Macrofab Engineering Podcast

MEP EP#197: Designing in Color – Greg Paulsen on 3D PrintingEpisode 200 is Coming Up! Question / Answer setup like Episode 100 Send them via Audio Format to podcast@macrofab.com Greg Paulsen The leader of the Application Engineering team at Xometry an online instant quoting platform for custom manufacturing projects, which utilize a professional network of thousands of manufacturers His background is in applied additive manufacturing, having experience as an engineer, running machines, and ultimately using the parts Was last on the podcast for episode 181 where we talked Xometry, Pizza, and digital manufacturing 3D Printing as a Service What is 3D printing, what makes it different from CNC, molding? Specifications for 3D printing How does the designer give the specifications/tolerance? Screws: 3d printing threads, self tappers, inserts Does and don'ts of designing stuff for 3D printing 3D printing in scale - how do you scale up? The pros and cons of running your own 3D printer ve