Fabrication Friday Joe Fairley

Continuous carbon fiber additive manufacturing...it looks space-age because it IS space-age! On this technical episode of Fabrication Friday I dive deep into the nuances of continuous fiber fabrication (CFF) with Jacob Smith from Continuous Composites (which they also call CF3D®). Jacob is an Application Engineer who is well versed in the DfAM techniques for non-planar CFF and discusses some of these thought provoking considerations which result in impactful applications for this unique 3D printing method, such as in the aerospace industry.
Jacob Smith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobdsmith193/
Continuous Composites: https://www.continuouscomposites.com/
We hope you enjoy this episode, if you have any suggestions for topics I should cover, or would like to be a guest on the podcast yourself, feel free to reach out over email or through LinkedIn! You can also learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online.
Website: www.ascentfab.com
Email: joe@ascentfab.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
YouTube: @ascentfab
Instagram: @ascentfab

The phrase "cutting edge" hardly begins to describe the innovative forms of and applications for additive manufacturing that is going on at the Rochester Institute of Technology AMPrint Center - Center for Additive Manufacturing and Multifunctional Printing. My good friend Jade Myers is a Research Development Specialist at the AMPrint Center and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to DfAM techniques and finding creative solutions for new forms of 3D printing. Her PhD in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering focused on an intricately elegant upper extremity prosthesis which utilizes several forms of 3D printing and post processing techniques. This was a really fun chat which touches on several new and newly explored areas of the additive manufacturing industry.
Jade Myers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-myers-prosthetics/
Email: jdmeie@rit.edu
RIT AMPrint Center: https://www.rit.edu/AMPrint/
We hope you enjoy this episode, if you have any suggestions for topics I should cover, or would like to be a guest on the podcast yourself, feel free to reach out over email or through LinkedIn! You can also learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online.
Website: www.ascentfab.com
Email: joe@ascentfab.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
YouTube: @ascentfab
Instagram: @ascentfab

What does it actually take to implement additive manufacturing within your business? Are you using AM for your own needs, or otherwise marketing a product B2B or B2C? There is a lot to think about when you initially want to source the most effective 3D printer, materials, and software for your application. Today I'm speaking with Bryan Craft who has been involved with a couple companies attempting to leverage additive manufacturing for medical applications. Bryan has a front row seat to the day-in day-out roller coaster of marketing and selling additive manufacturing workflows and products to clinicians and end users.
Bryan Craft LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryancraft/
Bryan Craft YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Accessible3D
Disclaimer - Bryan Craft is an Application Specialist for Spentys - an Orthotics and Prosthetics software company. This interview does not in any way reflect the views of Spentys and Bryan's words here are his personal opinions.
We hope you enjoy this episode, if you have any suggestions for topics I should cover, or would like to be a guest on the podcast yourself, feel free to reach out over email or through LinkedIn! You can also learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online.
Website: www.ascentfab.com
Email: joe@ascentfab.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
YouTube: @ascentfab
Instagram: @ascentfab

The Fabrication Friday podcast is back after a short hiatus and ready to bring you enriching content from the 3D printing industry! Today we are joined by Alex Parton of Parton Prints - a family-run 3D printing business out of Atlanta, GA focusing on consumer products from cosplay to custom lighting. Their filament brand, FilaFi, offers high quality PLA in a wide variety of vibrant colors and offers easy, consistent printing. On this episode, Alex and I chat about his journey starting his side hustle and turning it into a family affair that him and his wife operate in parallel to their day jobs. If you're interested in starting a 3D printing side hustle, or even looking to grow your side hustle into a growing business, this is a great episode for you!
Parton Prints - https://partonprints.com/
FilaFi PLA - https://partonprints.com/collections/filafi-filament

If you're a true go-getter and looking for some inspiration, check out the podcasts mentioned in this episode:
Real Business Owners Podcast
The Game, Alex Hormozi

We hope you enjoy this episode, if you have any suggestions for topics I should cover, or would like to be a guest on the podcast yourself, feel free to reach out over email or through LinkedIn! You can also learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online.
Website: www.ascentfab.com
Email: joe@ascentfab.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
YouTube: @ascentfab
Instagram: @ascentfab
TikTok: @ascentfab

This week on the Fabrication Friday podcast we spent some time chatting with the awesome and dedicated crew at the Victoria Hand Project - a Canadian non-profit looking to make an impact for upper extremity amputees around the world. Ascent Fabrication has a long history with the VHP crew, with Joe having been to Port-Au-Prince Haiti with their early team members back in 2016, to provide upper extremity prostheses to amputees as well as train the local professionals how to 3D scan, design, and 3D print them locally. The VHP team has been most recently involved with the efforts in Ukraine and we are also supporting them now in the US. If you are an amputee and think you could benefit from their device, please don't hesitate to reach out!
Victoria Hand Project: https://www.victoriahandproject.com/
We hope you enjoy this episode, if you have any suggestions for topics I should cover, or would like to be a guest on the podcast yourself, feel free to reach out over email or through LinkedIn! You can also learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online.
Website: www.ascentfab.com
Email: joe@ascentfab.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
YouTube: @ascentfab
Instagram: @ascentfab
TikTok: @ascentfab

Today I'll challenge you to look around your house for a plastic object and think - can I 3D print that? Most of the time, the answer is yes! With reverse engineering and Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) techniques, we can pair the right material with the right printing process and print a lot more objects/products than you might think. On this episode, John Kappel, owner of Innosek of Buffalo, NY and I chat about the advanced DfAM techniques his team is implementing for prototyping and large batch production of parts. His print farm boasts 50 printers and counting with design services for any industry.
We also get into a more serious conversation around a new bill (A8132) that has been proposed in New York State that involves requiring a background check for the sale of a 3D printer "that is capable of creating firearms". In our opinion, this bill is bogus and is targeting the wrong part of the problem. We would both appreciate the opportunity to educate those lawmakers about the actual issues surrounding 3D printing "ghost guns" and how we think this bill could be better worded to approach the root of the problem - the fact that you can order the actual "upper" firing components online way too easily...
Innosek: www.innosek.com
John Kappel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-kappel327/
Bill A8132: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8132
I hope you enjoy this episode, if you have any suggestions for topics I should cover, or would like to be a guest on the podcast yourself, feel free to reach out over email or through LinkedIn! You can also learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online.
Website: www.ascentfab.com
Email: joe@ascentfab.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/
YouTube: @ascentfab
Instagram: @ascentfab
TikTok: @ascentfab