This week, Andrew Pokelwaldt with the ACMA joins me on the podcast as we discuss ways composite fabricators can create new market opportunities while serving their existing customers.

We'll be referencing one of my favorite business books Blue Ocean Strategy.

On this episode, Byron Kennedy joins me on the show to discuss SPEE3D, a company that has developed the fastest most affordable metal additive manufacturing process in the world.

Their printer technology enables the most affordable metal additive manufacturing process in the world. They make parts the fastest way possible, leveraging metal cold spray technology to produce industrial quality metal parts in just minutes, rather than days or weeks.

This week, I share an interview I did with Dr. Francesco Fornasiero of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory discussing some of their work in developing a material that could protect soldiers from biological and chemical agents.

The work includes fabricating flexible polymeric membranes with aligned carbon nanotube channels as moisture conductive pores. The size of these pores is 5,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.

This material is the first key component of futuristic smart uniforms that also can respond to and protect soldiers and civilians from environmental chemical hazards.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has a mission of strengthening the United States' security through the development and application of world-class science and technology to:

• Enhance the nation's defense.
• Reduce the global threat from terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
• And respond with vision, quality, integrity and technical excellence to scientific issues of national importance.

You can read more about the research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory by visiting https://www.llnl.gov.

This week we're happy to welcome Cindy Squires, president of the ACMA, and Zane Clark, president of SAMPE to the show. We'll be discussing CAMX 2022 coming up October 17-20th.

It's the largest, most comprehensive event for products, solutions, education & networking in the composites and advanced materials industry.

This collaborative event combines the strengths of our two leading associations, ACMA and SAMPE, to deliver the right exhibitions, educational programs, and the right people – all in one place.

To register or learn more about CAMX 2022 you can visit https://www.thecamx.org.

This week Pat Carey, the senior vice president of strategic growth at Stratasys joins me on the podcast to discuss their recent acquisition of Covestro's additive manufacturing materials business.

The acquisition will include R&D facilities and activities, a sales and development team across the US & Europe, and a portfolio of approximately 60 additive manufacturing materials, with an extensive IP portfolio comprised of hundreds of patents and patents pending.

Stratasys provides complete polymer 3D printing solutions for every stage of the product life cycle, across design, manufacturing, and healthcare.

This week, Andrew Pokelwaldt, the director of certifications & training with the ACMA joins me to discuss what procurement managers at every company need to know when making the best decisions on material substitutions.