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Implementing Additive Manufacturing and Traditional Manufacturing Processes — Special IMTS Edition

Additive Snack · 3 Jan 2023 · 18m

What this episode covers

Rich Stump, co-founder and CCO of Fathom Digital Manufacturing, discusses the company's hybridized manufacturing approach, which integrates additive technologies with traditional processes like injection molding and CNC machining. He highlights a specific project where his team produced 20,000 parts in 27 days using 12 different manufacturing processes to meet a Fortune 10 company's tight timeline. Stump emphasizes that additive manufacturing serves as an enabling tool for rapid prototyping, validation builds, and digital warehousing rather than a direct competitor to conventional methods. He also outlines Fathom's strategy post-IPO, focusing on software integration, capacity expansion, and changing customer mindsets through education and tangible project results.

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companies scaling up

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Fathom, Object, PTC, Ansys, Kodak, Stratasys, Mantle, Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, EOS
Products
Evolve

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