Venture In The South
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E71: Voxel Innovations: Disrupting manufacturing tech for high precision metal components
Pretty much everyone is familiar with 3D printing, using a liquid or fine particle material to 'print' a solid structure like an inkjet printer prints a page. The difference is that it prints many layers, thus the 3 Dimensional character. But what if you started with a solid block and subtracted material to create a solid structure, like a mill or lathe mechanically removing material to create a shape? And, what if you could do this without touching the original block, without friction or abrasion and do a run of 10,000 blocks at a time all with a perfectly smooth finish? It's called Pulsed Electrochemical Machining. It's technically difficult, and requires highly specialized knowledge and equipment, but can create small (millimeter) to medium sized parts (up to about a meter) parts with micrometer level precision, exquisite finishes and can be used for complimentary machining for a component manufactured by traditional means. It's better, faster, and sometimes may be cheaper than traditional manufacturing. This is manufacturing tech at its best, sort of like Tesla or Intuitive Surgical, using proprietary tech to disrupt manufacturing. Daniel Herrington is the founder and CEO who has led Voxel Innovations for 7 years and is now managing dramatic growth, doubling revenue YoY for the last several years. He explains his business, why it is so disruptive and where it's headed in the future.
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