3D printing services require a lot of convincing clients about quality, practicality, value worthiness of products. Tom and Tracy Hazzard visit the first UPS Store franchise to offer 3D printing and talk to owner Burke Jones and 3D print specialist Michael Karagavoorian about the ins and outs of offering 3D print services, what it has meant for their business, how it has brought customers into the store and how they manage the challenges of new technology expectations. Their visit to … [Read more...]
Teaching Generation Z To Become Generation 3DP With John Bolka of i3D
With China putting 400,000 printers in elementary schools in 2016, Tom and Tracy Hazzard started looking for experts in teaching kids 3D Printing and found that they had to go north to Canada to talk with John Bolka of i3D Creatives and the #i3D Podcast. John talks about why kids have more passion for 3D printing than adults and why they learn it quickly. Find out why he is so passionate about teaching the next generation of 3D Print Designers and how he inspired them to start teaching … [Read more...]
3D Print Success Is A Matter Of Control With Lars Brubaker Of MatterHackers
Who doesn't want more control over their 3D Prints? Your 3D print success might just depend on having tools and slicing software that allows you to grow from beginner to expert with the "minimum set to be successful." Hear about how to exert control throughout the design to print process from Lars Brubaker, CEO of MatterHackers--developers of MatterControl Touch. Tom and Tracy Hazzard discuss further with Lars some helpful user interface that can demystify the print settings and how … [Read more...]
Mobile 3D Printing Amazon Trucks – Accidents Waiting to Happen
Now we are vocal proponents of 3D Printing and want to see the technology adopted and used as widely as possible, but when we learned that Amazon had filed a patent for Mobile 3D Printing on their delivery trucks, we knew from experience that mobile working of any kind is navigating a very bumpy road. Mobile 3D Printing = Mobile Office Vehicle 3D Printers are hard enough to operate to get predictable results in the best of conditions. Now add the complications of vibration, the G-forces of … [Read more...]
Size Matters In 3D Printing With Todd Ronan Of re:3D
Does size really matter when it comes to 3D Printing? Depending on your what, 3D print size might mean everything to you and your business. Hear about the different industries and businesses where 3D print size is critical from Tom and Tracy Hazzard’s special guest, Todd Ronan. He is the Strategic Global Sales Consultant for re:3D, developers of the largest open-source printer, the Gigabot. Here you will learn about why an ROI Matrix is important when selling or buying a 3D printer. … [Read more...]
Makerspaces – Shop Class | Social Club | Incubator With Allen McAfee Of FabLabSD
Makerspaces are emerging in communities all over the world. They are becoming the new shop class, teaching skills locally like STEAM education to kids and new technology skills to executives and retirees alike. Makerspaces are also becoming a social club for those interested in 3D printing. Some, like FabLabSD in San Diego, California, have even been the incubators for great kickstarters and burgeoning start-ups. Tom and Tracy Hazzard talk about their visit to one of their free meetups … [Read more...]