What Would It Take to Build a 3D Printer Fully in the USA | Slant Podcast Ep 163

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Why can’t a company manufacture a competitive $300 3D printer entirely in the United States?

In this episode of the Slant 3D Podcast, Gabe breaks down what it would actually take to build an American-made alternative to a Bambu Lab printer. That includes domestic stepper motors, circuit boards, CNC machining, injection molding, automation, labor, supply chains, and the millions of dollars required to build the factory behind the printer.

We also discuss Sunlu’s planned filament factory in the United States, major investments in VulcanForms and Venus Aerospace, upcoming Formlabs machines, and why investment continues pouring into additive manufacturing.

Plus, Portals traffic has quadrupled, more designers are earning money from their products, Oil Stick V2 is shipping, and Teleport is preparing an update for international users.

00:00 3D Printing News and Preview 01:26 Sunlu’s New US Filament Factory 04:15 $21 Million for VulcanForms 07:19 Venus Aerospace Raises $91 Million 09:28 Why Hard Problems Create Billion-Dollar Companies 12:49 Formlabs Is Releasing Three New Printers 16:29 Open Sauce and Slant Updates 17:53 Portals Traffic Has Quadrupled 21:11 Production Update and Oil Stick V2 23:57 Indecision Is Killing Businesses 27:44 Can America Build a Competitive 3D Printer? 30:05 Building a 3D Printer Entirely in the USA 35:56 Why Slant Builds Its Own Printers 39:30 America Needs a Different Manufacturing Model 42:13 The Realistic Path to US Manufacturing

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