AM's Place in Industrial Supply Chains ft. Markus Seibold, Matt Kremenetsky, Nick & Sophie

In this episode of the 3D People Podcast, Sophie is joined by Markus Seibold (Co-Founder & Director at MakerVerse), Matt Kremenetsky (Macro Analyst at 3DPrint.com) and Nick Pearce (Founder & Director at ADG) to discuss where Additive Manufacturing sits in industrial supply chains, how we can ensure quality as we continue to move towards serial production, and how all of this will impact on the job and talent landscape going forward.

Topic Breakdown:

• 01:45 How does AM impact on the supply chain and nearshoring/reshoring efforts, and vice versa, how do reshoring efforts and the supply chain impact on AM?
• 09:00 What challenges does AM face in integrating into wider manufacturing supply chains?
• 16:02 How does the 'Manufacturing Super Cycle' happening the US right now impact on the AM industry and future supply chains?
• 19:40 What does 'Serial Production' look like from a technical perspective, and how close are we to achieving this with AM?
• 24:47 How can you ensure quality is maintained in the production process and that the supply chain can hold against challenges when applying multiple different approaches during manufacturing?
• 30:26 How much demand is there for quality assurance in the production process?
• 34:32 Breakdown of 2023 AM Salary Survey Report data on Employers' opinions around how AM's integration into supply chains will impact on the job and talent market - with insight from Nick Pearce and ADG.
  • 35:53 - 'Talent will need to upskill / reskill' analysis
  • 47:15 - 'Certain roles will be in higher demand' and 'Salaries will increase in high demand roles' analysis
  • 51:03 - 'AM's integration into wider supply chains will bring more "high value jobs" to the industry' analysis

You can download a FREE copy of the 2023 AM Salary Survey Report here.

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