PowderHeads presented by Carpenter Additive

In this episode, William Herbert, sits down with Maximillian Munsch from AMPOWER at Formnext 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. Tune in for a super informative exchange about the state of the AM industry. AMPOWER have developed a unique consulting approach to additive manufacturing, combining top down and bottom-up methodology to help companies to seize market opportunities and become market leaders in their segments. 

Carpenter Technology's, Strategic Business Developers, Gaurav Lalwani and Brent Marini. Sit down with Ryan Kircher, Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer at rms Company. Ryan's AM path began with a simple desire to move back to Colorado. From there, his focus on improving patient outcomes grew. 

In this episode, we sit down with President of ARCH Additive, a leader for Additive Manufacturing for Orthopedic Implants, Brian McLaughlin. We chat through Brian's journey in the industry and how he got hooked the first time he saw an orthopedic leg. His path from, lasers and optics, to additive is an interesting one. 

In this episode, we're heading into the world of academia and beyond as Gaurav Lalwani, Strategic Business Developer at Carpenter Technology, sits down with Ken Gall, Professor at North Carolina-based Duke University, in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science. Professor Gall is a true entrepreneur launching multiple businesses and he speaks about those experiences being fed by his time in academia during this podcast. 

Carpenter Additive's General Manager, Nick Weeks, sits down with Ian Brooks, Technical Director of Additure. Additure is here to create a world in which additive manufacturing is easily understood and regularly adopted. 

Carpenter Additive's Vice President, Ben Ferrar, is joined by James DeMuth, Co-Founder & CEO at Seurat Technologies. Seurat's area printing process focuses 2 million points of laser light on a bed of metal powder, each point fully controllable to create fully melted net-shaped metal components. James describes how he and the company saw an opening in the industry for a new way of thinking and jumped into it.

Carpenter Additive's, William Herbert, Director of Corporate Development, sits down with Andre Wegner, CEO of Authentise for an engaging discussion on the real-world impacts of additive manufacturing. Authentise was founded with the purpose of improving supply chains via data driven workflow management. He retells unusual stories about how both a Nigerian plane crash and an instance of corruption were the reason for his entrance into the AM industry.

 Carpenter Additive's, Mark Pinder, Business Development Manager, sits down with Dror Danai, Chief Business Officer at XJET, at Formnext 2021 for this recent edition of PowderHeads. In this chat, Dror covers the industry transition from 2D to 3D, and talks about why AM is such a differentiator in the entire manufacturing sector. 

Carpenter Additive's, Mark Pinder, Business Development Manager, sits down with Tuan Tranpham, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Azul 3D, Inc, at Formnext 2021.Tune in as Tuan speaks about his 'accidental passion', during a time that the pandemic continues to impact AM and the larger manufacturing sector. He also questions what kind of crazy person takes on a CRO role in such a difficult and challenging market. It's a PowderHeads discussion about passion.

Carpenter Technology's, Luke Boyer, Applications Manager for PowderLife, is joined by Mikhail Gladkikh, Global Leader of Additive Manufacturing Services at Baker Hughes, a leading energy technology company.In this episode, we cover Mikhail's history in additive manufacturing (AM), and how his role and experience have evolved in Baker Hughes over the years. We also take a deeper dive into how AM is encouraging growth and change in different industries.

Carpenter Technology's, Gaurav Lalwani, Medical Applications Engineer, and Brent Marini, Medical Strategic Business Developer, sit down with Chip Tomonto, Enginering Fellow at Johnson & Johnson, the world's largest and most broadly based healthcare company. In this episode, we take a deep dive into AM topics for the medical market, exploring how additive manufacturing is positively impacting patient outcomes. 

Nicholas Weeks, Plant Manager at Carpenter Additive's UK facility, sits down with Mike Adams, CEO of HiETA Technologies, a product development and production company specialised in the use of Additive Manufacturing. A serial entrepreneur with experience in the implementation of automated systems and change management, Mike covers how he started out in AM, his ‘mad inventor' colleagues, cool additive applications, and collaboration and innovation with motorsport teams. 

Nick Weeks, Plant Manager at Carpenter Additive, UK, is joined by Kate Black, Chief Technology Officer at Meta Additive, a company looking to revolutionize additive manufacturing whilst protecting our planet's future. Tune in as we delve into Kate's roots in the industry, cover Meta's novel chemical approach to 3D printing, and discuss innovative AM in higher education at the University of Liverpool. 

Robert Acton, Global Director of Strategic Partnerships at Carpenter Additive, sits down with Jeph Ruppert, Director of the Applications Innovation Group at 3D Systems, a global AM solutions company. Tune in as we delve into Jeph's additive journey which started with him wanting to do something cool and innovative, and led to the unique additive solutions that he works on today.

Ben Ferrar, VP and General Manager at Carpenter Additive sits down with Jason Jones, CEO, and Co-Founder at Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies to discuss all things additive. This episode covers a range of topics, from Jason's additive journey starting in the UK, to printing with polymer and metal, and the use of gaming technologies in additive manufacturing. 

Carpenter Technology's Director of R&D, Will Herbert, sits down with Byron Kennedy, CEO and Founder of SPEE3D,  an organization that enables the most affordable metal additive manufacturing process in the world, making metal parts the fastest way possible, leveraging metal cold spray technology to produce industrial quality metal parts in just minutes, rather than days or weeks. In this episode, we cover solar car racing and electric vehicles, 3D printing visions for full-scale manufacturing, and interesting future technologies, including 3D scanning. 

In episode 7 of PowderHeads, Will Herbert sits down with Peter Adams from Burloak Technologies Inc., a global leader in world-class design for additive, additive manufacturing, and advanced manufacturing services.  In this episode, we talk about why we need better different methods of additive manufacturing, Peter, tenure in the industry, how competition forces improvement, and the evolution of additive technology over the past 20 years. 

In episode 6 of PowderHeads, Ben Ferrar sits down with Dan Brunermer from ExOne, a global leader in industrial 3D printing systems using binder jetting technology.  In this episode, we talk about why we need better educational training in the AM industry, how competition forces improvement, and the evolution of additive technology over the past 20 years. 

In episode 5 of PowderHeads, Ben Ferrar sits down with Kristen Mulherin from VELO3D. Kristin serves as Sr. Director of Product Marketing at VELO3D. Sit back as we dive into how Kristin got into additive manufacturing, how she became a part of the Women in 3D Printing Board, and her journey on #D printing and additive manufacturing.

In episode 4 of PowderHeads, Ben Ferrar sits down with Shane Fox from Link3D. Shane serves as CEO of Link3D. Sit back as we dive into how Shane got into additive manufacturing, how he grew his business, to his perspective on 3D printing business models.

Episode 3 features Pete & Stephanie from "The Cool Parts Show", a video series from Additive Manufacturing magazine. The online video series focuses on cool 3D printed parts, how they were made, and what they reveal around the possibilities of AM. Kristal, Pete, and Stephanie dive into topics around growth and interest for their show, the fun that goes into producing it, and where the show is heading.Check out The Cool Parts Show: https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/blog/category/the-cool-parts-show

In episode 2, Kristal sits down with Carl Dekker from Met-L-Flo, a service center for additive manufacturing. Carl serves as President of Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG). Sit back as we dive into how Carl got into additive manufacturing, how he grew his business, to his perspective on 3D printing business models.

Our inaugural episode kicks off with a friendly face. Kristal Kilgore sits down and talks with Ben Ferrar, VP and GM at Carpenter Additive. Since 2019, Ben has been responsible for the overall strategic leadership and operation execution of the Carpenter Additive business unit. With over 10 years experience in the industry, we talk about the early days of the technology, how to break into AM and why there are so many British accents in the industry.Thanks for listening.

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