Episode 55: Ben and Steve wrap up their thoughts on the Tokyo Olympics. Stephen starts a discussion with Benjamin regarding “made in the USA.” Ben transitions to cybersecurity and cyber-physical attacks on the manufacturing industry. Steve pivots to NASA’s need for volunteers to live on year in a 3D-printed “Mars” environment. Benjamin speaks on the journey to make additive manufacturing a viable technology to adopt. Stephen closes with micro additive for precision plastic parts.

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjSCT97GSsA

- https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/public-policy/article/21170067/much-is-at-stake-for-american-manufacturing-in-2021

- https://www.amtonline.org/article/manufacturing-is-under-attack

- https://www.core77.com/posts/109673/NASA-Seeking-Volunteers-to-Live-for-a-Year-in-Bjarke-Ingels-Designed-3D-Printed-Mars-Habitat

- https://www.neweraassessments.com/

- https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/micro-additive-manufacturing-disrupting-the-production-of-precision-plastic-parts-194141/

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Episode 54: Ben and Steve get up to speed with the Tokyo Olympics. Stephen mentions two potentially aerospace-grade additive materials. Ben continues with the Army’s investment in next-gen materials research. Steve follows with cutting-edge consumer AVGs. Benjamin pivots to Intrinsic, Alphabet’s new industrial robot software company. Stephen adds with some info on an open-source reinforcement learning framework for robots. Ben closes a record low thermally conductive material.

- https://www.tctmagazine.com/additive-manufacturing-3d-printing-news/polymer-additive-manufacturing-news/markforged-launches-aerospace-ready-composite-3d-printing-ma/

- https://www.army.mil/article/248731/army_invests_in_next_generation_materials_research

- https://www.tomshardware.com/news/myavg-bot-packs-pi

- https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/23/22590109/google-intrinsic-industrial-robotics-company-software

- https://x.company/projects/intrinsic/

- https://www.infoq.com/news/2021/07/robo-gym-v1/

- https://physicsworld.com/a/new-material-breaks-low-thermal-conductivity-record/

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Episode 53: Ben’s fed up with seeing Spot the robot dog dancing and not working. Steve saw farming equipment at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Benjamin declares AI must get read up on material science to help put a stop to worldwide waste. Stephen can’t hold back his excitement over mil-spec material for additive manufacturing. Ben closes with advancements in additive resins for composite layup.

- https://www.ivtinternational.com/news/autonomous-vehicles/exclusive-video-will-robots-mean-the-end-of-traditional-tractors.html

- https://www.khaleejtimes.com/opinion-editorial/ai-must-join-forces-with-materials-science-to-save-the-planet

- https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/business/national-stock-numbers-for-3d-printing-materials-awarded-to-taulman3d/article_81bf439b-31ee-521a-942b-7ca82a14beaa.html

- https://www.compositesworld.com/news/airtech-3d-printed-resins-deliver-composite-tooling-for-competitive-motorsport-vehicles

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Episode 52: Steve tears off into a rant about self-checkout and without it we wouldn’t have curbside pickup at grocery stores. Ben shares some vehicle performance data from his recent road trip to Tail of the Dragon. Benjamin then introduces recent advances towards machine tools capable of making parts larger than the entirety of the machine itself. Stephen talks about an ultra-premium audio company utilizing fully automated multi-million-dollar manufacturing cells. Ben closes with a discussion on design versus production.

- https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/robot-machining-future-agile-manufacturing/

- https://www.pesmedia.com/mills-cnc-automated-cell-11062021/

- http://thetechnews.com/2021/06/22/five-tips-to-improve-your-cad-designs-for-cnc-machining/

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Episode 51: Ben and Steve share their pre-college manufacturing and tradecraft education and experiences. Stephen claims Boston is the new Switzerland in terms of precision manufacturing. Benjamin talks about the precision of manufacturing electric vehicle running gear. Steve announces the Women in Manufacturing 2021 Hall of Fame is accepting nominations now! Ben closes with the intricacies of shaft measurement.

- https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210521/next-generation-of-manufacturers-grows-as-38-students-complete-tmas-related-theory-apprentice-program

- https://scitechdaily.com/3d-printing-tiny-ultraprecise-parts-for-massive-impact/

- https://metrology.news/precision-metrologys-increasing-role-in-ev-gear-manufacturing/

- https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/women-in-manufacturing-hall-of-fame

- https://www.qualitymag.com/articles/96550-how-to-choose-the-best-shaft-measurement-tool-for-your-specific-application

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Episode 50: Ben and Steve are excited to be going back to the office soon! Benjamin tries to open with an article on printing crack-free tungsten, but Steve keeps interrupting with random facts about one of his favorite elements. Stephen compares Tesla’s business efforts to Hyundai but doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Ben found something on a large-scale robotic additive. Steve discussing four ways additive will be used for electronics in the future. Benjamins closes with the current state of industrial metrology.

- https://physicsworld.com/a/3d-printing-technique-keeps-brittle-tungsten-crack-free/

- https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/372898

- https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/large-scale-robotic-mounted-3d-printer-aims-to-expand-am-size-limits

- https://www.manufacturing.net/additive-manufacturing/blog/21451906/4-ways-additive-manufacturing-will-optimize-electronics

- https://metrology.news/what-should-be-expected-from-industrial-metrology-in-2021/

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Episode 49: Benjamin and Stephen deflagrate into a heated discussion over the recent gas pipeline breach. Ben eases into an article about robots with a gentle touch. Steve gets wowed by 3D printed wood. Benjamin explains Rolls-Royce using additive technology in their turbofan engines. Stephen closes with some light material science.

- https://www.practicalecommerce.com/soft-hand-robots-are-coming-to-ecommerce

- https://www.freethink.com/articles/3d-printed-wood

- https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/gkn-produces-rolls-royce-engine-compressor-case-using-3d-printing-technology-189890/

- https://247wallst.com/special-report/2021/05/11/the-20-lightest-objects-in-the-world/

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Episode 48: Stephen gets wound up over digital twins helping to find real-life exploits and sim racing making its way to the Olympics. Steve also thinks that the latest photonics research could lead to a silicon replacement in computer chips. Ben brings evidence supporting how cool metrology truly is. Stephen thought California banned deodorant. Benjamin wraps up with additive heat sinks.

- https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Integrated_Photonic_Circuits_Demonstrate_Ultralow/a66920

- https://www.sme.org/technologies/articles/2021/april/scanners-measure-up/

- https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2019/12/20/anthony-mills-ban-is-nonsense/

- https://3dprint.com/278746/hidden-gems-3d-printed-heatsinks/

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Episode 47: Stephen fully discloses the copious amounts of fun he had on the pole at his best friend’s bachelor party. Pole position that his, because they went karting! He also announces his lust to learn more about machine tool cutting fluids. Ben shifts the conversation to the growth in robotic orders. Steve learned that Toyota was prepared for a silicon chip shortage. Ben closes with advanced metal additive for aerospace.

- https://www.businesswire.com/news/hk-zh/20210128005267/en/For-First-Time-on-Record-Yearly-Non-Automotive-Robotic-Orders-Higher-Than-Automotive-Orders

- https://jalopnik.com/toyota-prepared-for-the-chip-shortage-years-ago-why-di-1846641653

- https://www.designnews.com/3dp/advances-3d-printing-high-performance-metals-aerospace-industry

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Episode 46: Benjamin and Stephen actually managed to keep an episode under a half hour for once! Steve jumps right into the global silicon shortage. Ben discusses how to assess the value of investing in robotics and automation. Stephen shares what he learned about laser-assisted tape winding. The boys close by rambling about alloys and how they’re getting old.

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A4yk-P5ukY

- https://www.automationworld.com/factory/robotics/article/21342538/how-to-assess-the-value-of-robot-investments

- https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/challenges-of-laser-assisted-tape-winding-of-thermoplastic-composites

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