Episodes 31
Avg. Duration 57m
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Since May 2023
Latest Episode Jul 2025

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Joe Fairley, Certified Prosthetist, 3D printing enthusiast, and owner of Ascent Fabrication hosts Fabrication Friday - an all around fun time introducing 3D printing applications, interviews with industry leaders, and much more. Come join us on Friday's for an informational discussion around how the additive manufacturing field is growing and evolving, and how we utilize various digital workflows and 3D printing methods in our daily work at Ascent Fabrication. You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Learn more about what we do at Ascent Fabrication by checking us out online!

Website: www.ascentfab.com

Email: [email protected]

YouTube: @ascentfab

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkfairley3rd/

Instagram: @ascentfab

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S3E1 Fabrication Friday - SLA 3D Printing with Formlabs

Jul 25, 2025 1h 20m

The Fabrication Friday podcast is BACK after a long reprieve and we didn't waste any time providing you with an awesome episode. Rob Ortiz, National Sales Director at Formlabs joins Joe today for a…

S2E6 Fabrication Friday - Design for Additive Manufacturing - Learn it. Design it. Anisoprint it.

Dec 13, 2024 1h 21m

About a year ago, we posted a similar podcast which discussed the relatively new concept of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM). Today, as we are one year wiser and with that many more print…

S2E5 Fabrication Friday - Ecovate 3D

Nov 15, 2024 50m

Ecovate 3D is a budding small business in Raleigh, NC that is led by a wonderful fellow 3D printing enthusiast, Beverly Tan. Beverly's retail store in Raleigh boasts ready-to-pick up filament of all…

S2E4 Fabrication Friday - Continuous Composite Additive Manufacturing

May 03, 2024 1h 13m

Continuous carbon fiber additive manufacturing...it looks space-age because it IS space-age! On this technical episode of Fabrication Friday I dive deep into the nuances of continuous fiber…

S2E3 Fabrication Friday - RIT AMPrint Center Researching New Forms of Additive Manufacturing

Apr 26, 2024 59m

The phrase "cutting edge" hardly begins to describe the innovative forms of and applications for additive manufacturing that is going on at the Rochester Institute of Technology AMPrint Center -…

S2E2 Fabrication Friday - The Realities of Implementing Additive Manufacturing Within A Business

Apr 21, 2024 1h 17m

What does it actually take to implement additive manufacturing within your business? Are you using AM for your own needs, or otherwise marketing a product B2B or B2C? There is a lot to think about…

S2E1 Fabrication Friday - Finding Your Niche with 3D Printing

Feb 23, 2024 1h 9m

The Fabrication Friday podcast is back after a short hiatus and ready to bring you enriching content from the 3D printing industry! Today we are joined by Alex Parton of Parton Prints - a family-run…

S1E24 Fabrication Friday - 3D Printing a Helping Hand

Nov 17, 2023 1h 8m

This week on the Fabrication Friday podcast we spent some time chatting with the awesome and dedicated crew at the Victoria Hand Project - a Canadian non-profit looking to make an impact for upper…

S1E23 Fabrication Friday - 3D Print Consumer Products, NOT Firearms

Oct 28, 2023 1h 9m

Today I'll challenge you to look around your house for a plastic object and think - can I 3D print that? Most of the time, the answer is yes! With reverse engineering and Design for Additive…

S1E22 Fabrication Friday - colorFabb's Fabulous 3D Printing Filaments

Oct 06, 2023 1h 7m

We are back at it this week after Joe was struck down by some brief illness, and ready to share with you this wonderful conversation with Bert Habets, CEO of colorFabb. colorFabb - an…

S1E21 Fabrication Friday - Amplify Prosthetics - DPxC

Sep 25, 2023 29m

From Indianapolis, IN to Charleston, SC - Ascent Fabrication has been on the move lately! Not to mention a new 3D printer install this week - the Blackbelt! Check out the unboxing video to be posted…

S1E20 Fabrication Friday - High Speed Extrusion 3D Printing

Sep 16, 2023 1h 1m

So what exactly does "high speed" and "industrial FDM 3D printing" look like these days? On this episode of Fabrication Friday, I sat down with Nirup Nagabandi, Vice President of Materials and…

S1E19 Fabrication Friday - Multi-Nozzle 3D Printing

Sep 08, 2023 1h 3m

So you 3D print with one nozzle, maybe two? How about SEVEN?! Liqtra's new FX-7 Pro is an impressive feat of FDM technology, boasting seven simultaneous printing nozzles at 0.6mm each, a large build…

S1E18 Fabrication Friday - Arachnid3D - Weave Your Web

Sep 02, 2023 38m

Quick catch up today on what is new and exciting at Ascent Fab - like our budding partnership with Rapid Liquid Print (RLP)! RLP is involved with silicone 3D printing as a service bureau as well as…

S1E17 Fabrication Friday - Chocolate 3D Printing, 3D Printing in Space, and so much more

Aug 25, 2023 1h 41m

This Fabrication Friday was too much fun! Zach Burhop of Austin, TX shared with me his journey into the additive manufacturing industry and opened my eyes to what could be possible in...SPACE! He…

S1E16 Fabrication Friday - What is Design for Additive Manufacturing?

Aug 21, 2023 38m

So what even is Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM)? When we think about how we want to design a certain part, component, or assembly for a particular manufacturing process, there are certain…

S1E15 Fabrication Friday - We're Not Stumped - Podcast Collab with Mike Bolland

Aug 12, 2023 57m

This week Joe had a special opportunity to be a guest on the We're Not Stumped podcast, hosted by Mike Bolland - nonprofit founder, speaker and advocate for those living with limb loss. The amputee…

S1E14 Fabrication Friday - LutraCAD 3D Printed Foot Orthotics

Aug 06, 2023 54m

Further expanding on our previous episode regarding 3D printed foot orthotics, today I am joined by Niels den Otter, Co-Founder and CEO of LutraCAD. LutraCAD is an intuitive software for designing…

S1E13 Fabrication Friday - Ascent Fabrication's 3D Printing Ecosystem

Jul 31, 2023 50m

Ascent Fabrication is your additive manufacturing operational partner, by means of product development, training, and a diverse ecosystem of innovative equipment and materials. We run the full gambit…

S1E12 Fabrication Friday - The Impact of 3D Printing Prosthetics Around the Globe

Jul 25, 2023 1h 5m

Being able to 3D print a prosthetic or orthotic device for a patient which is equal in structural integrity to its traditionally fabricated alternative, at a reduced cost, and with less labor time…

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