Additive Snack

In this episode, Katie Brandeau, the Chief Product Officer of Fitz Frames, joins Fabian Alefeld to discuss how organizations can use additive manufacturing to its fullest potential. Fitz Frames’ work in designing innovative, customized eyewear, is a great example of the role industrial 3D printing plays in creating a high-performing product, that offers a better user experience and is potentially more affordable than existing products.

Show Notes

This episode is an example of how organizations can use additive manufacturing to its fullest benefit, such as customized parts, complex structures, and small batch sizes. We discuss the opportunity of understanding the limits of current manufacturing methods to create a high-performing product, offers a better user experience, is swiftly created, and is potentially more affordable than existing products. 
 
Chief Product Officer, Katie Brandeau describes how Fitz Frames has revolutionized the eyewear market using AM. Fitz created a face-scanning app that automatically creates the perfect fit for their 3D-printed glasses. It is a unique approach to product design that combines full customization with style in very little time.

[1:49] Katie describes her journey from R&D at Disney to Chief Product Officer of Fitz Frames. 
 
[4:26] Fitz Founder, Heidi Hertel recognized a need in the children’s eye care market and created a solution that included additive manufacturing.
 
[11:13] Guidance for engineers who want to know if an additive manufacturing solution is right for their application. 
 
[17:28] Disassembling the historical product design process was the key to reinventing the design process and integrating additive manufacturing.
 
[21:29] Katie describes an example where Fitz integrates the scan to print features to create truly customizable products in very little time.
 
[27:58] Creating a non-breakable hinge for kid’s glasses is an ingenious way Fitz Frames is disrupting the market and revolutionizing the eyewear industry.
 
[31:32] Considerations and mistakes companies make when incorporating additive manufacturing into the design process and product creation.

The Additive Snack Podcast is brought to you by EOS. 

What is Additive Snack?

Join host Fabian Alefeld and a range of guests as they discuss all things additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing news, with interviews and real-world stories to educate and entertain. Each episode, Fabian talks to AM experts, professionals in specialist fields, and 3D printing users from all walks of life to deliver a well-rounded view on the state of AM.

Cut through the confusion surrounding polymer and metal additive manufacturing solutions with our digestible, down-to-earth discussions that deliver insights into common mistakes and best practice tips so you can get a clear understanding of AM — layer for layer.

Whether you’re curious about 3D printing technology for the aerospace industry, a deep dive into post processing, or applications of injection molding — we leave no spare parts behind. We want to provide you with the additive insight needed to stay laser focused and leverage every opportunity 3D printing materials have to offer.

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