Solutionology Podcast

Apr 26 2024
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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.

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#25 | Approaching Quality & ISO 9001 with a Digital Mindset

Apr 26 2024 22 mins  
Our Solutionology podcast shares behind-the-scenes stories of projects and problem-solving using a digital mindset. In Episode #25, Carl Douglass, DI Lab CEO, and Brian Douglass, DI Labs COO, have an in-depth discussion about quality with Hannah Kinder, DI Labs Production Manager. Quality can be a touchy subject in additive manufacturing because it often seems ambiguous and expecta

Episode #24 | Using a Digital Mindset in Product Development & Manufacturing

Mar 25 2024 22 mins  
What is a digital mindset, and how does it add value to the product development, design, management & manufacturing process?In Episode #24 of the Solutionology Podcast Carl Douglass, P.E. and Brian Douglass from DI Labs dig into this topic. Brian starts by providing a simple definition of a digital mindset from the DI Labs perspective. "A digital mindset is a way for us to

Episode #23 | Maximizing Value Using a Digital Mindset

Dec 19 2023 13 mins  
What does it mean to have a digital mindset and how does it open up possibilities in product development and manufacturing? On this episode of the Solutionology Podcast, Carl and Brian share DI Lab’s journey in creating a consumer product line that has grown exponentially by leveraging the power of a digital mindset and manufacturing process. It allowed us to approach the market

Episode #22 | Do You Have A Blueprint for Additive Manufacturing Success?

Nov 13 2023 86 mins  
Recently, Carl and Brian Douglass were guest experts on a Webinar hosted by MasterGraphics and Mindfire. We are posting this as an episode of the Solutionology Podcast with their permission. Access the original posting here. Could you elevate your Approach with a Solid Plan from the Experts?Challenge the status quo by asking yourself: Is your current additive manufacturing plan tru

Episode #21 | When to Consider Additive Manufacturing for Production

Oct 11 2023 14 mins  
In this mini-episode of the Solutionology Podcast, we’re addressing some of the most common questions we get about volume production using additive manufacturing. In fact, these questions were the driving force behind a technical presentation that Carl Douglass, DI Labs CEO, created and will be delivering at the Medical Device and Manufacturing tradeshow in Minneapolis. We’re j

Episode #20 | Driving Design Complexity Using Additive Manufacturing for Production

Sep 15 2023 14 mins  
We’re back with a favorite client and good friend, Mike Van Staagen, owner of Van Staagen Design and VP of Advanced Design and Development for Cirrus Aircraft.In this episode, Mike talks about working with a company to design the internal body of a very specialized camera about the size of a soda can. He explains how leveraging the DI Labs Multi-Jet Fusion (MJF) capabilities for

Episode #19 | Insights from a 30-Year Career in Product Design w/ Mike Van Staagen

Aug 29 2023 37 mins  
In this special episode, we got 30 years of wisdom from renowned product and aviation designer, Mike Van Staagen. Mike is extremely passion about sharing what he's learned on his professional journey which started with architecture and led to his current position as VP of Advanced Design and Development for Cirrus Aircraft.Among Mike's many career achievements, he helped

Episode #18 | The Impact of Rapid Modeling at Full Scale: Cirrus Fuselage

Aug 21 2023 14 mins  
Don’t miss this conversation with a favorite client and good friend, Mike Van Staagen. Mike is a renowned designer of aircraft, mobility solutions, products of all sorts, and a manufacturing engineer with an award-winning 30-year career. He currently serves as the VP of Advanced Design and Development for Cirrus Aircraft while also operating his own design firm. Mike's many

Episode #17 | A CFO's Perspective on Innovation

Jul 06 2023 40 mins  
This episode of the Solutionology podcast is unlike any other we've done. Our guest is Todd Buness, the CFO and President of Prinsco, a long standing product development client of DI Labs. In this conversation we do a deep dive into the business and finance side of product innovation from his perspective. It's a topic that takes us away from the technical details of addit

Episode #16 | Leveraging 3D Printing to Drive Thermoforming Innovation

Jun 16 2023 36 mins  
Carl & Brian walk through examples of how they’ve used industrial 3D printing (additive manufacturing) to drive innovation in projects using low pressure molding methods such as thermoforming. You’ll see examples where traditional molds were modified with 3D printed components in order to enhance features and test design changes during real time production. When additive is