SoCal MakerCon 2016 is under new management from our friends at Vocademy, and this years experience was far different from previous years. The noticeable differences between the shows of 2015 and 2016 are a tell tale sign of the state of 3D printing and gives away who may be the forerunners of the industry. Many surprising companies and organizations made a showing at this years event with lots of interactive booths in the STEM/STEAM realm for kids in elementary to high school grade levels. … [Read more...]
Consumer Level 3D Printing with Chris Campbell of FormURLife
Dispelling the myth that consumer level 3D printed products are cheaply made and cheaply designed with Chris Campbell of FormURLife. The opportunities that 3D printing provides to the end user market are far beyond just creating prototypes and design iterations. Looking at all the things and little details that need to come together to create a quality consumer level 3D printing product, as well as some business marketing take-aways that this successful 3D print business has honed in on. This … [Read more...]
3D Print Makers Shifting Mind-to-Market Manufacturing
3D Printers are putting us back in a mindset to manufacture and make, we owe thanks to the 3D print makers for making manufacturing relevant again. Looking at using 3D printing to actually make products and not just use 3D printer for prototyping. Tom and Tracy Hazzard propose how to truly join the maker world with the manufacturing world and how the two are intertwined already. Listen to the podcast here: 3D Print Makers Shifting Mind-to-Market Manufacturing I like the subject today on 3D … [Read more...]
How a 3D Print Service Bureau Expands Options with Jessica Hedstrom of Sculpteo
We got an interview with a 3D print service bureau for the first time, it’s a big one. This is one of the big guys. This is Sculpteo, and international company starting in Europe and they now have a presence in the United States. They started over in France and their management is still over there. Their San Francisco office just opened up last year. That is really exciting and they were really excited with it because enabled them to make a more localized reach into the US, and shorten their … [Read more...]
3D Print Trademark and Copyright Advocacy with Michael Weinberg of Shapeways
Today, we’ve got a great interview regarding 3D print trademark and copyright advocacy with Michael Weinberg of Shapeways. Michael is the IP and General Council of Shapeways. He also came from a public consumer advocacy group called Public Knowledge, and they are really focused on making sure that the digital copyright laws and all of those things got shifted. He's also got a lot to do with 3D Printing in terms of 3D print trademark and copyright especially. Listen to the podcast here: 3D … [Read more...]
Don’t Go Borrowing Trouble – How to Take the Next Step in Business and Stop Over Thinking
We've been coming back from a lot of trips and I've been hearing a lot of things and business questions from so many out there where they really actually borrowing trouble. A lot of people are in the early stages of start-ups and I'm getting a lot of cycles of thought from people that are going back and forth from settling on a name, to rethinking that, to going with another name, then going back to their first name choice. We are helping a lot of people in setting up their podcasts right now, … [Read more...]