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On this episode of the Additive Insight podcast, we're joined by JEOL USA VP of Product Management Tom Isabell.

Tom has been a part of the JEOL USA management team since 2003 and joins the podcast to discuss the electron microscopy firm’s decision to enter the additive manufacturing field.

Harnessing its electron beam technology, JEOL announced the global launch of its e-beam 3D printing process at RAPID + TCT in 2022. It has since installed multiple machines, including one at Cumberland Additive’s Neighborhood 91 site and one at the Technical University of Munich.

With JEOL once again set to exhibit at this year’s RAPID + TCT event in LA, we catch up with Tom to hear about the motivation behind JEOL’s decision to move into AM, the key capabilities of the company’s JAM-5200EBM machine, and the application opportunities this system opens up.

We also discuss how JEOL can continue to lean on the wider company’s other areas of expertise and the maturity of the AM market.

We close out our Additive Insight TCT 3Sixty takeover with an editorial roundtable discussing the additive manufacturing technology launches, takeaways, and overall sense of optimism that permeated the UK's definitive industrial 3D printing event.

This year saw several hardware debuts including WAAM3D's new MiniWAAM metal system built on a new 3-axis overhead CNC system architecture; the Massivit 3000 from Massivit 3D Technologies; and the large-format fused filament fabrication LANDR 500 system from RYSE 3D spin-out LANDR.

On this episode, the team report from inside one of KraussMaffei's 3D printed meeting pods on the show floor where they covered all of the above, plus conference highlights from the Ministry of Defence and 3T Additive Manufacturing; key findings from our second TCT UK User Group meeting; and winners from our 6th annual TCT Awards ceremony.

On this week’s episode of Additive Insight, our TCT 3Sixty takeover continues with Rolf Mack, KraussMaffei’s Vice President Additive Manufacturing.

Last year, the plastics processing company celebrated its 185-year history, which in 2022 included a move into the additive manufacturing (AM) industry with an ambition to become the most reliable and commercially viable solution for large-scale 3D printing.

During this Executive Interview, Mack discusses why now was the time for the company to enter the AM market, how it's making 'print right, first time' a reality, and why AM needs to reach the same level of maturity as established injection moulding and extrusion technologies.

On this week’s episode of Additive Insight, we continue our TCT 3Sixty takeover with an interview with John Kawola, CEO at Boston Micro Fabrication.

Having spent 25 years in the additive manufacturing industry, at BMF, Kawola is focused on micro-precision 3D printing for ultra-high precision applications.

During our conversation, Kawola talks about the demand for micro additive manufacturing as the trend for miniaturisation continues across countless industries; why additive opportunities should be sought where conventional manufacturing is a challenge; and why BMF is primarily interested in applications which can be ‘uniquely enabled' by its platform.

We also discuss the launch of the dual resolution microArch D1025 system, which will be on the show floor at TCT 3Sixty, and why BMF decided to launch a biotechnology company to develop and commercialise 3D BioChips.

On this episode of the Additive Insight podcast, we're joined by ADDiTEC CEO Brian Matthews.

Matthews set up the ADDiTEC business around eight years ago, with the company gradually building out an extensive metal additive manufacturing portfolio that encompasses DED, Liquid Metal Jetting and Hybrid technologies.

Throughout the conversation, Matthews explains the motivation behind setting up the ADDiTEC business, the opportunities he saw in Liquid Metal Jetting, and the application opportunities ADDiTEC technologies are opening up.

He also provides insight on his vision for the company and teases future expansions to the product portfolio.

On this episode of the Additive Insight podcast, we're joined by Hyphen Innovations CEO Onome Scott-Emuakpor.

Scott-Emuakpor has more than 20 years experience in structural mechanics and structural dynamics, spending much of that time working for the US Air Force Research Lab.

Two years ago, he set up the Hyphen Innovations business to bring to market a vibration suppression method that sought to make additive manufacturing safer and more reliable, with potential applications in aerospace, defence, automotive and tooling.

That technology – inherent damping via additive manufacturing processes – is the focus of our conversation today, as Scott Emuakpor explains how it works, the design opportunities it opens up, and what comes next for the company.