# S1E30 The Service & Hospitality Industry, HP 3D Printing, & Xometry | Greg Paulsen

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2020-08-16
- Length: 50m
- Episode: 30
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-08-16-s1e30-the-service-hospitality-industry-hp-3d-printing-xometry-greg-paulsen

## Summary

Greg Paulsen, Director of Application Engineering at Xometry, discusses his eclectic background ranging from hospitality to government intelligence research before joining the on-demand manufacturing platform. He explains how Xometry’s distributed network of over 3,000 partners differs from the in-house model of competitors like Proto Labs, enabling complex quoting and global scaling. Paulsen also details the technical distinctions between Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and HP’s Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printing technologies, highlighting throughput and material properties.

## Chapters

- [0:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-08-16-s1e30-the-service-hospitality-industry-hp-3d-printing-xometry-greg-paulsen#t=13) Introduction: Greg Paulsen and Xometry
- [1:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-08-16-s1e30-the-service-hospitality-industry-hp-3d-printing-xometry-greg-paulsen#t=68) Eclectic Background: Hospitality, Intelligence, and Engineering
- [10:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-08-16-s1e30-the-service-hospitality-industry-hp-3d-printing-xometry-greg-paulsen#t=647) Business Culture: Guanxi and Relationship-Based Trust
- [23:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-08-16-s1e30-the-service-hospitality-industry-hp-3d-printing-xometry-greg-paulsen#t=1396) Xometry vs. Proto Labs: Distributed vs. In-House Manufacturing
- [34:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-08-16-s1e30-the-service-hospitality-industry-hp-3d-printing-xometry-greg-paulsen#t=2073) Technical Deep Dive: SLS vs. HP Multi Jet Fusion
- [44:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2020-08-16-s1e30-the-service-hospitality-industry-hp-3d-printing-xometry-greg-paulsen#t=2697) Future of Xometry: Global Expansion and Supplier Consolidation

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Xometry (company)
- Proto Labs (company)
- HP (company)
- Autodesk Inventor (tool)
- SolidWorks (tool)
- ANSYS (tool)

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