MEP EP#181: Greg Paulsen: Pizza is the Way to an Engineer's Heart
Greg Paulsen
The leader of the Application Engineering team at Xometry
Xometry is an online instant quoting platform for custom manufacturing projects, which utilize a professional network of thousands of manufacturers
Greg’s team handles special case projects that require attention to material selection, design-for-manufacturing, and technical engineering resources
Plays a vital role in vetting new technologies and materials to add to Xometry's manufacturing portfolio
Background is in product development using rapid prototyping, focusing on the various applications of industrial 3D printing and advanced manufacturing
Digital Manufacturing
Uploading and interpreting customer’s files
Can uploading to the cloud replace drawings?
Drawings contain so much information that is necessary
Is it too easy to just dump in a 3d model and not worry about the rest?
Experienced vs Newbie customers - What kind of resources exist for both?
Assemblies
Tolerances and Stackup
Breaking tradition
How is “digital manufacturing” replacing the more traditional customer/manufacturer relationships?
Approvals and certifications?
Inspections and reports?
If a customer wishes to do a walk through or receive specific factory information is that available?
The Network of Partners
How to handle capability?
Quality?
Lead times?
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