Solutionology Podcast
Welcome to Solutionology! This podcast was created by DI Labs, an additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing service bureau built by product development and manufacturing engineers. Our hosts, DI Labs Co-Founders Brian and Carl Douglass, are “solutionologists” who solve problems and create new opportunities for customers by leveraging their diverse and powerful fleet of cutting-edge additive technologies. They'll be using this platform to share a wide range of the most challenging product development and manufacturing problems they are tackling these days using additive technology and a mindset of solutionology.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Pain Point #2: Packing Builds vs Designing Builds
There's a high degree of pricing and quality variability in the market from additive manufacturing service providers. In this excerpt from the Solutionology Podcast Episode 13, Carl and Brian talk ab…
Pain Point #1: Buying a Printer vs Building a Digital Workflow
Many additive adopters are buying new printers with the expectation that they're "plug & play." In this excerpt from the Solutionology Podcast Episode #13, Brian and Carl dive into the topic of what …
Episode #12 | The Two-Week Effect: A Friendship that Shaped Our Culture
In this episode, we brought our great friend and team member, Justin Hildebrandt, into the podcast studio during his annual stint at DI Labs. You see, Justin has spent two weeks a year for the past t…
Episode #11 | Supporting Transformational Innovation in Medical Device
This Solutionology episode is inspired by our work serving the medical device industry, which makes up over 50% of our business. We dig into the details of medical device applications but the takeawa…
Episode #10 | Discovering the Power of Additive: Phytec's Journey
In this episode of the Solutionology Podcast, we talk with Serah Peterson, engineer and project lead at PHYTEC America, and learn about her experience working with DI Labs to solve a problem so many …
Episode #9 | The Journey Behind Our Mass Customization Use Case
There's lots of buzz about mass customization, but how do you actually apply it from a product development and manufacturing standpoint?
In this episode, we dive into the details of our two-year jour…
Episode #8 | Additive Hype vs. Additive Reality
On this episode, we address an edgy topic that has caused more than a little frustration among customers and industry peers - “Additive Hype vs. Additive Reality.” To gain a broader perspective, we i…
Episode #7 | Managing Tolerances & Quality for Mission Critical Applications
One of the most common questions we get about additive capabilities is: how do you achieve and manage tight tolerances? Those asking are usually in mission critical applications like medical device, …
Episode #6 | Introducing Ultra White
In this episode we share some exciting news about the latest advancements in additive solutions at DI Labs. We've added Ultra White to our core capabilities powered by HP’s 5420W, a new generation of…
Episode #5 | Advancements with White Parts
DI Labs is always seeking opportunities to be on the cutting edge and push boundaries. In this episode, we share some exciting news about the work we've been doing with white nylon parts. We've got s…
Episode #4 | The Art of Onboarding Materials & Technologies
This episode marks an important transition! The DI Labs podcast was previously built around the Stratasys OpenAM beta running at our facility. But as die-hard problem solvers, we're broadening the sc…
Episode #3 | A Deep Dive into Material Innovation
Welcome to the "Free the Fortus" Podcast (now called the Solutionology Podcast), fueled by the Stratasys #OpenAM Validated Materials Beta underway at DI Labs. We're a Stratasys global launch partner …
Episode #2 | Opportunities with Engineered Materials
Welcome to the "Free the Fortus" Podcast (now called the Solutionology Podcast), fueled by the Stratasys #OpenAM Validated Materials Beta underway at DI Labs. We're a Stratasys global launch partner …
Episode #1 | Free the Fortus
Welcome to the "Free the Fortus" Podcast (now called the Solutionology Podcast), fueled by the Stratasys #OpenAM Validated Materials Beta underway at DI Labs. We're a Stratasys global launch partner …