S1 E17: Dror Danai at XJET

In this episode, William Herbert, sits down with Maximillian Munsch from AMPOWER at Formnext 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. Tune in for a super informative exchange about the state of the AM industry. AMPOWER have developed a unique consulting approach to additive manufacturing, combining top down and bottom-up methodology to help companies to seize market opportunities and become market leaders in their segments. 

Carpenter Technology’s, Strategic Business Developers, Gaurav Lalwani and Brent Marini. Sit down with Ryan Kircher, Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer at rms Company. Ryan's AM path began with a simple desire to move back to Colorado. From there, his focus on improving patient outcomes grew. 

In this episode, we sit down with President of ARCH Additive, a leader for Additive Manufacturing for Orthopedic Implants, Brian McLaughlin. We chat through Brian's journey in the industry and how he got hooked the first time he saw an orthopedic leg. His path from, lasers and optics, to additive is an interesting one. 

In this episode, we're heading into the world of academia and beyond as Gaurav Lalwani, Strategic Business Developer at Carpenter Technology, sits down with Ken Gall, Professor at North Carolina-based Duke University, in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science. Professor Gall is a true entrepreneur launching multiple businesses and he speaks about those experiences being fed by his time in academia during this podcast. 

Carpenter Additive's General Manager, Nick Weeks, sits down with Ian Brooks, Technical Director of Additure. Additure is here to create a world in which additive manufacturing is easily understood and regularly adopted. 

Carpenter Additive's Vice President, Ben Ferrar, is joined by James DeMuth, Co-Founder & CEO at Seurat Technologies. Seurat's area printing process focuses 2 million points of laser light on a bed of metal powder, each point fully controllable to create fully melted net-shaped metal components. James describes how he and the company saw an opening in the industry for a new way of thinking and jumped into it.

Carpenter Additive's, William Herbert, Director of Corporate Development, sits down with Andre Wegner, CEO of Authentise for an engaging discussion on the real-world impacts of additive manufacturing. Authentise was founded with the purpose of improving supply chains via data driven workflow management. He retells unusual stories about how both a Nigerian plane crash and an instance of corruption were the reason for his entrance into the AM industry.

 Carpenter Additive's, Mark Pinder, Business Development Manager, sits down with Dror Danai, Chief Business Officer at XJET, at Formnext 2021 for this recent edition of PowderHeads. In this chat, Dror covers the industry transition from 2D to 3D, and talks about why AM is such a differentiator in the entire manufacturing sector. 

Carpenter Additive's, Mark Pinder, Business Development Manager, sits down with Tuan Tranpham, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Azul 3D, Inc, at Formnext 2021.Tune in as Tuan speaks about his 'accidental passion', during a time that the pandemic continues to impact AM and the larger manufacturing sector. He also questions what kind of crazy person takes on a CRO role in such a difficult and challenging market. It's a PowderHeads discussion about passion.

Carpenter Technology's, Luke Boyer, Applications Manager for PowderLife, is joined by Mikhail Gladkikh, Global Leader of Additive Manufacturing Services at Baker Hughes, a leading energy technology company.In this episode, we cover Mikhail's history in additive manufacturing (AM), and how his role and experience have evolved in Baker Hughes over the years. We also take a deeper dive into how AM is encouraging growth and change in different industries.