Plethora – On Demand CNC Machining Including Manufacturability Analysis!

Finding Genius Podcast

Richard Jacobs

Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2017

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Nick Pinkston, CEO of Plethora, has created some seriously sophisticated "intelligent" software that allows engineers and designers to upload their CAD or design files to get a fast and accurate cost manufacture as well as

a "is it possible?" design function.
The production process is fully automated and helps you analyze what you're working on in real-time and lets you know about tooling limitations, Plethora's capabilities, and how to fix any issues found.
Plethora currently focuses on CNC milling and they are continuously working on to come up with more processes. Nick Pinkston explaines how Plethora's manufacturing system connects user's designs directly to their factory. They manufacture parts on 3-axis and 5-axis CNC mills using 6061 Aluminum and Acetal Homopolymer.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Almost Here, Round the Corner of Future Technology Podcasts with Richard Jacobs.
0:08.0	Future technologies are always to transform our lives for better or worse or the focus of this podcast.
0:13.7	Almost here means these technologies are now here and starting to be used.
0:18.2	We're just around the corner.
0:19.8	From Bitcoin to artificial intelligence, 3D around the corner, from Bitcoin to artificial intelligence,
0:21.6	3D printing, blockchain, virtual reality, and more.
0:27.6	We've had several requests to re-speak about 30 seconds of this interview's intro due to some sound
0:33.6	problems. My guest on this interview is Nick Pinkston, founder of Plethora.com, a San Francisco-based
0:41.1	company that is accelerating the hardware product development lifecycle with its rapid design
0:46.6	and prototyping process.
0:48.8	Pleathera.com's unique and new approach to engineering is shaking up current manufacturing processes that have
0:56.0	existed largely unchanged for decades.
0:59.0	Last year, Nick Pinkston made it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
1:03.4	I would say that making hardware more like software is a very succinct way of describing
1:08.2	what you're going to discover in this interview when you listen
1:11.6	to it about plethora.com.
1:13.5	Hi, this is Richard Jacobs with Future Tech Podcast, almost here around the corner of technology.
1:19.7	And today I'm talking with Nick Pinkston, the CEO and founder of plethora.com.
1:25.7	And Plessera appears to be a machine shop that offers rapid prototyping and custom ability to make
1:33.0	anything that your heart desires.
1:36.2	But I'll let Nick explain that better.
1:37.9	How are you doing, Nick?
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