# Daniel Lazier | How to Make Super Strong Parts Fast & Inexpensively - Markforged

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2022-07-29
- Length: 47m
- Episode: 28
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-07-29-daniel-lazier-how-to-make-super-strong-parts-fast-inexpensively-markforged
- Listen: https://teampipeline.us/daniel-lazier-markforged/

## Summary

Daniel Lazier, Product Marketing Manager at Markforged, discusses the company's industrial 3D printing technology, which produces high-strength parts using Nylon, Onyx (nylon with chopped carbon fiber), continuous carbon fiber, and metal. He explains how Markforged’s Eiger software and material formulations enable engineers to replace traditional manufacturing with on-demand, point-of-need production, citing examples like Formula SAE suspension brackets and global service depot supply chains. Lazier also details his career transition from mechanical engineering to marketing, arguing that authentic customer engagement is key to effective product promotion and accelerating additive manufacturing adoption.

## Chapters

- [0:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-07-29-daniel-lazier-how-to-make-super-strong-parts-fast-inexpensively-markforged#t=43) Introduction: Daniel Lazier and Markforged's Mission
- [1:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-07-29-daniel-lazier-how-to-make-super-strong-parts-fast-inexpensively-markforged#t=77) Lazier's Engineering Background: FIRST Robotics and Early Career
- [4:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-07-29-daniel-lazier-how-to-make-super-strong-parts-fast-inexpensively-markforged#t=286) Markforged Technology: Onyx, Continuous Fiber, and Metal
- [8:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-07-29-daniel-lazier-how-to-make-super-strong-parts-fast-inexpensively-markforged#t=530) Use Cases: Formula SAE Brackets and Global Supply Chain Digitization
- [14:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-07-29-daniel-lazier-how-to-make-super-strong-parts-fast-inexpensively-markforged#t=843) Precise PLA Material and Design Validation
- [19:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-07-29-daniel-lazier-how-to-make-super-strong-parts-fast-inexpensively-markforged#t=1171) Technical Deep Dive: FFF vs. SLA and Surface Finish
- [24:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-07-29-daniel-lazier-how-to-make-super-strong-parts-fast-inexpensively-markforged#t=1443) Eiger Software: Automation, Cloud Features, and Ease of Use
- [35:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-07-29-daniel-lazier-how-to-make-super-strong-parts-fast-inexpensively-markforged#t=2155) Career Transition: From Application Engineer to Marketing Manager

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Markforged (company)
- Onyx (product)
- Precise PLA (product)
- Eiger (tool)
- Teton Simulation (company)
- SLA (other)
- FIRST Robotics (other)

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