Talking Additive

Hello and welcome to an Ultimaker turns 10 - Bonus episode - a miniature portrait of one of our "Year One" staff members, who -- along with our co-founders and some of their early collaborators -- help paint a portrait of Ultimaker in its earliest years. 

This bonus episode features the great Harma Woldhuis!

We'll return next week with another full episode of Talking Additive. And in TWO week's time, join us right here for our next bonus episode. 

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This week’s Talking Additive is the first of the “Future of Work” miniseries. As the world begins to thaw from the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, we find that the nature of the workplace and the flow of work within companies has changed forever. Additive Manufacturing played a unique role in addressing some of the painful vulnerabilities revealed by the fragility of supply chains, trade relations, and the complexity of the products of today.

In this episode, Matt Griffin examines the evolving role of 3D printing in education – and the disruption caused by COVID-19. He’ll speak with university, K-12, and informal educators, touching on topics including the benefits of making 3D printing technology widely available, STEM, and virtual learning.     

As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we kick off a miniseries of Ultimaker-focused Talking Additive episodes. Throughout seasons three and four, certain episodes will focus on Ultimaker’s journey through the past decade, as well as FFF 3D printing’s evolution during that time. 

First up: the company’s early years. Join host Matt Griffin and Ultimaker co-founder Siert Wijnia in conversation as they look back at Ultimaker’s foundation, and several stories of its early transformation. Together, they will explore 2010-2014, traveling through the evolution of the business from the Protobox and Ultimaker Original, to the major leaps forward with the Ultimaker 2 and Ultimaker 3. 

Next, watch for a series of Ultimaker Turns 10 Talking Additive Mini Episodes, from #1-#10! Check out these Bonus Episodes to hear more short interviews featuring the company’s "first-year" team members, co-founders, and early collaborators.

In a new episode of Talking Additive, host Matt Griffin examines three unique software solutions for 3D printing for manufacturing. The episode highlights three guests, each with unique approaches to the role that 3D printing software can play in manufacturing objects: Omer Blaier, co-founder and CEO of CASTOR; Florian de Boeck, cofounder of Spentys; and Duann Scott, VP of Partnerships nTopology. 

In the latest episode of Talking Additive, Matt Griffin sits with educator Caroline Keep, director of Spark Penketh at Penketh High School, in Liverpool, the UK, to discuss the country’s first in-school makerspace. 

In addition to playing a key role in creating and directing the makerspace, Caroline has also worked closely with UK policymakers to develop a response to COVID-19 in education, advocating for the return of hands-on, project-based learning – with the right safety mechanisms in place. Matt has spoken with Caroline several times in 2020 and 2021 – including meeting with her remotely within her reopened makerspace. This is an episode you will not want to miss!

Ultimaker Innovator Spotlight Segment: CAPT Brad Baker, Makerspace USNA, United States Naval Academy

As a reminder, no Talking Additive on April 20th. Our next episode with the inspiring educator Caroline Keep, Director of Spark Penketh and co-founder of MakeFest in Liverpool in the UK, will launch on Tuesday, April 27th! This week, the team for Talking Additive are producing/hosting the conference at the Ultimaker Transformation Summit at ultimaker.com/summit. To experience the technology of tomorrow, today -- and to spend time with the Talking Additive team live in chat and on screen -- register for your spot. Right now. Don't wait!

Ultimaker staff from around the world will be joining for this event, which will kick off with a special presentation by our guest from Talking Additive Episode 21, CEO Jürgen von Hollen. You can also hear Doug Kenik, from Episode 22, in conversation with Thiago Medieros from Ultimaker material partner LEHVOSS Group featured in Episode 5 -- in a special session of the conference, presented by the Talking Additive team: "Transform advanced use cases with Ultimaker ecosystem partners." And don't miss other Talking Additive favorites such as Terri-Ann dela Cruz and Jeremy Evers from Ulitmakers, and Tobias Rödlmeier from BASF!

This week, host Matt Griffin sits with Doug Kenik, VP of Product at Teton Simulation, to speak about the company and its flagship product, SmartSlice for Cura. SmartSlice, which was launched in 2020, embeds as a plugin into Ultimaker Cura, automatically assigning slicing parameters that make it possible to highly optimize printing time without sacrificing functional requirements. As Teton Simulation promises on its home page: “Better parts, printed faster, and with less material.” 

Matt and Doug will also delve into Doug’s extensive professional background as a "classically trained FEA engineer," his expertise in researching the performance of continuous strand composite materials in injection molding applications, and the trajectory of FFF technology as a functional part powerhouse. 

In the latest episode of Talking Additive, Matt Griffin sits with Ultimaker’s new CEO, Jürgen von Hollen. 

Together, the pair will discuss Jürgen’s previous roles in industry and emerging tech, the core philosophy that shapes his leadership and management style, and what it was like for him to join the Ultimaker team in the middle of a pandemic.  

They’ll also discuss the evolution of the 3D printing industry, while Jürgen shapes his vision for the future of the company, which focuses on driving the adoption of professional 3D printing with Ultimaker as a platform to accelerate the world's transformation to flexible, empowering, and sustainable solutions. 

Matt Griffin sits with Senior Product Line Manager for Autodesk Tinkercad and Fusion 360, Guillermo Melantoni, to highlight the evolution of Tinkercad, Autodesk’s groundbreaking software that has introduced 3D design to over 30 million users (and counting). Guillermo has worked with Autodesk since 2006, evangelizing, implementing, and training on most of the disciplines covered by Autodesk. In this episode, Guillermo reveals how 3D printing is playing new and expanded roles in how students, designers, and engineers solve problems, create prototypes, and develop stronger skills. Matt is joined by two other guests as well: Autodesk Fusion 360 community manager Jonathan Odom, followed by Additive Manufacturing consultant and Autodesk superuser Steve Cox (a repeat guest on our show!) who expand the discussion to Autodesk Fusion 360 and advanced manufacturing as well.
 
BONUS SEGMENT: Stick around after the show to meet Erik Cederberg from 3DVerkstan, a highlight from the 2020 Ultimaker Innovators list! 

Matt Griffin explores the methods by which several individuals and organizations have adopted 3D printing.  

Drawing from the first two seasons of Talking Additive – and including a few follow-up calls with past guests – this episode will look at what it really takes for companies around the world to introduce, embed, and regularly use additive manufacturing technology to achieve the previously impossible.