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Julie Schulte | Parts & Hardware Tools for R&D Engineers

Being an Engineer · 28 Apr 2023 · 37m · Episode 17

What this episode covers

Julie Schulte, co-founder and CEO of Chamfr, explains how her platform connects R&D engineers with suppliers of low-volume medical device components to accelerate product development. She details the historical pain point where engineers struggled to source small quantities of custom parts due to high minimum order quantities and manual quoting processes. Schulte describes how Chamfr solves this by maintaining real-time inventory of 'close enough' components, allowing engineers to iterate quickly without waiting for custom manufacturing quotes. The company bootstrapped its growth, overcoming supplier resistance to holding inventory, and now serves as a transparent marketplace for medical device innovation.

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early-stage companies

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Chamfr, Pipeline Design & Engineering
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TeamPipeline.us, ISO 13485, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook

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