Today I'll challenge you to look around your house for a plastic object and think - can I 3D print that? Most of the time, the answer is yes! With reverse engineering and Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) techniques, we can pair the right material with the right printing process and print a lot more objects/products than you might think. On this episode, John Kappel, owner of Innosek of Buffalo, NY and I chat about the advanced DfAM techniques his team is implementing for prototyping and large batch production of parts. His print farm boasts 50 printers and counting with design services for any industry.

We also get into a more serious conversation around a new bill (A8132) that has been proposed in New York State that involves requiring a background check for the sale of a 3D printer "that is capable of creating firearms". In our opinion, this bill is bogus and is targeting the wrong part of the problem. We would both appreciate the opportunity to educate those lawmakers about the actual issues surrounding 3D printing "ghost guns" and how we think this bill could be better worded to approach the root of the problem - the fact that you can order the actual "upper" firing components online way too easily...

Innosek: www.innosek.com

John Kappel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-kappel327/

Bill A8132: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8132

I hope you enjoy this episode, if you have any suggestions for topics I should cover, or would like to be a guest on the podcast yourself, feel free to reach out over email or through LinkedIn! You can also learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online.

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