# Reinventing Safety: Helmets, AM Tech, and Blunt Trauma

- Show: [Additive Snack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack)
- Published: 2023-08-22
- Length: 31m
- Episode: 3
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-08-22-reinventing-safety-helmets-am-tech-and-blunt-trauma
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/b7f9d2d6

## Summary

Dr. Scott Piland, Professor and Director of the School of Kinesiology & Nutrition at the University of Southern Mississippi, discusses how additive manufacturing (AM) is revolutionizing athlete safety and sports equipment design. He explains his transition from athletic training to polymer science and details how AM enables the creation of novel, custom-fit protective gear like helmets and mouth guards that traditional manufacturing cannot easily produce. Piland highlights the challenges of mitigating blunt trauma and concussions, emphasizing the need for multidisciplinary collaboration to bridge the gap between clinical needs and material engineering.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-08-22-reinventing-safety-helmets-am-tech-and-blunt-trauma#t=4) Introduction: Scott Piland's Journey from Shoe Sales to Sports Tech
- [7:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-08-22-reinventing-safety-helmets-am-tech-and-blunt-trauma#t=422) The Clinical Challenge of Concussions and Brain Injury
- [13:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-08-22-reinventing-safety-helmets-am-tech-and-blunt-trauma#t=829) Additive Manufacturing's Role in Design Freedom and Innovation
- [21:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-08-22-reinventing-safety-helmets-am-tech-and-blunt-trauma#t=1284) Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Breaking Down Silos
- [26:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-08-22-reinventing-safety-helmets-am-tech-and-blunt-trauma#t=1594) Future of Custom Prophylactics and On-Demand Printing

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- University of Southern Mississippi (company)
- Riddell Revolution (product)
- Nike (company)
- UNC Chapel Hill (company)
- University of Georgia (company)
- Baldassa State University (company)
- Zeith Helmet (product)
- TPU (material)
- Polyethylene acrylate (material)
- Orthoplast (material)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [122. Preventing Head Trauma With Smart Helmets](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2023-05-16-122-preventing-head-trauma-with-smart-helmets) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [Scott Summit | Industrial Design, 3D Printing, & Life-Changing Products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-12-02-scott-summit-industrial-design-3d-printing-life-changing-products) (Being an Engineer)
- [J.A.M.E.S CEO Andreas Müller talks Additive Manufactured Electronics on EMS@C-Level 2022 episode 17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2022-10-09-j-a-m-e-s-ceo-andreas-muller-talks-additive-manufactured-electronics-on-ems-c-le) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
- [21. AI Rescues Firefighters, NASA Prints Spacecraft Parts, Plug & Play Prosthetics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-06-08-21-ai-rescues-firefighters-nasa-prints-spacecraft-parts-plug-play-prosthetics) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing with Steve Szymeczek of Penumbra Engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/predictable-designs-podcast/2020-04-02-3d-printing-and-additive-manufacturing-with-steve-szymeczek-of-penumbra-engineer) (Predictable Designs Podcast)

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