The year 2012 saw Ralph Resnick establish美国制造在俄亥俄州扬斯敦。此后，该研究所在增材制造技术的进步中发挥了重要作用，并作为美国国家 /地区的3D打印加速器。雷电竞充值
由国家国防制造与加工中心（NCDMM）, the non-profit organization offers public-private partnerships with members from industry, academia, government, and non-government agencies, all in a bid to accelerate 3D printing innovation and improve the US’ manufacturing competitiveness on the global stage.
After much deliberation, we’ve selected Resnick to receive ourOutstanding Contribution to 3D Printingaccolade at the2021 3D Printing Industry Awards10月21日。他加入了2019年的获胜者汉斯·兰格博士，3D打印机OEM的创始人EOS和先前的赢家Dr. Adrian Bowyer，重演运动的创始人，弗里德·范克恩3D打印软件开发人员的创始人兼首席执行官Materialise。
Ahead of the awards ceremony, we asked Resnick about his time in the additive manufacturing sector and what still lies before 3D printing in the coming years.
在上午点燃三十年的火花
Resnick对3D打印的介绍可以追溯到1990年代初，当时他是CTOExtrude Hone,宾夕法尼亚州的供应商生产technologies. He visited Professor Ely Sachs in the 3D printing labs of麻省理工学院, where he saw a miniature Hagia Sophia model 3D printed in alumina. Right then and there, Resnick knew he’d witnessed what he described as ‘true innovation and groundbreaking technology development’.
He explained, “I knew I had to get myself and my company engaged as soon and as deeply as possible in this exciting work. There launched my near 30-year involvement in additive manufacturing.”
Resnick would later go on to serve as CTO ofExoneand in 2008, VP and CTO of the NCDMM. In 2011, he assumed the role of President and CEO and led the NCDMM to win the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute contract, shortly before founding America Makes. His time at the NCDMM ended in 2019 when he retired from the institute altogether, winning the America Makes Distinguished Collaborator Award in the process.
回顾自己在增材制造业的职业，Resnick回想起了一个时期，在专雷电竞充值门的实验室和启动环境中将发生所有过程和材料的发展。许多公司和关键个人将密切保护其创新，将不断发展的行业锁定在全球技术专家，尤其是在机器设计，材料，控制和软件领域。
他指出：“这种狭ochialism延迟了关键流程研究人员，制造系统专家和关键的机床建设者的大量参与。”
It wasn’t until the early patents began expiring that the 3D printing landscape became more accessible, attracting global interest and technological breakthroughs that occurred at an accelerated rate.
The road ahead for 3D printing
When asked about what’s lacking in the additive manufacturing sector, Resnick maintained that the ecosystem still needed nurturing and large-scale investment. Traditional manufacturing had a hard time securing investments due to a lack of patient capital. 3D printing, on the other hand, has a certain impact-rich potential which seems to be generating sufficient interest from the technology and new business investment community, as is evident from thehuge spate of acquisitions and SPAC mergerswe’ve witnessed recently.
Furthermore, due to the need for new and diverse workforce skills, additive manufacturing is increasingly calling for knowledgeable and properly trained professionals. While there are targetted training programs like those provided byEOS的添加精神学院和SAM（添加剂制造中的行业技能策略）财团雷电竞充值，我们仍然需要政府和行业倡议，以有效地培训和再培训即将到来的3D印刷劳动力。
For those looking to kick start a career in additive, Resnick recommends first surveying the diverse landscape to determine whether you’d like to go into the technology or business side of things, and whether you’d like to specialize or generalize. This is necessary due to the sheer complexity and rapidly changing nature of the ecosystem.
他补充说：“添加剂是一个快速发展的领域，不仅在其自己的技术领域，而且在高级零件设计和制造商业模式中所产生的巨大影响，同时彻底改变了脆弱的供应链。”
第二步，第二步涉及在适当地区寻求正规或动手培训。由于传统的培训计划可能还不够最新，因此可能有必要通过其他独立课程，额外的实验室，实习以及大量的期刊，研究和报告阅读来补充学习旅程。
Resnick在《美国制造》中的遗产和NCDMM是一个长期存在的遗产，现在以3D印刷行业对3D印刷奖的杰出贡献为标志。他得出的结论是，增材制造不仅仅是一个雷电竞充值新的生产过程，而是一种革命性的专业知识，旨在改变我们制造事物和交易业务的方式。
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特色图片显示Ralph Resnick举办了3D印刷行业奖的原型奖杯。迈克尔·皮奇（Michael Petch）的照片。
