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3Degrees Discussions | Episode 150 "The State of 3D Printing, AI, Tariffs — and Mike's Favorite Movie" Guest Host: Caroline Vasquez For this special 150th episode, the mic gets turned on 3Degrees founder and CEO Mike Vasquez — with his wife, Caroline, leading the conversation. This wide-ranging discussion covers where the 3D printing industry stands today, how tariffs and global dynamics are shaping manufacturing, and the growing influence of AI on design, production, and workflows. And because no milestone episode is complete without a little fun, Caroline also digs into Mike's all-time favorite movie and what it says about his approach to life and business. A candid, insightful, and personal look at where advanced manufacturing is heading — and what keeps Mike inspired along the way.

From South Bend, Indiana — welcome to 3Degrees Discussions! I'm your host, Mike Vasquez. This podcast dives into the stories behind the innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders shaping the future of the 3D Printing industry. In this episode, we sit down with Laurie Krupa, a seasoned sales leader who has made a major impact in the world of additive manufacturing. Laurie brings years of experience in driving growth and community engagement across the AM sector. She's also an active force in Women in 3D Printing, organizing events to connect and empower others in the space.

Welcome to 3Degrees Discussions, the podcast that brings you the stories behind the innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders shaping the 3D printing industry. Hosted by Mike Vasquez from South Bend, Indiana, we dive into the cutting-edge world of additive manufacturing. In this episode, we sit down with Faisal Iqbal, Head of Digital for Baker Hughes Additive Business Services. I first met Faisal at the ASTM ICAM conference, where he shared valuable insights on how his team is revolutionizing data management. With a career that began at GE, Faisal brings a unique perspective on the intersection of digital transformation and additive manufacturing. Subscribe to 3Degrees Discussions on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, or Stitcher. For more content and additive manufacturing expertise, visit www.3degreescompany.com or reach out to our team at info@3degreescompany.com.

3Degrees Discussions is a podcast dedicated to exploring the stories behind the innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders in the 3D printing industry. Hosted by Mike Vasquez from South Bend, Indiana, each episode dives into groundbreaking advancements, industry challenges, and the people shaping the future of additive manufacturing. In this episode, we welcome Harshil Goel, an inventor, engineer, and mathematician with degrees in pure mathematics and mechanical engineering from UC Berkeley. As the leader of Dyndrite, Harshil is on a mission to revolutionize digital manufacturing through modern software innovations. Subscribe to 3Degrees Discussions at www.3degreescompany.com and listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. For additive manufacturing support, materials, and qualification inquiries, contact the team at info@3degreescompany.com.

That was Elissa Ross. Elissa has been working at the intersection of mathematics and manufacturing for the last 15 years. She's the CEO of Metafold where they've created design and engineering software for additive manufacturing. Their team builds ultra-robust, geometric infrastructure for 3D printing and industry 4.0. Today she shares her journey from mathematics to Additive Manufacturing and her entrepreneurial journey along the way. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Nick Sonnentag. Nick founded Sunnyday Technologies in 2023 and converted his basement workshop into a fully-functioning concrete additive manufacturing lab where he works several nights a week to test, create, and modify binder systems for 3D printing. Nick currently works at Oshkosh Corporation where he leads efforts to integrate advanced manufacturing methods and materials into heavy-duty automotive applications with a strong emphasis on large-scale 3D printing technologies. This included work with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to investigate and develop a construction 3D printer system for portland cement based mortar. Nick holds a Bachelor of Science in Material Science and Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Mohammad Elahinia. Mohammed is currently serving as Interim Dean of the College of Engineering, was most recently the Chair and a Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME). He serves as Director of the Dynamic and Smart Systems Laboratory at The University of Toledo. He has been on the faculty of UToledo since 2004. Mohammed graduated from Villanova University with an MS degree and from Virginia Tech with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering respectively in 2001 and 2004. Dr. Elahinia's research interests are in smart and active materials. His current research is focused on additive manufacturing of functional materials such as shape memory alloys for aerospace and biomedical application. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com Be sure to check out our website www.3degreescompany.com for more content.

That was Mohsen Taheri Andani. Mohsen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, with a courtesy appointment in Materials Science & Engineering. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Amit Misra. His research focuses on establishing the inter-relationship between processing, microstructure, and properties in metallic materials. Mohsen has worked on several material characterization projects and has published over 35 journal articles in the areas of metal additive manufacturing, materials characterization, and mechanical properties of materials Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com Be sure to check out our website www.3degreescompany.com for more content.

More info: www.3degreescompany.com Quick recap In the meeting, Mike and Jack discussed a new series of interviews highlighting professionals in various fields. The first interviewee, Jack, detailed his career path in 3D printing and custom orthotics at Sure Step, a company founded by his father. The discussion also covered the integration of 3D printing into traditional manufacturing processes, the skills required for success in a lab environment, and future advancements in 3D printing technology.

That was Andy Davis. Andy spent most of his 19 years with the Army working in and around manufacturing technology and the defense industrial base. In his role with the Department of Defense (DoD), Andy was part of the team that responded to the White House call to establish the Manufacturing USA institutes, championed the initial Army, and eventually DoD-wide additive manufacturing technology roadmaps; and convened key Army AM leaders to form the Army's AM Community of Practice (CoP), all leading to a more coordinated and collaborative strategy behind the Army's advanced manufacturing investments. His last position with the DoD, prior to joining TBGA, was as the Deputy Director and Chief Technology Officer of the Industrial Base Analysis & Sustainment (IBAS) program Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Matt Donovan. Matt has had a long and successful career in the Additive Manufacturing sector going back to the early days of the technology. He started his career as a Manufacturing Engineering and he shares his story today on the winding paths he's taken in the world of 3D Printing. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Sarah Jordan. Sarah is a metallurgical engineer and materials scientist who is passionate about solving problems, process improvement, and process efficiency. She has worked in metal additive manufacturing (3D printing) since 2015. Sarah is currently focused on developing a new hybrid process called additive manufacturing evaporative casting (AMEC) at her company Skuld Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Steven Szymeczek. Steven is a mechanical engineer with more than 12 years of experience across aerospace, oil & gas, consumer, and medical device industries. His broad areas of expertise include product development, engineering, and implementing design for traditional & Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing strategies. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Jordan Weston. Jordan is now a full time employee with the Additive Manufacturing Users Group conference having previously spent a number of years supporting and leading AM efforts at the Milwaukee School of Engineering Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com Be sure to check out our website www.3degreescompany.com for more content.

Dr. Frazier founded Pilgrim Consulting LLC following a successful 39 year long career within the Department of the Navy. Upon retiring, he held the positions of “The Navy Senior Scientist for Materials Engineering,” and “The Chief Scientist for the Air Vehicle Department” at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Dr. Bill Frazier received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Engineering from Drexel University Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Tali Rosman. Tali is a recognized business leader in the AM space having worked on multiple deals through out the sector. In today's episode she shares her career journey with stops along the way at Stratasys and Xerox. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Faith Oehlerking. She's works in Manufacturing Programs for Beehive Industries. Her experience has been working in the aviation and additive manufacturing industry with a focus in Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF). She has a bachelor of science degree focused in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Colorado School of Mines. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com Be sure to check out our website www.3degreescompany.com for more content.

That was Janet Dickinson. She is the CRO at Endeavor 3D. They have built a contract manufacturing business from the ground up and she joins the show today to talk about that journey and the challenges the team has overcome to make a successful business in AM. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com Be sure to check out our website www.3degreescompany.com for more content.

That was Amy Alexander. Amy is a Unit Head of Biomechanical Development & Applied Computational Engineering at the Mayo Clinic Division of Engineering. She joins the show today to share her journey in additive manufacturing and its impact on the medical sector. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was David Scannapieco. David is the Scientific Development Management Manager at NSL Analytical. David Experienced Researcher with an interest in mechanical characterization, reliability testing of materials, and the development of novel metallic materials through additive manufacturing Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Abdalla Nassar. Abdalla is Expert in Advanced & Additive Manufacturing with a decade of experience developing & leading cross-disciplinary R&D Programs spanning MRL and TRL Levels. Abdalla spent a number of years as a professor at Penn State and is now the Enterprise Additive Manufacturing Lead at John Deere Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Jeff Grabowski. Jeff is recognized as an international thought leader in advanced materials design and commercialization across key industries, including space, aerospace, medical device, automotive, high performance racing, energy, consumer electronics and others. In his current role as Manager of Business Development for QuesTek Innovations, Jeff is at the forefront of identifying the most pressing materials challenges faced by industry, and arriving at solutions by leveraging QuesTek's materials experts and proprietary Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) technologies. The result is optimization of legacy alloys and the design of novel, high-performance materials that meet mission-specific properties, solving real world materials challenges and creating game-changing products. This enables QuesTek clients to increase their competitive edge and bring new products to market. He is actively helping to develop and execute QuesTek's strategy for a complete "Materials Digital Transformation" of its business in partnership with the world's most innovative materials producers and material end-users. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Niall O'Dowd. Niall is the founder of Phase3D a company providing solutions for part monitoring and process control for additive manufacturing. Nial completed his PhD in Structural Engineering from University of California San Diego. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Yash Parikh. Yash is a process engineering consultant at EOS North America. In this role, his primary responsibility is to provide guidance and support to EOS consumers in effectively implementing AM technology within their organizations. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was David Tucker and Kristin Mulherin. Combined these two have years of AM experience and over the past several months have worked together to create the ImplmentAM workshop series across the country. This episode features the story of how these workshops came to be and the gap they saw in the AM event circuit. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

Emil Johansson is the CPO and co-founder of the French-Swedish startup ADAXIS. ADAXIS is building software with the aim to revolutionize the manufacturing industry by making it effortless to use robotic arms as flexible 3D printers for plastics, composites, metals, and concrete parts. Their vision is to become the key enabler for a resilient and localized manufacturing ecosystem by combining robotics with modern process technologies. Emil has an extensive background working with additive manufacturing at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. He has coordinated both national and international research projects with a main focus on development of new innovative 3D printing technologies. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

John Middendorf is highly regarded in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, with expertise in development of AM machines and unique capabilities, such as multimaterial laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), hybrid additive/subtractive LPBF, and advanced in situ sensing. He most recently served as director of Open Additive, a leader in advanced metal LPBF AM systems. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Patrick Kuballa. Patrick is a senior formulator for Tiger Coatings in Austria. He has spent the last several years developing, testing, and commercializing new polymers for Additive manufacturing in both the laser powder bed fusion space as well as the composites industry. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Ryan Hayford. Ryan is a marketing and business development expert in the AM industry. With over a decade of experience working with major hardware, software, materials, and service organizations, Ryan is constantly involved in a wide variety of projects and currently offers contract marketing and consulting services through his business, Hayford Consulting Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Robert Higham. Robert launched Additive Manufacturing Solutions Ltd. (AMS) in 2017. He is a Chartered Engineer and has experience across academia, motorsport, space and aerospace. Robert was responsible for qualification of materials, processes and parts produced by additive manufacturing most recently for Airbus before creating AMS. AMS was designed and aims to bring aerospace grade qualification, validation and operation capability to all corners of industry and at its core aims to support the industrialization of additive manufacturing. To do this heis building a team that uses his experiences to support AM strategy, validation and training. Most recently AMS has launched an agile R&D service to bring knowledge, capability and outputs of an aerospace level R&D lab to any customer. This is done via the AMS Partner Network to bring a breadth of capability without the need for a single large entity. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

Sarat Babu is an expert in combining materials science and design when it comes at Additive Manufacturing. We actually met back in the 2010s while we were both in the UK and he was working on his company Betatype. He's got great insights and perspectives on the industry and where it is going. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

Elizabeth Henry is the founder of Henry General Strategies a consulting firm focused on strategies for the business side of scaling emerging technologies – like additive manufacturing -to reach industrial manufacturing scale. Rooted in strategic communications, Liz brings nearly twenty years of industry, government, and coaching experience as a partner to high-performing organizations in emerging technologies to lead the team at HGS. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

From Chicago welcome to 3Degrees Discussions. I'm your host Mike Vasquez. This is a podcast devoted to the stories behind the innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders in the 3D Printing industry. That was Jeph Ruppert. Jeph is a director with 3D Systems' Application Innovation Group (AIG) – a team comprised of engineers, designers and technicians that collaborates with the company's customers to architect bespoke additive manufacturing solutions and applications. Renowned for his expertise in process control, validation and characterization using metal AM within the medical device and other critical application industries, Jeph has supported the manufacture of more than 2 million medical devices to date and more than 100 customer 510(k) and CE marks. He is a key contributor to regulatory organizations, providing guidance which is helping to shape industry standards. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was LJ Holmes. LJ is the Executive Director of Advanced Manufacturing at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. LJ has many years of Additive Manufacturing experience including time in the Army Research Lab. He continues to be active in maturing defense-related manufacturing projects through his work with Astro America. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

That was Anthony Mott is an Additive Manufacturing leader at Wabtec. Currently, he and is team are depoloying AM solutions to the rail industry. Anthony is a Penn State grade and throughout his AM career has spent time at RP+M as well as GE. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

David Leigh has been involved in the 3D Printing space for over 30 years. His background in materials started him down the path of AM first through his work at DTM and ultimately the founding, growth and sale of Harvest Technologies (an early SLS service bureau). From there he has spent time at Stratasys, EOS, and 3D Systems. Today he shares some of those stories along with lessons learned. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

Dr. Agustin Diaz is part of the R&D Department at REM Surface Engineering, serving as the Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Manager overseeing Research Chemists and Additive Manufacturing Scientists. Over the last eight years, he has worked on the optimization of post-process surface finishing of metal additive manufactured (AM) components using REM's chemically accelerated finishing technologies. Agustin is a leading expert in the surface classification and post-processing of metal AM components and has expertise in new technology development for the surface finishing of metal components. He is the author of more than twenty technical papers and patents. In addition, he is the Co-Founder and Marketing Editor of the LatinX Can Podcast (LatinXCan.com), a bi-weekly podcast series that talks to LatinX professionals while they share their experiences about how they turned their professional dream into reality in USA. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

Omer Blaier is the CEO and Co-Founder of CASTOR. Castor is a software tool that automatically runs analysis to determine 3D printability for end-use parts design, chooses the suitable technology for print while maintaining functionality, and turns multiple parts into one to maximize manufacturing possibilities for unique designs. We discuss his entrepreneurial journey and what's ahead for the AM sector. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

Jeff Williams is the Founder and CTO of Exum. He has a Masters in Cosmochemsitry from the University of New Mexico. During his time as a research scientist he became immersed in the challenges of analytical instrumentation and began his entrepreneurial journey to improve the ways in which we understand and characterize materials. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

Nima Shamsaei is currently the Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University, where he is also the founding director of the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), a NASA and NIST funded research center focused on advancing the additive manufacturing (AM) technology. NCAME is also one of the two U.S.-based founding partners of the ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE). Prior to joining academia, Dr. Shamsaei spent many years in industry, including leadership positions, specializing in fatigue analysis and durability test development. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

Philip Lund-Nielsen is the Co-Founder of COBOD International, a global leader in 3D construction printers, with investors General Electric, Holcim, CEMEX, and PERI Group. He manages the companies activities in North & Latin America. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

Eliana Fu is industry manager of aerospace and medical at the Trumpf Laser Technology Center. She was educated at Imperial College, University of London with a master's degree and PhD in materials science. After working extensively in the traditional manufacturing world, with TWI then TIMET and SpaceX, she turned her attention to additive manufacturing at SpaceX and then with Relativity Space as senior engineer: additive technologies. She also serves as Women in 3D Printing ambassador for Las Vegas and is the recipient of the TCT Women in 3D Printing Award for 2022. Before we get started head over to http://www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support, reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

Onome Scott-Emukapor is currently the founder of Hypen Innovations, a company he started based on work he started at the Air Force Research Lab on gas turbine engine designs. Onome received his B.S. from Wright State University, where he studied Mechanical Engineering while competing in the Men's Basketball Team. He received both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

Travis Mayberry is the Technical Area Lead for Additive Manufacturing at Raytheon Missiles and Defense. He has been with Raytheon for 13 years and recently graduated with his Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University through the Raytheon Advanced Studies Program while working part-time. He has a background in design, thermal system architecture, and metal additive manufacturing. He currently leads the Additive Manufacturing Internal Research and Development efforts for Raytheon Missiles and Defense, and is involved in a number of cross-Raytheon Technologies efforts in additive. He has presented over 60 technical presentations internally and externally, and holds 13 patents and 4 trade secrets with Raytheon. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher. Also, if you or your company are looking for materials, qualification, and or general Additive Manufacturing support. Reach out to the team through our website or via email at info@3degreescompany.com

Mark is an Additive Manufacturing and Molding Engineering Manager at Ricoh. Mark has a background in Mechanical Engineering from Wolverhampton University. He has spent much of his career at Ricoh working with both traditional and additive manufacturing processes. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher

That was Will Cuervo. William has been in Additive Manufacturing for 5 years and is currently the Sr. Business Development Manager at 3YOURMIND. He also serves as an Ambassador for the Additive Manufacturing Coalition. At 3YOURMIND he is responsible for the business development strategy for enterprise companies and the federal government. William started his career as an AM Technician at Sintavia, where he learned the ins-and-outs of AM Operations for Aerospace, Space, and Defense applications.' Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher Book Recommendation: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735214506/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

That was Behrang Poorganji. Behrang is the VP of Materials Technology at Morf3d. He holds a PhD in metallurgy and materials processing from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan and he has spent his career working in advanced metallic materials processing. He has worked as a senior advisor and consultant, helping to drive the adoption of AM in both domestic and international markets. Before Morf3D, he served as Professor and Director of Advanced Manufacturing at The University of Toledo, Ohio, USA. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher.

After graduating from MIT in Aero/Astro Engineering, Mark joined Rolls Royce working on air breathing rocket engines, before moving to his father's machine shop, Jet Blades. Mark worked his way from CAD/CAM programmer to Managing Director, making parts for Formula 1 teams and Rolls Royce jet engines. After emigrating to Canada, he provided hands-on coaching for companies introducing advanced manufacturing, as well as teaching Engineering at the University of New Brunswick. Mark joined Renishaw in 2013 to head their new Canadian additive manufacturing business and start up their first North American Solutions Centre. In 2020 Mark moved to the University of Waterloo's Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing lab to lead industry outreach and training in additive manufacturing. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher

Jimmy Campbell is the CTO of Plastometrex, who provide novel mechanical testing solutions for metallic materials. Jimmy has a PhD and undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. His PhD focussed on experimental and computational development for the PIP method, which extracts full stress-strain curves (including yield stress and UTS) from a simple indentation test. He has published more than 15 papers in scientific literature, including one identifying a fundamental flaw in an analytical calculation used extensively in the indentation community, is the co-inventor on 3 patents and co-author of a book titled 'Testing of the Plastic Deformation of Metals. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher

That was Chris Prue. Chris is a Change Agent and Engineering Leader. He is currently the Applications Development Manager at United Performance Metals in Hamilton, OH. Chris has over 11 years in the additive manufacturing industry and is experienced in machine and process development across several OEM platforms. He also leads teams in the startup of Agile Project management practices to deliver collaboration and transparency. His passion for materials and research has led him into grow within several dynamic teams. Chris resides in West Chester, OH and outside of the office enjoys the outdoors and growing hot peppers to turn into spicy powders or hot sauces to share with anyone who has a curiosity. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher

This Episode my wife, Caroline Vasquez comes back to the show following her debut as host in Episode 50. We catch up on the latest happenings in the industry, reflect on the previous 99 shows and have a few special guests at the end asking some hard hitting questions. Thanks to all the guest and listeners that have supported the show the last few years. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, or Stitcher