#243 SecurePrint3D founder Ranjith Gopalakrishnan on building the infrastructure for distributed AM

On this episode of the Additive Insight podcast, we're joined by SecurePrint3D founder Ranjith Gopalakrishnan. SecurePrint3D was founded last year and has been granted a patent for a hardware-enforced print authorisation technology that has been designed to facilitate the implementation of distributed additive manufacturing. Distributed manufacturing has long been considered a concept that AM can enable, but several barriers remain, including: the authorisation gap. Though still at an early stage, Gopalakrishnan joins the Additive Insight podcast to explain the capabilities of the hardware-enforced print authorisation technology, where it fits in the existing AM landscape, and how far along the company is on its commercialization journey. He also provides insight into initial research discovery and outlines what success will look like for the company.