Fabrication Friday

Fabrication Friday

by Joe Fairley
MedicineTech News
Season 1

Fabrication Friday - Amplify Prosthetics - DPxC

From Indianapolis, IN to Charleston, SC - Ascent Fabrication has been on the move lately! Not to mention a new 3D printer install this week - the Blackbelt! Check out the unboxing video to be posted next week! Now, getting into the nitty gritty of this episode... What is Direct Prosthetic Care (DPxC) you ask? As an amputee, imagine that you no longer have to jump through numerous hoops and wait an exorbitant amount of time to be provided the exact prosthesis you need to thrive in your daily life. Now on top of that, we have made it less costly over the long term to provide you with the highest level of prosthetic care you could receive. That is what DPxC is aiming to accomplish. By not involving third-party payers, Amplify Prosthetics can provide you as a person with limb difference, the exact prosthetic care that you need and deserve within a more than reasonable timeframe, and for less out of pocket expense. Are you an amputee looking for a different provider? We would love to chat with you about how you can become part of the Amplify Prosthetics family! Amplify Prosthetics - www.amplifyprosthetics.com I hope you enjoy this episode, if you have any suggestions for topics I should cover, or would like to be a guest on the podcast yourself, feel free to reach out over email or through LinkedIn! You can also learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online. Website: www.ascentfab.com Email: joe@ascentfab.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/ YouTube: @ascentfab Instagram: @ascentfab TikTok: @ascentfab
S1 · E21
Sep 25, 2023
29:52

Fabrication Friday - High Speed Extrusion 3D Printing

So what exactly does "high speed" and "industrial FDM 3D printing" look like these days? On this episode of Fabrication Friday, I sat down with Nirup Nagabandi, Vice President of Materials and Process Engineering at Essentium, who helped me conceptualize what FDM can really look like at the industrial level. Implementing what they term as, High-Speed Extrusion, at "5-15x faster than their competition" the HSE 280i HT, HSE 180, and HSE 240 HT make up their fleet of industrial 3D printer offerings. They also boast a wide range of engineering grade materials which were manufactured with the operator of the printer and the end user in mind. We also geeked out pretty hard about carbon nanotubes and applying microwaves as a post processing tool for an FDM print, so that was really fun! Essentium: https://essentium.com/ Nirup Nagabandi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nirupnagabandi/ I hope you enjoy this episode, if you have any suggestions for topics I should cover, or would like to be a guest on the podcast yourself, feel free to reach out over email or through LinkedIn! You can also learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online. Website: www.ascentfab.com Email: joe@ascentfab.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/ YouTube: @ascentfab Instagram: @ascentfab TikTok: @ascentfab
S1 · E20
Sep 16, 2023
1:01:38

Fabrication Friday - Multi-Nozzle 3D Printing

So you 3D print with one nozzle, maybe two? How about SEVEN?! Liqtra's new FX-7 Pro is an impressive feat of FDM technology, boasting seven simultaneous printing nozzles at 0.6mm each, a large build volume at 425x305x500mm, and specialized slicing software. Joscha Krieglsteiner Co-Founder of Liqtra joined me today to chat about their innovative solution to printing faster, stronger, and in multi-material. Based out of Hamburg, Germany - Liqtra is quickly establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with locally and we are excited to see when they may be entering the US market! Joscha Krieglsteiner - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joscha-krieglsteiner/ Liqtra - https://liqtra.de/en/offer/ Learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online! Website: www.ascentfab.com Email: joe@ascentfab.com Instagram: @ascentfab TikTok: @ascentfab YouTube: @ascentfab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
S1 · E19
Sep 8, 2023
1:03:24

Fabrication Friday - Arachnid3D - Weave Your Web

Quick catch up today on what is new and exciting at Ascent Fab - like our budding partnership with Rapid Liquid Print (RLP)! RLP is involved with silicone 3D printing as a service bureau as well as manufacturing their own proprietary silicone 3D printing system. Can't wait to get into this sector of the AM industry with them! Ascent Fab is also embarking on a mission to create a digital platform where designers, makers, businesses, and consumers can all be connected to leverage 3D printing within our everyday lives. This platform, called Arachnid3D, empowers intuitive designers and meticulous makers. Our mission is to weave a web of impactful collaborations via additive manufacturing. Arachnid3D is a new-age marketplace and diverse web of digital collaboration which utilizes Additive Manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D Printing, as the main pathway for providing an intuitively useful product or service to a consumer. Our network of talented freelancers and professional businesses offer CAD and 3D printing services to fulfill these orders in the most efficient ways possible. This intricate web of connections provides everyday objects to everyday people, while simultaneously encouraging product development between talented designers and companies looking to push the boundaries of 3D printing. Furthermore, we can support the adoption of digital workflows within several industries such as medical, construction, transportation, art, and fashion by offering skilled designers to those companies who are eager to adopt and leverage additive manufacturing within their current operations.​ Our web of services includes: Connecting skilled designers and reliable printing partners to specialized industries which are adopting additive manufacturing. Providing premium 3D printing services directly to consumers for prototyping, scaling production, and everyday use products. Empowering freelancers to provide their bespoke CAD designs globally. Introducing consumers to 3D printed products for everyday use at reasonable prices. Are you ready to begin weaving your web? Check out www.Arachnid3D.com! Learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online! Website: www.ascentfab.com Email: joe@ascentfab.com Instagram: @ascentfab TikTok: @ascentfab YouTube: @ascentfab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
S1 · E18
Sep 2, 2023
38:54

Fabrication Friday - Chocolate 3D Printing, 3D Printing in Space, and so much more

This Fabrication Friday was too much fun! Zach Burhop of Austin, TX shared with me his journey into the additive manufacturing industry and opened my eyes to what could be possible in...SPACE! He shares my thoughts of how we can make 3D printing even more accessible to the masses, and the unquenchable thirst to print something even cooler the next time. If you have any technical questions about engineering-grade materials, or how you can 3D print your own mailbox - reach out to Zach! Zach Burhop - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zburhop/ Learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online! Website: www.ascentfab.com Email: joe@ascentfab.com Instagram: @ascentfab YouTube: @ascentfab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
S1 · E17
Aug 25, 2023
1:41:04

Fabrication Friday - What is Design for Additive Manufacturing?

So what even is Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM)? When we think about how we want to design a certain part, component, or assembly for a particular manufacturing process, there are certain constraints that we need to consider in order to achieve the highest quality result. Whether it's additive manufacturing (3D Printing), CNC milling, or injection molding, the part design and the process of going from the original CAD design to an end product includes several steps which many people may not be aware of. For instance, with DfAM, we think about: how this part will be used, what material does it need to be made out of, what print orientation will achieve the strongest structural integrity, how we can limit the amount of post processing needed, and how to achieve the best surface finish quality. This episode will certainly stir some ideas within your mind as to how you will go about designing your next project for additive manufacturing. Learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online! Website: www.ascentfab.com Email: joe@ascentfab.com Instagram: @ascentfab YouTube: @ascentfab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
S1 · E16
Aug 21, 2023
38:07

Fabrication Friday - We're Not Stumped - Podcast Collab with Mike Bolland

This week Joe had a special opportunity to be a guest on the We're Not Stumped podcast, hosted by Mike Bolland - nonprofit founder, speaker and advocate for those living with limb loss. The amputee community has several outlets for support, but the majority either don't take advantage of them or simply just don't know about them. We appreciate what Mike is doing to help support this community and provide amputees a resource for learning about opportunities to hear from similar situations to their own. Tune in to hear a personal background story of Joe's introduction to the prosthetics and orthotics field, and some general fun tidbits. Don't forget to listen all the way through to hear about our Print of the Week and Tech Tip of the Week! Mike Bolland - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebolland/ We're Not Stumped Podcast - https://werenotstumped.com/ Learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online! Website: www.ascentfab.com Email: joe@ascentfab.com Instagram: @ascentfab YouTube: @ascentfab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
S1 · E15
Aug 12, 2023
57:03

Fabrication Friday - LutraCAD 3D Printed Foot Orthotics

Further expanding on our previous episode regarding 3D printed foot orthotics, today I am joined by Niels den Otter, Co-Founder and CEO of LutraCAD. LutraCAD is an intuitive software for designing foot orthotics/insoles for 3D printing or CNC milling, as well as shoe lasts to build shoes over the top of. Niels explains how LutraCAD takes the design side of things one step further and actually has slicer settings built into the backend of the software so that you can seamlessly go from design to printing knowing that they have tested those settings on a particular printer with a particular material. This is a big step toward assisting the adoption of 3D printing within the medical field, as these clinicians who might be more comfortable with the designing, do not feel as comfortable with the slicing. Being able to download a .gcode direct from different design software is something fairly scarce right now, and LutraCAD is leading the charge on this front. To that we say well done! LutraCAD: https://www.lutracad.com/ Niels den Otter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niels-den-otter/ Learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online! Website: www.ascentfab.com Email: joe@ascentfab.com Instagram: @ascentfab YouTube: @ascentfab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
S1 · E14
Aug 6, 2023
54:53

Fabrication Friday - Ascent Fabrication's 3D Printing Ecosystem

Ascent Fabrication is your additive manufacturing operational partner, by means of product development, training, and a diverse ecosystem of innovative equipment and materials. We run the full gambit of FDM 3D Printing by offering CAD design and 3D printing services, personalized training sessions, as well as being a supportive partner for 3D printer and filament manufacturers worldwide. Aside from being very active within the prosthetics and orthotics industry, we are quickly growing into other fields where 3D printing is becoming extremely prevalent. We have partnerships with big name companies in the additive manufacturing industry like: E3D, Filament Innovations, Blackbelt via OMD3D, Artillery, colorFabb, PPprint, PrintDry, and the list is growing! Tune in today to hear more about exactly what we have going on at Ascent Fab, and about how we are building one of the very few brick and mortar 3D printing stores in the country - in beautiful Saratoga Springs, NY! Learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online! Website: www.ascentfab.com Email: joe@ascentfab.com Instagram: @ascentfab YouTube: @ascentfab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
S1 · E13
Jul 31, 2023
50:07

Fabrication Friday - The Impact of 3D Printing Prosthetics Around the Globe

Being able to 3D print a prosthetic or orthotic device for a patient which is equal in structural integrity to its traditionally fabricated alternative, at a reduced cost, and with less labor time has enormous benefits for people all over the world. With the specialized knowledge it takes to operate a 3D printer, 3D scanner, and the applicable software, the method of implementation and the shipping logistics over the long term become the biggest barriers to entry for those interested in places like Haiti, Syria, Nigeria, Kenya, and places of similar economies. Companies like ours at Ascent Fab, as well as vBionic - a prosthetics manufacturer via 3D printing from Poland, are trying to help this initiative by collaborating virtually with interested individuals who have the financial resources to get themselves started. Today I am joined by Bartosz Rajewski, CEO of vBionic, who has developed some very elegant upper extremity prosthetic devices, namely the TOLKA Hand. They collaborate with us on our custom prosthetic silicone liners, and make a number of other custom silicone solutions as well. I hope you enjoy this conversation of his journey into the 3D printing industry as he began building them himself, and the evolution of vBionic's global impact. Bartosz Rajewski: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartosz-rajewski/ Learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online! Website: www.ascentfab.com Email: joe@ascentfab.com Instagram: @ascentfab YouTube: @ascentfab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
S1 · E12
Jul 25, 2023
1:05:48
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