Episode 27: New developments in functional prototyping and agile manufacturing

A new Talking Additive – and another addition to the podcast’s “Future of Work” series – has arrived! Listen now to hear host Matt Griffin sits with three 3D printing professionals to discuss how additive manufacturing is changing the game for functional prototyping – enabling engineers to design, iterate, and create prototypes that streamline manufacturing workflows for maximum return on investment.  

First, Chris Peters, cofounder and CIO of Melbourne-based Quad Lock, discusses how 3D printing played a key role in the accelerated product development and validation process for the company’s range of smartphone mounts – even during the COVID-19 lockdown.   

Next, Ole von Seelen, Head of Business Development, Marketing, and Sales for Trinckle 3D, reveals how the Trinckle team works with companies to produce configurators for applications using Paramate, 3D software that offers a modular, high-performance cloud platform for repetitive design processes and advanced product customization. 

Finally, Alexander Pluke, cofounder and CEO of Additive Flow, speaks about Additive Flow’s multifunctional software, which addresses material and parameter process capabilities of 3D printing. He also delves into the new roles for optimization in additive workflows, and how this approach is bringing greater value to – and solving trickier problems for – industrial and engineering design customers. 

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