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There is no shortage of examples of additive manufacturing, or 3D Printing, helping in the fight against COVID-19. In this Bunker, we talked to executives from two of the companies on the vanguard of additive technology, who are both doing their part to address the COVID-19 crisis. Both Markforged and Carbon have quickly implemented responses to COVID-19, including 3D printing nasal swabs for testing, PPE for frontline healthcare workers, parts for medical devices, and hospital equipment.
Our guests in Bunker #7 were:
Bryan Painter, Vice President & GM of the Americas Region at Markforged. Bryan joined Markforged as employee 92 and has led the company’s go-to-market and global expansion, taking the company to over 250 employees and growing orders by 300%.
菲利普desimoneis Chief Customer Officer at Carbon and was a part of the founding team at Carbon in 2013. He’s responsible for customer success, retention, and acquisition, as well as managing Carbon’s most strategic relationships and customers, like Ford, BMW, Adidas, and Riddell. In 2016, Philip was selected for the福布斯30以下30岁以下, and he has been extensively quoted and featured in the media.
Before we got into the debate with these rock stars of the additive industry, here are a few headlines that caught the eye of my co-host Philip Stoten:
More consideration is being given to the post COVID-19 supply chain and manufacturing ecosystem, as people grapple with returning to some kind of “new” normal.
According to a survey of more thanPWC本月完成了300次官方版,供应链将分散的pandemic, but they will only relocate completely as a last resort. The survey found that 56% plan to find alternate and additional sourcing options in reaction to COVID-19. Other findings include a desire to increase visibility, improve digital tools for supply chain management, and to be able to better model and manage risk.
上周的客人之一指出本周有线的伟大标题，“随着工人散开停止病毒，机器人填补了空白”. Social distancing requires rethinking the layout of workplaces, and a new breed of robots is helping to keep factories and warehouses running.
Those in the auto space continue to step up, the latest being本田，已在俄亥俄州改建其技术中心的一部分，使呼吸机与Dynaflo Inc一起制作.
Let’s not forget that disruption happens all the time. In anEMS执行面试本周进行，菲利普was told that midway through the pandemic, one plant was hit by an earthquake, requiring the factory to be evacuated and then checked structurally, before operators observing social distancing could return.
From our guests
在这一集的堡垒中，我们探讨了添加剂制造在目前大流行中的作用，以及其数字方法如何使其成为快速产品开发和部署的理想选择。我们探讨了迫切需求和供应如何匹配，以确保零件迅速制造和部署在最需要的地方。我们还看了一下在全球制造生态系统中的3D打印的更广泛的作用以及改变了在多个行业中推动更大部署的变化。
We started with both our guests sharing their own experiences and the fact that each of them wanted to help address the COVID-19 situation in any way they could.
菲利普desimoneexplained how Carbon, led by President & CEO Ellen Kullman, quickly mobilized its manufacturing ecosystem to make PPE, with their design team pivoting from designing the company’s next printer to engineering a face shield. From there, they began printing COVID-19 testing swabs for hospitals, and within three weeks, they had hospital trials taking place and are now making more than 100,000 testing swabs per week.
Bryan Painter observed that the additive manufacturing community has really rallied to help first responders, adding that it’s a really rewarding experience. Markforged has an industrial focus, so it was a big pivot to create products for first responders. The company started with an open source face shield design for people in their network to print. Then, engineers at Marforged pivoted to come up with a COVID-19 testing swab design, partnered with Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, and iterated from design to part within 36 hours.
这些只是添加剂制造业力量的许多大实例中的两个，以便快速地通过设计，多次迭代和对生产进行运动。
The debate moved to the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption to the additive industry’s supply chain and the need to integrate a strategy that covers materials, as well as machines. Carbon benefits from using liquid chemistry, while Markforged blends its own filaments.
The panel also discussed the importance of selecting the right process for each job. Additive manufacturing has a lot to offer but will not suit every manufacturing need. Developments in materials, processes, and machines continue to make additive manufacturing competitive at increasing volumes, like 100,000, but not when millions of parts are required.
菲利普解释了价值创造在简单的生产过程中的重要性。当部件设计用于添加剂制造时，可以实现附加值，并且具有无法在其他地方产生的功能。他引用了一些很棒的例子，如运动头盔，汽车座椅和规模定制的产品。
Both Bryan and Philip underlined the importance of education and information in the adoption of additive manufacturing. Bryan spoke of the Markforged University launch on 2019. Philip talked about the need to educate engineers and explained the value of having design for additive in their toolbox.
以下是来自供应链Bunker剧集＃7的少数关键的外卖：
· Use the right tool for the right job; that may be additive
· You can design in one location and print anywhere
·价格仍然驾驶决定
· Materials and the ecosystem are key
· Be an additive MVP in your company; you could go from zero to hero as a result
·Rallying Cry - Go Team Accative;做得好！！
