Freeform

10 statements across 1 episodes · 6 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 26, 2025 by Erik Palitsch · said 33 times in 2 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Apr 26, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Freeform has seen a notable manufacturing demand uptick driven by trade tariffs
“Yeah, no, we actually have seen quite a bit of uptick since the tariff stuff is happening.”
Erik Palitsch Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 24:41 The Hidden Power of AI in Metal 3D Printing | Erik Palitsch on TBPN
Apr 26, 2025 bullish
Insight
Metal 3D printing enables truly automated lights-out factories unlike CNC machining
“The unique thing about metal printing is this is actually possible. CNC machining and other subtractive methods that there's no way to do, to truly do that. There's just, they're just today. There is not.”
Erik Palitsch Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 12:24 The Hidden Power of AI in Metal 3D Printing | Erik Palitsch on TBPN
Apr 26, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Nvidia recently made a substantial investment in Freeform's manufacturing data capabilities
“And that's one of the reasons why like Nvidia made a substantial investment in us recently is they saw what we were doing on the compute and data side, and they want to be a part of it.”
Erik Palitsch Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 9:48 The Hidden Power of AI in Metal 3D Printing | Erik Palitsch on TBPN
Apr 26, 2025 bullish
Disclosure
Freeform's third-generation 3D printer will offer 10 to 20 times higher throughput
“What we're building now is basically the third generation of the technology. And this is the one that is the platform is quite large. Like the size of this platform is, is Is, is for what it can do. It's tiny compared to the industry, but it's pretty large and…”
Erik Palitsch Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 30:51 The Hidden Power of AI in Metal 3D Printing | Erik Palitsch on TBPN
Apr 26, 2025
Opinion
Leading Freeform is more stressful than reporting directly to Elon Musk
“Truthfully, I'm probably more stressed now than I was when I was sitting face to face with Elon three times a week.”
Erik Palitsch Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 14:46 The Hidden Power of AI in Metal 3D Printing | Erik Palitsch on TBPN
Apr 26, 2025 bullish
Disclosure
Freeform's roadmap includes vertically integrating into finished manufacturing end products
“The vision for Freeform was always to be more than just a metal printing company. You know, I think the concept, at least at the beginning in my head was let's dominate the enabling manufacturing technology. Then let's, let's solve the, how do I go from the pr…”
Erik Palitsch Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 23:20 The Hidden Power of AI in Metal 3D Printing | Erik Palitsch on TBPN
Apr 26, 2025 bearish
Opinion
Traditional metal 3D printers yield roughly one usable part out of five
“Metal printing at least had its roots in something more real that I think there was potential there, but we were clearly so far away from You know, where we needed to be because the behind the scenes customers are buying these million dollar machines and then …”
Erik Palitsch Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 20:54 The Hidden Power of AI in Metal 3D Printing | Erik Palitsch on TBPN
Apr 26, 2025 bullish
Assertion Contradicted
Freeform built the world's fastest and highest-volume metal 3D printer
“We've built the fastest, highest volume metal printing platform on the planet.”
Erik Palitsch Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 3:38 The Hidden Power of AI in Metal 3D Printing | Erik Palitsch on TBPN
Apr 26, 2025
Disclosure
Freeform delivers turnkey finished parts instead of selling 3D printing machines
“The business model is we just provide turnkey parts, so we actually handle everything. We print them if it needs post-machining, it needs holes reamed, it needs surfaces turned, we do all of that in-house. All the metrology, you know, we'll do CMM inspections,…”
Erik Palitsch Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 4:41 The Hidden Power of AI in Metal 3D Printing | Erik Palitsch on TBPN
Apr 26, 2025 negative
Opinion
China's massive new 3D printing factories produce low-quality parts
“China is investing in the three D printing space. They are building, you know, huge factories full of these conventional machines. They don't have our technology. They don't have the ability to, you know, they can go make A hundred laser, whatever number laser…”
Erik Palitsch Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 13:18 The Hidden Power of AI in Metal 3D Printing | Erik Palitsch on TBPN
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