It’s possible to imagine using ChatGPT’s memory, or even just giving the context in an initial brain dump that would allow for this type of call. So don’t feel like it’s too far off.
ARENA AI | MACHINE LEARNING + FULL-STACK + DESIGN + PRODUCT ROLES | ONSITE in NYC | FULL-TIME
Arena builds "autopilot" for high-frequency business decisions. We empower businesses across industries to make critical strategic decisions fully autonomous using cutting-edge ML.
We’re hiring for Machine Learning Scientists, frontend/fullstack engineers, a senior product designer, and product/growth leads. We’ve grown from 20 to 52 this year based on strong revenue flow and recent funding (making our funding announcement tomorrow 8/2!).
We have a plug-n-play Shopify <> Shipstation integration, where all you need to do is give us your Shipstation credentials. From there we just need to know the products/SKUs you'll be making with us.
Voodoo Manufacturing | New York, NY | Full-time | Onsite
We are building a digital robotic 3D printing factory to compete with injection molding. We're well funded, have significant revenue, and are scaling quickly.
Our quoting engine needs a mesh file to estimate price from. As well, all of the 3D printer compiles need the same... It should be easy to export your model as a STL or OBJ though!
I agree, but at the end of the day you need some estimate of what's being manufactured to produce a price. Otherwise, we'd only be able to give you some rough prices per g of material, print hr, and labor...
We very our infill depending on the part, but usually just standard hex. We did have some factory-wide precision numbers which I'd have to dig up. If you interested in learning more feel free to shoot me an email at [email protected]!
The material we use, PLA, is actually biodegradable! It would take a while naturally, but can be done easily with industrial equipment. We also recycle all of our scrap material back into filament :)
We're just doing FDM today, but in the future we plan on expanding to other 3D printing technologies (i.e. SLA, SLS, etc), and eventually even non 3D printing tech like milling or laser cutting.
If you don't want to submit a form on our website, feel free to either email me at [email protected].
Exactly, today's cine we'r eonly manufacturing plastic parts, most hardware companies use us to make enclosures, brackets, and other internal and external components. And then prototypes of course as well.
We definitely do one off projects. If you want, you can just upload files to our website Direct Print service and checkout. Those orders leave our factory next business day: https://voodoomfg.com/direct-print
We are definitely cheaper! I don't know if you compared to the Shapeways PLA option, but that's actually us doing the fulfillment ;)
We're cheaper than other 3D printing services because we took a different approach and use lower-end commoditized 3D printers, rather than commercial or industrial machines. The machines we use are cheaper, and use cheaper (open) materials, and require cheaper maintenance and repairs. We're also optimized for volume and cost-reduction as a company, where as Shapeways is more optimized for variety and low-volume orders.
Great question. It was for a few reasons. A lot of YC is still what happens during the batch (Tuesday dinners, office hours, demo day, etc), and we felt those were things that could benefit us. As well, a lot of VCs aren't used to "manufacturing" startups, so we felt that having the YC stamp would provide some nice validation and hopefully make conversations with investors better. Also, YC just naturally pushes you to work so hard for the 3 months your in it that we felt it would also be a net positive. At the end of the day, we determined that if we went through YC and continue to do well, it would be worth it, and if we end up failing, YC won't be the reason.
What do you use the parts for? We'll be introducing medium format printers into our factory this quarter, but they will be more like 300 x 300 x 450mm. Would definitely be interested in what you're doing though, because we're always looking for ways to expand our offering :) Shoot me a message at [email protected] if you want to chat more.
We look at object SA, V, and geometry and without slicing estimate print time and material usage. From there we factor in other costs such as machine time, labor, and packing and shipping.
We don't compare to injection molding to calculate price. When we say price competitive between 1 and 10k units, it's based on avg IM mold and units costs. It's pretty hard to find data on that though.
Yeah, good point. We don't yet let users assign different units to different models in the same purchase on our website, but can add that feature!