Inventor Shane Wighton has dazzled millions of YouTube viewers on ‪@StuffMadeHere‬ with projects like a basketball hoop that "won't let you miss" and a haircutting robot. Explore 3D Printing Applications: http://bit.ly/3G53VqM

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Before Shane became notorious for his at-home innovations, he led an engineering team right here at Formlabs. CEO Max Lobovsky sits down with his former coworker to discuss engineering, finding inspiration, and what's next in digital fabrication.

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Table of Content
00:00 Intro
00:29 Brief History of Shane's Shop
00:56 Shane's New Shop
01:47 Shane's Application to Formlabs
03:38 Shane's Life Before Formlabs
05:30 Shane's Strategy for Getting Hired at Formlabs
07:02 Shane's Engineering Origin Story
09:08 Making Engineering Accessible
10:31 The Impact of Shane's Videos
12:36 Discussing Impact at Scale
14:00 Shane's Time at Formlabs
17:46 Shane's Long-Distance Cycling Experience
24:19 How Shane Got Into YouTube
29:46 Why Shane Left Formlabs
36:57 Advancement of Tools in the Last Decade
40:22 Which Tools Could Use The Most Improvement
48:06 Unlocking Projects with Advanced Tools
50:19 Shane's Advice for Aspiring Engineers
52:01 Outro

About Formlabs
In 2011, three MIT graduate students built the first 3D printer that could achieve industrial, professional part quality at an affordable price.

Through a continuous commitment to innovation, Formlabs has become the largest supplier of professional stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers in the world.

Formlabs is expanding access to digital fabrication, so anyone can make anything. Headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts with offices in Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, Hungary, and North Carolina, Formlabs is the professional 3D printer of choice for engineers, designers, manufacturers, and decision-makers around the globe.

Formlabs products include the Form 3+, Form 3B+, Form 3L, and Form 3BL powered by an advanced form of stereolithography (SLA) called Low Force Stereolithography (LFS)™ 3D printing, Form Wash and Form Cure SLA post-processing solutions. For selective laser sintering (SLS), Formlabs products include the Fuse 1+ 30W 3D printer for functional, industrial-quality parts, and the Fuse Sift, an all-in-one powder recovery system for the Fuse Series.

Through its Factory Solutions offering for industrial users, Formlabs provides the factories of tomorrow with the flexibility and versatility needed for demanding, evolving industrial applications. Formlabs also develops its own suite of high-performance materials that continue to push the boundaries for 3D printing, as well as best-in-class 3D printing software.

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