Do you have limitations on the materials you can develop based on how current 3D printers are designed?

There definitely are limitations. We are incredibly talented so we can create materials for existing machines that no one else has been able to yet. But, to print out things like glass, we have to change the way that machines run. One of our goals is to secure IP around a new print head technology that would enable use of a much wider range of materials. There's these amazing super materials that are sitting on the shelf in some lab, and if manufacturers would just make a couple tweaks to the...

Hi Lance. We'd be interested in selling your materials on our 3D print shop site, www.pixellounge.co.uk and are really interested in what you guys are making possible and we'd like to help spread the word. We're based in London.

Hi Jonathan, Glad to hear you want to resell our material! Send an email to listening@madesolid.com and we can start that conversation. Cheers! ~lance

Your honest opinion of why you aren't just being bought out by DDD or SSYS who seem to be snatching up anything and everything 3D? Their deep pockets could give you the funding, market penetration, brand, and much more. I know there are other 3D companies printing metal and su...

Hi Karan, we are on the radar of all these companies, I cannot comment further on details. Most of the effort of the large firms is on dealing with the influx of smaller, nimbler competitors who are making machines. Indeed much of the focus has been on machines and how to protect their ‘ink’ as it currently stands rather than innovate in the materials space. I was told point blank that the reason we have not been acquired yet is because we don’t have our own machine. Although this may seem fo...

How environmentally sustainable are the materials? i think this is becoming a more and more important point - looking at all the plastic waste in our oceans.

Hi Steven, Great question, starting off with our PET+ material, PET+ is created from the most recyclable polymer on the planet, PET, and we are working on not only the recyclability but also sourcing raw feedstock that is created using green chemistry. Many of the chemistries we are exploring can be produced or derived from natural products such as cellulose, and I think that will have a major impact on environmental sustainability.

Hi Lance - Great work so far. I was considering an investment and had a question about the patent work. You don't need to disclose who in particular is working on it if you aren't comfortable, but are you using an experienced IP firm for both the provisional and non-provisiona...

We are working with a very experienced firm in these matters. Would love to be connected to anyone with an interest in this area who could help us going forward. Thank you for the question!

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