25 - Do Design and Production Belong Together? Plus, Additive Manufacturing for Space

Sep 6, 2022

In additive manufacturing, design and production must inform each other — but do they need to live under the same roof or the same ownership? In this episode, Stephanie Hendrixson and Julia Hider consider business models that separate design from production, and in some cases provide the consumer substantial agency in the manufacturing process. Then, they discuss Artemis I and the various ways 3D printing is enabling or will advance space exploration.

 

This episode is brought to you by the Additive Manufacturing Conference at IMTS.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Julia's 3D printed hippo phone stand
• Spokbee’s platform which allows for designers to sell customizable products that are 3D printed on demand
• Angled, another sales platform for designers that also provides production services via Slant3D printer farms
• Gantri, a lighting-focused sales platform
• The Future of Jewelry, which allows consumers an even larger role in the design of custom signet rings
• Maxwell June, the company founded and run by Rob Glenn based on his invention of a razor and blade press 
• Our previous episode on 3D printing and inventors
• Artemis the cat expressing her support of Artemis I
• 6 ways that additive manufacturing will aid space exploration
• Aerojet Rocketdyne's pogo components
• Masten Space Systems' Broadsword engine combustion chamber on The Cool Parts Show
• 3D printed ESD parts on the Orion spacecraft
• Wrench printed via Made In Space on the International Space Station in 2014
• Overview and habitat renderings from NASA's MMPACT project
• IMTS — The International Manufacturing Technology Show, September 12-17