Is the 3D printing industry progressing fast enough? Is AI going to take the place of engineers and designers? Such questions were answered in Inside 3D Printing San Diego 2017. Although a smaller event compared to last year, it was the panel track and the attendees that pulled the event together and made the trip worth taking. Product designers and business owners from Idaho, Colorado and even Guatemala came in to learn what they need to explore and how they can expand in terms of software, … [Read more...]
500th Podcast Episode: 3D Print Predictions & Lessons Learned
Not knowing if there will be enough topics to talk about and interesting guests to interview is every podcaster’s worry during their early stages. Tom and Tracy Hazzard asked the same questions in April 2015 and got their answer 500 episodes later. As designers and developers, making 3D print predictions is both exciting and frustrating since a lot of companies have come and gone, but there are new disruptors that even they never saw coming. Listen to their stories of how they look for hidden … [Read more...]
Building Your Own Food 3D Printer with Nina Hoff of ByFlow
Today, we've got an interview with someone from the Netherlands about a really new and very advanced food 3D printer. We're super excited about talking food 3D printing. It's one of our favorite subjects. The idea of food 3D printing is just a really logical way to look at the benefits of 3D printing on mainstream. That's our go-to example when we're giving speeches to people who don't know much about 3D printing, think about how it can transform your bakery or your event planning company. It … [Read more...]
3D Print Opportunity Cost
In today's episode, Tom and Tracy Hazzard talk about the opportunity cost of 3D printing. They go through their own genesis story with 3D printing and how they saw that not buying a 3D printer would cost them a great opportunity. They also go into how 3D printing changes your production process, your design process and it's helping you with your business that not doing it really is a missed opportunity. Tom and Tracy also discuss how a leap of faith is needed but you have to think … [Read more...]
3D Print Waste?
In this episode, Tom and Tracy Hazzard talk about a topic that a lot of people may not agree with each other on, which is 3D print waste. More specifically, they discuss whether the 3D printing industry increases waste, decreases it, is it better than other types of manufacturing, and what could be a better solution. Listen to the podcast here: 3D Print Waste? We’re going to talk about something today that I’m sure is going to stir up a bit of debate. I don’t know if I would … [Read more...]
Feetz Custom 3D Printed Shoes, with Lucy Beard
Today, we are super excited to interview Lucy Beard about Feetz Custom 3D Printed Shoes. We had the opportunity to hear Lucy speak in San Diego at the Inside 3D Printing conference last December. We were really impressed, and went up to her after her talk to ask if she would be a guest on the show. She was more than happy to do it. She was also requested by Eduardo Martini via Facebook, who saw the online promo video for their shoes and suggested her as a guest. We've been looking … [Read more...]