Today, Tracy is going to interview Tom about his visit to MakerBot. They talk about the work environment at MakerBot, what kind of a workplace it is and how things are set up. Tom also discloses an announcement from MakerBot that is just being released today, March 20th. They discuss the new developments that the company are focusing on as well. Listen to the podcast here: MakerBot, Behind The Scenes Today, I’m going to interview Tom. Tom went to MakerBot and he got to go behind … [Read more...]
Closing The 3D Print Gender Gap with Nora Toure and Barbara Hanna
We’re speaking with Barbara Hanna, the founder of Cyant, and Nora Toure, who we’ve spoken to many times before and who I adore, of Sculpteo. Barbara is a technologist and entrepreneur, passionate about fostering technology and especially committed to empowering women and girls in 3D printing. They founded together Women in 3D Printing #3DTalks. They are working on making sure that there are talks all around the world, not just the country, making sure that they can involve, inspire women and … [Read more...]
Vocademy – Not Your Average Makerspace
I had a chance to visit Vocademy recently to meet with Gene Sherman, get a tour and a much better understanding of what Vocademy is all about and what makes it different. Vocademy is a makerspace, but not your average makerspace. It is a hybrid of a makerspace and an education institution of shop classes, STEAM labs, and workshops. Listen to the podcast here: Vocademy - Not Your Average Makerspace Today, I want to talk about a really worthy organization that is into 3D printing, among other … [Read more...]
Planktomania – 3D Print Plankton
Today, we're going to talk about 3D print plankton by Planktomania. Their website is a great resource for teachers and students out there. This just shows how 3D printing creates endless possibilities specifically in for education. Something micro can now be printed and held and experienced, taking the learning process to a whole new level. Listen to the podcast here: Planktomania - 3D Print Plankton Hi, this is Tracy and Tom on the WTFFF 3D Printing Podcast. We are going to talk about … [Read more...]
Women in 3D Printing & Cyant’s # 3DTalk Meetup
Today, Tom is going to ask Tracy questions about the # 3DTalk meetup, that she attended virtually. Tracy will talk about the things that she learned and realized in this meetup, like the role of tech in jobs, how everything comes back to art and design and how companies in the industry need to have a little more end user empathy focus. Listen to the podcast here: # 3DTalk Meetup Hi, everyone. This is Tom and Tracy on the WTFFF 3D Printing Podcast. Today, we've got a little bit of … [Read more...]
3D Print Get Rich Quick Guide : Yeah Right!
We get a little bit critical today of a book called 3D Printing Business: How to Get Rich from Home with 3D Printing. We found this book on Amazon and even though it was only $4, we think it is totally not worth it! But it's not just the book, it's the whole concept of '3D Print Get Rich Quick' that we think really hurt the 3D printing industry. 3D printing is not a get rich from home overnight type of thing. It's just not that. Listen to the podcast here: 3D Print Get Rich Quick Guide : … [Read more...]