Forbes: The Enemy Of Innovative 3D Printing In Automotive – The Project’s BuyerApril 20, 2021April 28, 2021 | The Essentium TeamShare There is the belief amongst investors that traditional automotive companies cannot keep up with new entrants into the automotive area during a period of explosive innovation: autonomous, electric vehicles, connected platforms, etc. Agility is not the strength of monolithic corporations steeped in historical ways of working and, therein, are seen as “slow to the game” versus neophytes who beta test new features on public roads.For the most part, that preconceived notion is flawed since those traditional manufacturers have the working capital to fuel innovation, whereas the startups are fighting to survive long enough to eventually see production revenues.However, one fundamental function at these well-established companies might hurt their competitiveness in the coming years: the project-specific Buyer from the corporation’s Purchasing Department. Much like a Clydesdale, this blinder-laden workhorse is rewarded for its focused attention on the task in front of them – specifically a lower Bill of Materials (BOM) cost for the vehicle or system — and that myopic viewpoint is seen as an advantage over engineers who might get distracted by new technology.Read More: ForbesShare
There is the belief amongst investors that traditional automotive companies cannot keep up with new entrants into the automotive area during a period of explosive innovation: autonomous, electric vehicles, connected platforms, etc. Agility is not the strength of monolithic corporations steeped in historical ways of working and, therein, are seen as “slow to the game” versus neophytes who beta test new features on public roads.For the most part, that preconceived notion is flawed since those traditional manufacturers have the working capital to fuel innovation, whereas the startups are fighting to survive long enough to eventually see production revenues.However, one fundamental function at these well-established companies might hurt their competitiveness in the coming years: the project-specific Buyer from the corporation’s Purchasing Department. Much like a Clydesdale, this blinder-laden workhorse is rewarded for its focused attention on the task in front of them – specifically a lower Bill of Materials (BOM) cost for the vehicle or system — and that myopic viewpoint is seen as an advantage over engineers who might get distracted by new technology.Read More: Forbes
Kendra Pulliam May 4, 2022Design World: NUBURU and Essentium Partner to Launch Blue Laser-Based Wire Feed Metal 3D PrintersNUBURU, an industry leader in high power and high brightness industrial blue lasers, and Essentium Inc., a worldwide leader in industrial additive manufacturing (AM), announced a partnership to develop and manufacture a blue laser-based metal AM platform. Read More
The Essentium Team April 28, 2022Make Parts Fast: 3D Printing a COVID BreathalyzerEssentium, Inc., announced that the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE) 3D Printing Platform and industrial materials were used to conceptualize, design, prototype, and manufacture ten functional Worlds Protect COVID-19 breathalyzer kiosks in an accelerated time frame. Read More
The Essentium Team February 15, 2022Fabbaloo: Additive Manufacturing – We’re Doing It All WrongA chat with Essentium CEO Blake Teipel revealed something rather interesting about the additive manufacturing industry. Read More