peak “3D printer in every home” hype to travelling the world covering some of the most prolific adopters of additive for series production, we talk through Dan’s first articles, his favourite stories on the road (including a few now infamous travel mishaps), and what he believes have been some of the most significant advancements to happen to the industry throughout his AM career.

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On this week's episode of Additive Insight, we're joined by Randy Altschuler, CEO of on-demand manufacturing marketplace, Xometry.

Earlier this year, TCT spoke with Randy about the importance of localised manufacturing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Q&A, we elaborate on that idea by discussing the benefits distributed manufacturing can provide going forward, how Xometry is enabling that with a network of over 5,000 manufacturing partners, and how it’s looking to tackle one of the next big challenges facing the industry – climate change.

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This week’s Additive Insight podcast guest is 3D Systems CEO Jeff Graves. Jeff joined the company back in May with a background in engineering and materials science having spent nearly two decades leading a number of manufacturing and technology companies. Throughout, we hear how those experiences have led to hands-on interactions with additive manufacturing, discuss 3D […]

This week, nTopology CEO Bradley Rothenberg joins us on the Additive Insight podcast.

Last year the New York-based software company brought its TCT Award-winning nTop platform to market, promising the next generation of engineering design tools for advanced manufacturing. With hundreds of users already said to be working with the technology and global expansion underway, TCT spoke with Brad shortly after nTopology announced the raise of $40 million in a Series C funding round to help further its growth.

Coming up we discuss the power of optimised workflows, how nTopology’s nTop platform is helping engineers create new and previously impossible products, and the role of software in additive manufacturing’s push to production.

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On this episode of the Additive Insight podcast, Steve Chillscyzn, CEO of Evolve Additive and inventor of STEP (Selective Thermoplastic Electrophotographic Process) technology joins us to discuss additive manufacturing (AM) for production.

Evolve Additive is an AM start-up which spun out from Stratasys in 2018. With investment from Stanley Black & Decker and the Lego Brand Group supporting its research and development efforts, Evolve’s STEP technology, of which Steve is co-inventor, is focused entirely on production manufacturing, promising a viable alternative to injection moulding.

Here, Steve talks about the development of the technology, how Evolve is approaching production grade applications, and the company’s next phase as it gears up to deliver first machines to customers.

This episode is brought to you in association with TCT 3Sixty, the event for 3D printing and additive manufacturing intelligence.