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Interview with Zac Holcomb about his startup, Additive America
After noting a skills gap in the additive manufacturing industry, Zac Holcomb decided to launch a company with two partners: Additive America. The aim of the startup is to advance the prosthetics industry deep into the digital manufacturing age. We…
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After noting a skills gap in the additive manufacturing industry, Zac Holcomb decided to launch a company with two partners: Additive America. The aim of the startup is to advance the prosthetics industry deep into the digital manufacturing age. We had the opportunity to talk to Zac about this new company but also his unique vision of the market and how it is evolving!
3DN: Can you present yourself and your link with additive manufacturing?
My name is Zac Holcomb and I am a creative leader in additive manufacturing using the HP Multi Jet Fusion technology. I really enjoy engaging with engineers and manufacturing practitioners from a perspective where the old rules no longer apply. To watch someone who has been in the manufacturing industry have that moment where they realize the advantages of additive is a really gratifying thing for me and I really enjoy when they realize it and say “wow, I just needed to think outside the box.” And I love to remind them that they need to #ThinkOutsideTheMold!
I first got my start in 3D printing as a Stereolithography technician, programming builds on legacy 3D Systems machines such as the SLA-250 and SLA-3500. A lot of things learned in those early days contributed to having an open mind to try new things, even when older more experienced minds would snuff at ideas.
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