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Welcome back for Episode 3 of the Making Things Podcast. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Tim and Carol from Horse and Dragon brewing company. In our conversation, we talk about the story behind H&D, their many travels and its influence on the business, production, and packaging in the beer industry, and much, much more.

On Episode 2 of Making Things, we will talk with Grant Flaharty and Eric Beardslee. Grant is the President and CEO of Aleph Objects, and Eric is the Product Marketing Manager. We discuss the advantage of operating with Open Hardware and Free Software, Getting Customer Feedback, and answer the question Can 3D printing really be used for production parts? And much, much, more If you are in the manufacturing space, then you will get a lot of value from this podcast.

Show Notes:

[1:30] Grant’s Introduction
[2:22] Eric’s Introduction
[4:30] Open Hardware & Free Software
[6:10] Utilizing a community of innovators
[11:10] Spending time at Gemba with the customer
[17:10] Printers as a viable option for production manufacturing
[19:40] Challenges with Bio Printing
[23:38] What’s Next? 2 Year + Plan
[25:20] Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing
[26:10] Barrier to Entry
[29:45] Marketing in different countries
[35:00] Involvement with Education

The episode features Arjun Patel, co-founder of WorkClout, a manufacturing platform that was built to connect people, machines, and processes together to allow manufacturers to work collaboratively, have visibility, and to maximize production potential.

In this conversation, we talk about the importance of solving the right problem, honing in on both the customer and the product, and much much more.