With part costs, build speeds, accuracy, surface finish and material properties finally rivaling conventional manufacturing methods, additive manufacturing (3D printing) is disrupting the traditional manufacturing of end-use parts.
Recent advances in additive manufacturing of metals and polymers (and even wood!) have made mass production a reality for a broad range of industries and applications. Additive manufacturing is ushering in a new era of mass-customized products that are lighter, greener, featuring new levels of complexity – built without tooling, and an inventory of one.
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Chief Marketing Officer, Desktop Metal
Ilya is Chief Marketing Officer at Desktop Metal. Prior to joining Desktop Metal, he ran marketing at SolidWorks, and venture-backed startups including Onshape, Drift, and Turbonomic. Earlier in his career, he led the product development and manufacturing teams at Corning-Lasertron to introduce a new line of high-speed laser transmitters for the telecom industry.
Ilya holds a BSME from the University of Massachusetts, an MSME from Stanford University, an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School, and several patents in the field of fiber optic communications. In his free time, he enjoys concert photography.