Archive for the ‘Rapid Prototyping & Rapid Manufacturing’ Category

Roger Spielman’s Thoughts On EuroMold 2007

Friday, November 30th, 2007 by Dean Rotbart

Roger Spielman is something of a folk hero in the rapid-fabrication industry. Spielman spent more than 20 years at the Rocketdyne Division of The Boeing Co., where he came to oversee its rapid prototype operations. Among his many noteworthy accomplishment, Spielman and his team used SLS to create hundreds of parts for the International Space Station Program and the

Twice since 2000, Spielman has been a keynote speaker at EuroMoldb><, the annual trade fair for moldmaking and tooling, design and application development. This year’s fair will be held in Frankfurt, Germany from December 5, 2007 to December 8, 2007.

Ahead of EuroMold, Dean Rotbart, director of the Low-Volume Manufacturers Association, conducted a telephone interview with Spielman, asking him what he would tell EuroMold if he were a speaker this year.

What follows is an edited transcript of that interview. It is reprinted with permission of the Low-Volume Manufacturers Association, www.l-vma.org.

Financially Advantageous Fractional Asset Ownership

Monday, September 10th, 2007 by Alex Linde

One of the major goals at US Reliant is to promote asset ownership, particularly in the USA. While outsourcing is a valuable tool in many circumstances, it should not be the answer every time. I believe frequently manufacturers choose to outsource due to lack of other alternatives. US Reliant’s fractional asset ownership program provides an […]

Low Volume Runs With High Volume Benefits

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 by Alex Linde

One of the more important and appealing benefits of fractional ownership of manufacturing equipment is for low-volume runs to become cost effective while maintaining ownership and building an asset base. Let me break it down.
In the past, a low-volume manufacturer’s typical cost effective solution is to outsource to another company. While this is a viable […]

New Technologies New Jobs

Monday, July 23rd, 2007 by Dean Rotbart

Rockford, Illinois Seeks To Replace Lost Jobs Using Fresh Manufacturing Technologies

On the surface, Rockford, Illinois appears to be an ideal location for both businesses and families.
Located in the northern part of the state along the Rock River, the city promotes itself as one that offers “the attractions and services of a big city, but with […]