Rapid 2019: Interview with John Dulchinos VP 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing at Jabil5/23/2019 Rapid 2019: Interview with John Dulchinos VP 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing at Jabil http://bit.ly/2JZENF9 Jabil is a huge contract manufacturing firm that makes and develops products for the brands that you know. With over 100 factories and $19 billion in revenue and over a 177,000 employees Jabil’s interest in 3D printing can have huge ramifications for our industry. Just this one firm could broadly adopt our technology and drive adoption forward. With end-user products having to be made at high volume and low-cost Jabil is not the first firm you may think of when you look at 3D printing. After all, in highly customized industries and high-end applications such as satellites the 3D printing business case is more easily made. Jabil has been doing some fundamentally very interesting things, however. The firm has developed and is making materials which will lower its own costs, it went into the production of footwear and insoles, and set up a 3D printing network while deploying Ultimaker 3D printers and betting big on HP. Jabil seems to be making a steadfast move in engaging the 3D printing market in a fundamental way. Moreover especially with a global network of manufacturing, a lot of volume, the expertise in making 3D printers itself and its own materials the firm may yet cement significant advantages into the fundamental economics of manufacturing and prototyping. With contract manufacturing being cutthroat and low margin anything that can give them an advantage may have significant knock-on effects. If it makes sense for an automotive manufacturer to adopt 3D printing then it will doubly so make sense for contractors in tight spots on tight deadlines to do so. This is especially true if they can accelerate prototyping, tooling or customization through 3D printing; offer more customized products at lower costs or bridge manufacture more efficiently. Any incremental move towards the ability to do mass customization at scale or to engage in profitable high mix low volume manufacturing could spell doom for competitors. Heading up Jabil’s considerable 3D printing engagements and investments in VP John Dulchinos. 3DPrint.com spoke with him at RAPID to find out more. What is Jabil’s strategy in 3D printing?
What are you doing in AM?
Is this contract manufacturing of something else?
What are some interesting applications?
Are you expanding your materials and printers portfolio?
Is 3D printing helping Jabil?
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