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Smart Cars
4 Ways Autonomous Vehicles Are Driving
Innovation With Artificial Intelligence
Leadership Challenges
The Severity Of The Vuca World On
The Corporates. What It Demands
From Their Leaders?
Chris Jackson
Founder
Leadership Challenges
As you are reading this, 3D printers are creating new products and
The severity of the VUCA world on the corporates.
What it demands from their leaders?
consequently, shaping our future. They have proved their
essentiality in many industries including aviation, education and,
most importantly, healthcare.
We, the team of Mirror Review, are really excited to introduce our
Chris Jackson
Founder latest magazine issue, “The 10 Pioneering 3D Printing Solution
Crafting Eco-Friendly Materials to
Providers To Opt For In 2019”, featuring Terrafilum™
Augment 3D Printing Technology
Engineered Filaments as the Cover Story. Terrafilum™ is
satisfying clients’ 3D printing needs with one of the highest
quality eco-friendly filament solutions. Born out of a passion for
The printing future Business, Manufacturing, and Golf, Chris Jackson, the Founder
of Terrafilum™ formulated the 3D printing concept with his prior
has already begun 30+ years of experience and hard life lessons.
reshaping product In addition to the inspiring story of Chris and Terrafilum, I feel
privileged to present interesting journeys of leading 3D printing
manufacturing! solution providers which are uplifting the manufacturing
capabilities to an advanced level.
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ANYCUBIC:
Making 3D Printers Precise, Reliable
And Affordable For Everyone
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Filabot:
Enhancing The 3D Printing Industry By
Providing Access To More Materials
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JAMPT Corporation:
Pioneering The Revolutions In
Metal-3D Printing Technology
Lezar3D:
Utilizing 3D Printing Technology To
Turn Clients' Imagination Into Reality
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Expert's Views
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Allevi:
Empowering Other’s To Build With Life
Cover Story
Crafting Eco-friendly Materials To
Augment 3D Printing Technology
Chris Jackson
Founder
Cover Story
equipment designer and various other grip solutions were friendly filaments that would remain steady throughout
fabricated until the final design was put to the test. As a the 3D printing process. Furthermore, the firm with a
result, Chris came up with different designs and polymer green vision has its own custom inventory management
formulations that provided him the strength he needed system and has integrated lean principles for waste
from the material, along with the chemical resistance and minimization in the manufacturing processes.
a suitable coating. Having solved his problem, he
realized that if he could coordinate himself then he could Aiming Betterment of Clients along with the
help many others with his material knowledge. A few Environment
months later in 2017, he established Terrafilum™ to take
his good thought to the next step. While designing a new product, Terrafilum™ focuses on
certain crucial factors such as printability, physical
Serving Eco-Friendly 3D Printing Filaments properties of material, repeatability and sustainability.
Along with these factors, its team also tries to generate
Terrafilum™ with its ecologically friendly approach an output that meet the customer’s demands and fit for a
incorporates all the innovations and ideas into variety of applications. With such a breadth of quality
manufacturing and consulting services to support clients offerings, Terrafilum™ targets its offerings towards small
in creating sustainable solutions with a spool and and large manufacturers, educational institutions,
material recycle program. It creates several types of industrial consumers, and makers aiming for greater
recycled and recyclable filaments that meet customer sustainability.
demand of any level. Moreover, its team works with
customers to create exclusive and eco-friendly products, Moreover, the team of Terrafilum™ offers individual
which are carefully tested to ensure that the appropriate customer consultative services for any size project and
amount of recycled material is used to produce earth- can provide a complete line of market studies and
Cover Story
information along with industry news and advances. The Having achieved such accreditations throughout his
firm’s ability to collaborate and consult with journey, Chris is always ready to learn new things and
manufacturers to structure raw materials and custom- savors the challenge to figure out how things can work.
engineered filament solutions makes it stand apart from At Terrafilum™, he handles Research & Development and
its rivals. Marketing & Sales. As these activities demand time,
work and presence, Chris finds it an exciting challenge to
An Overachieving Persona Leading Terrafilum™ balance job activities of these very distinct departments.
Anycubic ANYCUBIC Technology Co. Ltd. is serving a vast client base ranging from
James Ouyang the big manufacturing plants to individual small businesses and hobbyists
Co-founder www.anycubic3d.com
Sinterit Sinterit is the company based in Kraków (Poland) that specializes in the
Paweł Szczurek development of SLS 3d printers.
CEO & Co-founder www.sinterit.com
Sintratec breaks down barriers between your imagination and reality. Print
Sintratec functional parts for demanding real-world applications with its advanced
Gabor Koppanyi
additive manufacturing solutions.
Head of Marketing & Sales
www.sintratec.com
Terrafilum™ Engineered Terrafilum™ Engineered Filaments is a company that was established with a
Filaments goal to offer the users with highest quality eco-friendly filament solutions
Chris Jackson satisfying all of their printing needs.
Founder www.terrafilum.com
Zmorph ZMorph is perfect for rapid prototyping, low volume production, and home
Piotr Wasowski crafting.
Co-founder www.zmorph3d.com
3D Compare:
The Leading Firm In On-demand Manufacturing
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D printing is considered as one of the most significant the desired product. One of them is 3D Printing Prototypes.
technological advancements of the era and has This technology works best for complex rapid prototypes and
become the most important part of the modern produce results to very fine tolerance keeping low prices. This
industry. What makes the technology unique is its ability to technology is continuously improving and providing variety
print complex shapes and interlocking parts without the of options such as Stereolithography (SL) that uses an
need for any form of assembly. It has many advantages over ultraviolet laser focused to turn liquid thermoset resin into
the traditional approach but the most important one is its solids. Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) uses nylon-based
time saving character. It has the ability to create small or powder to achieve similar results. One more innovation using
complicated shapes at small cost and in short period of atomized metal powder welded into a solid is highly used; it is
time. The technology has proved its importance in various named as Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS). Multi Jet
fields such as Medical, Architecture, Construction, Fusion is used in selective applications of fusing and detailing
Computers, Art & Jewellery, Electronics, Robotics, and agent across a bed of nylon powder while Polyjet is nothing
many more. Evidently, the technology is disrupting the but a jet spraying liquid polymer onto a build platform.
market with on-demand manufacturing by its side. In on-
demand manufacturing, the manufacturer partners with a One more technique in which 3DCompare has expertise is
supplier that has rapid prototyping and low volume CNC Machining. This superior process has ability to hold
production capabilities. Production can be scaled up scaled tight tolerance. It can work for extensive range of materials
back as needed. This diminishes the risk of outages as well including high-quality metal and plastic parts. CNC
as wastages resulting in financial savings. The 3D printing machining allows the use of true production grade materials.
industry is getting highly inclined toward the on-demand
manufacturing and 3D Compare.com with its world Plastic Injection Molding is considered as a stepping stone
leading on-demand manufacturing platform has established from prototyping to large scale production. This process
itself as the most prominent firm in the field. allows for repeatable high tolerance and multiple materials.
To achieve comparable results to the final product, it is
Trustworthy and Transparent Platform to Get Best essential to use same process and materials.
Finished Products
3D Compare was incepted keeping one aim in mind—to Laser Cutting is used where more complicated and high
diminish the pain points in manufacturing. Established in precision prototype parts are involved as the technology can
London, UK in 2017, 3D Compare is a platform that even cut metals with high accuracy along with stone, glass,
compares prices and solutions for the on-demand wood, plastic, etc. Further, with 3D Scanning, a product or its
manufacturing economy. It helps the customers with parts can be reverse engineered to improve it. This is also used
innovative and wide range of technologies and materials to for documenting existing products.
make the 3D product. 3DCompare envisions providing
continuously developing on-demand manufacturing market 3DCompare wants to be the most reliable website for people
with a trustworthy and transparent site using the tools and for ordering 3D Printing, CAD Designing, CNC Machining,
resources to get superior objects at the best prices. Injection Moulding, Laser Cutting, and to reach at that point
the firm is working very hard to create the biggest database of
Manufacturing Options for Rapid Prototyping manufacturing partners.
3DCompare has variety of innovative technologies to create
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Plenty of Reasons to Choose 3DCompare More than 200 Materials
3DCompare is the best in the on-demand manufacturing and 3DCompare offers the best materials to fit the needs of the
there are several factors contributing to make it the best. customer. There is wide range of materials to choose from to
get the best finished product. MJF Nylon (HP-PA12), SLS
Best Prices Nylon Glassfilled (PA3200 GF), DMLS Aluminum
The firm delivers the best price for all the rapid prototyping (AISi10Mg), DMLS Maraging Steel (MS1), Polyjet PP-like
needs. The customer can see different pricing offers in few (Rigur), PLA Plastic, Nylon 6 are some of the high-class
seconds after uploading the file and can compare the prices materials offered by the company.
instantly.
Young and Energetic Leader
Verified Suppliers Alexander Ziff, the Co-Founder and CEO of 3DCompare is
All the suppliers are hand-picked and verified by 3DCompare, a young and energetic leader. The career in 3D printing
ensuring the project is in good hands and the quality is highly technology suits him perfectly as he comes from the art and
controlled by the experienced producers. design background. He studied in prestigious University of
Leeds and earned his Bachelor’s degree in the field of Arts and
Quick Delivery Design. He also served as President of the University of Leeds
The team of professionals provides innumerable designs for Design Society during 2012-2013.
the project. They allot the best delivery time by having parts
produced by several suppliers and supports in getting a quick Before establishing his own firm, Alexander was the
turnaround time from quote to delivery and selecting the Marketing & Operation Manager at DCR Ltd., where he was
delivery date. assigned to build the web sales infrastructure for Barratts
Shoes and design the site that exhibits what the brand had to
Confidentiality offer. He also worked in Email and online marketing
The innovation is priceless and the firm treats the project or department of DCR.
product information provided by the customers with extreme
confidentiality. The privacy policy puts the data at utmost Alexander with his expertise in product management and
“
safety. business development is guiding 3DCompare in the journey
of getting higher and achieving successes.
All at One Place
3DCompare helps the customer in design and 3D printing
along with post-processing. All things are covered so that the
customer can save time.
Alexander Ziff
Co-founder & CEO
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ANYCUBIC: Making 3D Printers Precise, Reliable And
Affordable For Everyone
Justifying Self-presence with Successful Offerings Moreover, the firm’s material offerings are Polylactic
Acid (PLA), Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), and
Since the inception of ANYCUBIC in 2015, its team has UV Resin, which come in different portion sizes. In
noticed the explicit growth in the market size of addition, ANYCUBIC also provides its clients with 3D
consumer 3D printers. Presently, it is serving a vast printer accessories such as Platform, Motherboard, Print
client base ranging from the big manufacturing plants to head & nozzle, Extruder & stepper motor, Linear
individual small businesses and hobbyists. Therefore, its Guides, and many others. Moreover, the provider of 360-
team believes that 3D printing at its full potential can be degree solutions also deals with Refurnished Printers.
used in various fields such as industrial manufacturing,
medicine, architecture, education, art design, and Providing a Good Customer Experience is
household application. Paramount
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being rocket science. With such a belief system, its team make the change and enter the new 3D printing business
always strives to not only bring something new to the instead of being a lecturer. As ANYCUBIC was founded
market but also to make their offerings easy to use, as by a group of childhood buddies, initially, they knew
they did in the case of ANYCUBIC PHOTON. This nothing in detail about 3D printing except passion, which
product is one of the most affordable resin 3D printers was the biggest challenge for them. Speaking of his
that offer ultra-high details and that too with the least team’s journey, James says, “It took us ages to make
hassle to handle. Moreover, the first-timers are not progress on hardware and software development.”
required to do complex internet connection and debug, However, he sees that as an advantage, because as a
and just simply plug-and-play. result of that scenario they could develop 3D printers
totally from a newbie’s perspective and deliver products
In addition to its innovative and user-friendly offerings, to meet the new users’ requirement.
ANYCUBIC is also optimizing its supply chains, online
markets, and customer service to offer the best value to Further, considering ANYCUBIC as a fruit of team
clients. Notably, the firm’s after-sales and technical efforts, James thanks his talented engineer team, as they
support team respond to emails within 24 hours did it together in the most arduous circumstances. Today,
worldwide, which helps their customers solve their as ANYCUBIC team of around 300 employees is
product related issues. Besides, ANYCUBIC team also offering products worldwide, James finds it a bit
makes YouTube tutorials and runs Facebook support challenging to manage everything and make decisions
groups, which they think would make their brand stand being a responsible person. Moreover, though additive
apart in the long run. manufacturing is going to be widespread in every
industry in future, due to the overall high cost and lack
Passion Turned into Profession of a perfect solution to specific applications, James
predicts that only highly customized fields with good
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James Ouyang, the Co-founder of ANYCUBIC, is profits like aviation, dentists, and jewelers would firstly
someone who has always thought of being the change step into 3D printing.
rather than expecting it to be done by others. A Ph.D.
holder in Chemical & Material Engineering decided to
James Ouyang
Co-founder
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DIGITIZE | DESIGN | SIMULATE
MANUFACTURE | INSPECT | MANAGE
®
TM
Filabot:
Enhancing The 3D Printing Industry
By Providing Access To More Materials
Filabot was established in 2011 and today it is an Leader Envisioned to Use Technology for a Noble
industry-leading research and development company. Cause
The team of Filabot comprises highly qualified
engineers, working for a common goal of providing top- What fascinates Tyler McNaney; the CEO of Filabot is
grade 3D printing solutions. The creative team works the fact that the Fused Deposit Material (FDM) and
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Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D printing enables Strategy for Staying Ahead
creating a closed-loop recycling system. This allows the
user to take plastics and turn it into filament that can be Presently, at the Filabot’s office, Tyler has a close group
converted into 3D prints again. of multitalented team who are actively involved in
running marketing meetings to designing the latest
Tyler’s move of creating Filabot to recycle plastic waste products using CAD software to inventing novel things,
named him as amongst the “Most Successful and building unique projects. Likewise, the rapidly
Entrepreneurs of the Next Ten Years” by ‘The World changing technologies make it challenging for Tyler to
Future Society.’ Recently, in 2018, Forbes magazine define and express his vision to the team. Tyler sets his
featured Tyler in “Forbes 30 Under 30 to Watch: In vision according to the latest trends in the 3D printing
Manufacturing and Industry.” Filabot has also been technology, new innovations or changes made by others
published in Popular Science, Fast Company, and Tech- in the sector, and the information or feedback received
crunch for its innovative work. Today, Tyler proudly on their products. Therefore, as per these
gives credit for his success to mentors in his life for transformations, Tyler makes dynamic and ever-
allowing him to follow his dream and discover several changing future strategies for his company.
options. It also taught him to be a good leader and gave
the motivation to strive hard to move forward and Filabot always strives to make new advancements in 3D
achieve the goal. printing technology and is continuously updating its
processes to improve the existing products as well as
Of all the applications of 3D printing, one that has newly planned products. It is always making moves that
produced a strong impact on Tyler is ‘e-Nable hands.’ shift it closer to the goal of recycling the abundant
When asked more about it, he asserted, “e-Nable hands quantity of plastic. The team constantly works to
is a community of individuals who work together to print understand the detailed formula so that the extruding of
“
prosthetic limbs. These limbs are built at over 99% of the many types of plastics is possible. Also, it actively works
cost of conventional limbs. Outgrowing these prosthetic with other companies to provide testing services on
limbs is no longer a problem as it is simple to upgrade. different materials to see if they can be converted to
This community has taken 3D printing and applied it to a filaments with Filabot’s system and these associations
real-world problem. This community is fantastic and can help in learning more about the product and ways to
truly show the good we can do.” improve them.
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JAMPT Corporation:
Pioneering The Revolutions In Metal-3D Printing Technology
S
ince the prelude of 3D printing (additive More concretely, its services and functions include
manufacturing), its beneficial applications in production of high-quality raw material powder specifically
producing small quantities of complex parts with a for metal 3D printing, manufacturing process technology
higher pace have been noticed among manufacturing applying advanced simulation technology (based on
circles. Today, 3D printing, particularly metal-3D printing is contract manufacturing experience of prototypes), joint
being used more for industrial products. It has huge development of metal AM parts with clients, joint
potential to be deployed not only in aerospace and medical development of metal AM system/machine, and post-
but also in products for general consumers such as processing.
automobiles, industrial machinery, and home appliances.
Moreover, to help overcome numbers of key challenges A Simplified Approach to New Product Development
such as globalization of manufacturing bases, inventory A manufacturer always creates a product to fill a need or
management, logistics efficiency, and inheritance of want of its target market. While doing this, it requires a
technology, faced by companies today, additive huge capital to develop a whole set of a new product. In the
manufacturing (AM) can be helpful in many ways. Being a case of JAMPT, it makes the use of Rapid Prototyping (RP)
game-changing technology, 3D Printing promises to bring to develop and introduce new products. This is done
the new idea of “agile manufacturing” to many industries. without making any capital investment for a specific new
production line. Therefore, RP is advantageous in reducing
Though 3D printing is competent in changing the landscape the introduction cycle of new products.
of the manufacturing industry, technologies and
manufacturing processes involved in it are yet to be fully Moreover, under the current technological scenario, Rapid
optimized in all the fields. The process starting from raw Prototyping with metal 3D printing enables superior
material powder, manufacturing process (forming manufacturing of complicated shapes and difficult-to-work
conditions), and printing equipment to post- materials compared to other conventional methods.
processing—still has rooms for technological progress in Therefore, 3D printing is a preferred method by the team of
the future. Further, as business opportunities could be born JAMPT, which is useful for assisting their customers from
in several fields, the 3D printing industry has so much aerospace and medical fields.
potential to grow in the coming years. Harnessing the
potential of 3D printing, JAMPT Corporation (Japan A Support System Helping JAMPT to Conquer
Additive Manufacturing & Processing Technology) is Challenges
supporting the recovery of Japanese manufacturing and the As JAMPT was established as a joint venture company
logistics revolution. combining each partner’s specialty, it faced some
challenges initially, where integration of each company’s
Aim to be a One-Stop Solution Provider function in full and utilizing its existing business networks
United by the strong bonds of ambition, with the aim of was one of them. Further, as JAMPT aimed at the
becoming the world’s leading AM company, JAMPT was industrialization of AM rather than just prototyping of
established in 2017 to provide 360° solutions in metal-3D products, it is momentous to detect customers’ potential
printing. Knowing the fact that covering whole needs precisely and consult them to further pursue the
manufacturing process chain is the key when stepping world of metal AM together.
forward with clients, JAMPT covers whole AM value chain
and provides one-stop AM service aiming for In the beginning, the AM manufacturing method was a
industrialization of AM technology and commercial novel method for many of JAMPT’s clients. Therefore, in a
production of AM parts, together with its clients. very first phase of forming an industrial partnership with
clients, securing budget from them for the joint
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development of AM parts has often been an issue for the Staircase to Reach New Heights of Success
company. However, the President and CEO of JAMPT Noritaka wants JAMPT to be useful as a trustworthy
Corporation, Noritaka Yasuda managed and promoted development partner for customers seeking to develop
AM projects with JAMPT’s clients with his prior extensive practical and mass-producible products utilizing AM
expertise and business relationship in machinery division at technologies. There are two major things, which are helping
a general trading company. Today, his background and JAMPT to achieve Noritaka’s desired heights and making it
business relationships are extensively helping JAMPT to stand ahead in the space it is operating.
excel and promote AM projects. Additionally, in the last
year, Noritaka and his team have successfully installed AM First is JAMPT’s relation with Tohoku University. JAMPT
parts into a vehicle which was launched to space. This was works closely with Tohoku University’s Institute of
a big milestone for Japanese AM market. Furthermore, the Material Research (IMR) to deliver a rigid technical support
torchbearer CEO looks ahead to come up with more real system. Being a leading Japanese research institute of
applications to develop with JAMPT’s clients from various metal, IMR plays a vital role in solving customers’
industries. challenges from an academic standpoint. Moreover, the
university also supports JAMPT’s approach of working on
Standing Apart with Uniqueness the functionality of parts with academic backing along with
In the industry evolving with a rapid pace, JAMPT knows focusing on parts for manufacturability and cost-
how to stand apart from other market players. One of its effectiveness.. Notably, this technical relationship with
biggest strengths in the business is capability of making raw Tohoku University has also enabled JAMPT to optimize
material metal powder produced by Plasma Rotating manufacturing parameter settings even further and develop
Electrode Process (PREP), which is the best fit to AM. high-quality AM parts.
Currently, most entities in the AM industry use traditional
metal powder, which was utilized in the historic powder The second thing that helps JAMPT moving ahead is that
metallurgy industry, such as sintering. However, the team of its team utilizes the business network of a leading global
JAMPT believes that this traditional powder is not trading company—Sojitz Corporation—to explore the AM
optimized for AM as AM process, or 3D printer ideally market, following the newest trend of AM, and approaching
requires sphericity, satellite-free, and less-gas pore, which is to potential clients all over the world. Furthermore, to serve
almost realized only by PREP powder. its clients the best, JAMPT always works with a client-
“
oriented joint AM parts development mindset. This though
Apart from that, the firm’s partnership with KOIWAI as a system helps it’s the team to make sure that optimized
34% shareholder is also a major factor making it a muscular design AM parts are not created just out of their mere
body, as KOIWAI is the pioneer of AM business in Japan. imagination, but the idea also fully aligns with the clients’
Started from a sand mold 3D printer in 2007, KOIWAI expectation.
embarked to metal 3D in 2012, further, in having been there
in conjuncture of establishment of JAMPT, KOIWAI
dispatches its skilled engineers to JAMPT today.
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Smart Cars
Although self-driven vehicles might be the most Today, one can imagine a future where carmakers don’t
perceptible beneficiaries of AI and there’s more to this. AI sell cars, but maintain convoys of self-driving vehicles,
change is taking place on all fronts, such as consumer allowing consumers to use ride-on-demand services. The
interfaces that identify the preferences of individual customer hail a cab controlled by an AI through an AI-
drivers, self-learning analytical systems that warn of driven fleet management system and once inside, other AI
imminent failures, navigation systems that use real-time systems will personalize the route and infotainment
data and traffic modeling to shorten travel and ride-hailing according to customers past preferences. As a customer
applications that maximize the use of the fleet of a cab begin his ride, the cab will communicate with other
aggregator. Plus, it is bestowing entirely new ways for vehicles around to keep the customer safe. Following are
people to get around as well as keep them connected, stay some futuristic developments in autonomous vehicles that
on schedule, and secure the driver while driving. are revolutionizing empowering the utilization of self-
drive vehicles.
The Competition is Hard Yet Healthy
1. Response to Gesture Commands
Five years ago, autonomous driving has gone from
“maybe possible”—“surely possible”—to “commercially The case of a broken traffic light could pose a major
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4
Ways Autonomous Vehicles
Are Driving Innovation With
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
problem for autonomous vehicles that rely on smooth 3. 360-degree Camera System
roads and clear signals. To overcome the problem of a
missing traffic light, the self-driving car will be utilizing Replacing human sensory input—eyes and image
movement detection system to detect and respond to the processing which is done by brain is a mammoth taks to be
traffic cop’s arm movements as they wave traffic through a accomplished in an autonomous vehicle. Therefore, to
crossroads. The AI in the particular car will be so trained develop a vision sensor as good as the human eye,
that it will differentiate between a cop and normal human artificial intelligence is the prime driver. With a
beings for precise response to gesture commands. conventional HD camera system, autonomous vehicles
Moreover, the software of the car will detect a traffic may not realize how large the vehicle is during parking. So
officer then processes it and waits for the traffic to in this case—if a 360-degree camera setup is combined
continue. with clever computing power on each side of the car, it
will greatly help the computer to access a virtual top-down
2. Adaptive Cruise Control Technology view of the driver’s environment.
To avoid any collision with other vehicles, new technology 4. Natural Voice Recognition to Perform Tasks
is implemented for autonomous vehicles called adaptive
cruise control technology. It is a cruise control system with The AI-based infotainment system installed in an
automatic distance control (ACC) which uses long-range autonomous vehicle can allow drivers to send and receive
radar and laser systems to measure the distance and speed emails, to carry out any internet searches as well as
of other cars in their environment. Besides that, it matches interrelate with their smartphone apps—by using voice
the speed of the car in front of the driver by using a range commands. Along with a powerful natural voice
of sensors built into the car which implies that driver recognition engine, AI can perform many sophisticated
doesn’t need to constantly hit the gas and brake on the tasks in seconds. For instance, the passenger can command
road. Some systems even allow the car to be completely the car to change the location without giving manual
stopped and then automatically resumed, making a stop inputs on the smartphone. It is just like asking a real
and go traffic significantly less frustrating. human driver and importantly—the AI won’t argue with
you like human drivers.
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Smart Cars
The Actual Autonomous Car on the Road—Waymo that it is constantly learning, and adjusting the rules it uses
to navigate the road. Each vehicle makes the information it
As mentioned earlier, Waymo is the commercially learns available to the rest of the fleet. The result is a
approved vehicle utilizing Google’s self-driving vehicle virtual neural network of self-driving vehicles that learn as
exploration. These driverless vehicles have the capability they go.
to deliver people from points A to B safely. The 360-
degree perception technology from Waymo detects Conclusion
pedestrians, other vehicles, cyclists, road work and other
obstacles up to a distance of 300 yards. Similarly, the in- The autonomous vehicle industry is currently drastically
house production system allows Waymo to efficiently revolutionized by AI and supplementary intelligent
integrate its technology to the hardware. Plus, Waymo technologies. Therefore, many tech-giants and major
engineers have also formed a program called Carcraft, a automotive companies have invested heavily in this area.
virtual world where Waymo can simulate driving It’s not only an opportunity for big companies but start-ups
conditions. also playing a big role in it. Likewise, these developments
are not just restricted to enabling autonomous vehicles, but
Waymo’s AI software crunches data from the vehicle’s creating optimized development processes for the entire
Lidar, Radar, and high-resolution cameras, GPS, and cloud supply chain. The tight integration between the sensor and
services to generate the vehicle’s control signals for AI systems also has the potential to offer significant value
operating it. The Waymo project comprises various types for the public and enable car manufacturers to gain a
of cars with the self-driving tools that include the Toyota competitive advantage in a quickly evolving market place.
Prius, Audi TT, Fiat Chrysler Pacifica, and Lexus RX450h. In addition, there will be new opportunities, job vacancies
Moreover, Waymo has partnered with Intel to use Intel and academic courses that the autonomous vehicles will
technologies, such as processors, inside the vehicles. The offer to be perfect, errorless, and most
most valuable aspect of AI in automotive applications is importantly—driverless vehicles.
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In terms of Allevi, medicine is also driving in a more
personalized direction. Informed patients are
understanding that tailored medication will drive more
efficient and effective results for their treatments. This
is particularly true when it comes to either more
chronic or cancerous diseases. Therefore, 3D
bioprinting will allow physicians to be able to print
out patient’s disease tissue to study drugs to
understand the personalized prognosis for the patient
in a quick fashion. Likewise, physicians will also be
able to in the future print personalized therapeutics
from drugs to medical devices. The future of medicine
is personalized and Allevi is excited to be catalyzing
this new era.
Ricky Solorzano
CEO
Allevi
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Lezar3D:
Utilizing 3D Printing Technology To
Turn Clients’ Imagination Into Reality
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Leader with Great Self-learning Skill technology is marking its existence in every possible
field including aeronautics as well as non-commercial
The President of Lezar3D—Robert is always ready to domains such as dentists, orthopaedics, and schools. The
push his limits and hence his journey from being in the technology with the advancements is becoming more of
tourism industry to establish a 3D printing technology a necessity. But, one of the challenging parts in this
company is an exceptional one. He was self-learning the business is conveying the customers what exactly is
technology for expanding tourism but it connected to possible with 3D printing and what is not. Further, it is
him instantly and then there was no hesitation for him important to brief them the restraints and limitations of
about whether to be in this industry or not. Robert keeps the technology to accord with their ideas.
himself engaged with the field by staying up-to-date with
the new inventions that can be used in conjunction with Significance of the 3D Printing Technology
3D printing. He dedicates plenty of hours every week for
the business, managing deals with clients and even “Personally, when we create something that previously
polishing the product printed. never existed at all, and we can see it and hold it in real
life with our very own hands, bringing to life something
Technology Changing Looks of Industries that would not have been practical or even possible
without 3D printing. That feeling is genuinely awe-
The 3D printing technology is familiar to most of the inspiring for me. At the same time, I truly appreciate
industries and therefore widely used across various using this technology in conjunction with others, whether
verticals considering its benefits. Still, there are few that means combining it with other materials such as
industries that are not properly introduced with the silicon to perfect the final product, or applying it within
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technology but it is expected that with the passing of other industries so that the ideas of other people can be
time more and more companies will start incorporating realized in such a way that they would have never
the technology into their regular workflow. The thought of without 3D printing.”— Robert Gagnon
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Leadership Challenges
VUCA, which was once a military training term has These downfalls are the recent examples of
become trendy managerial acronym today. But what ineffectiveness in tackling rapid changes in defense and
made corporates to follow this acronym? One of the in technological world respectively. Thus, neither
reason is the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008—a countries nor organizations and their leadership
once-in–a-century financial crash. Nearly a decade later strategies are spared in the today’s fluctuating world. Just
we are still dealing with its fallout, and thinking of turning on 5 min news can show you the live volatility
another, even larger, debt-caused crisis. Presently, VUCA and uncertainty in the world. One can see the end of
is best acronym that encapsulates the impact of such relative stability in the business, politics, or science
thunderstorms which are just begun to unleash upon the which ultimately forcing humans to be more dynamic,
globe. aggressive, and prepared for upcoming disasters. This
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proves that the present world is unlike anything people market. Remember Kodak? —the pioneer in
have ever seen. cameras—now struggling with keeping its name in the
industry.
VUCA: Leaders and their strategies—Now and then
VUCA: the Fighting Species
The leaders in every business, public administration,
education, science, culture, entertainment etc. are dealing The question is who are suitable for thriving in the
with VUCA atmosphere on a daily basis. They form VUCA world? And the answer is—there are too many
various strategies according to their industry or locality. elements that are beyond the control but those who are
However, ill-prepared plans worsen the existing flexible as well as open to change and dare for new
situation. Similarly, leaders who started in stable times experience can hope for a success. This can be referred
find it difficult to match with the present highly turbulent as acrobatic learning, investing continual efforts day and
digital age. night to achieve anything more than competitors, moving
forward to new ideas and preparing to fight in the
This is because, most of the old heroes are comfortable tomorrow’s world.
with a gradual changes and stick to industry boundaries.
Rather than launching working on breakthrough About twenty years ago, no one would have believed
advancements, they prefer analyzing rivals’ strategies that space rockets would be recycled, sent and received
and scaling end-products slightly more efficient than the safely like an email. This unthinkable milestone is
previous ones. This standard planning system is radically achieved by a private spaceflight company, SpaceX. One
affected by the current global market and most of the rocket with minimal mileage, moderate lift capacity, can
leading companies have failed to match the speed of the used for delivery of goods to Earth-orbit, and 100%
success rate in flying back to earth!
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Leadership Challenges
VUCA: Benefits of Learning Agility becoming those very few people with disruptive
strategies.
The evolutionary example of SpaceX clearly states the
need of the present uncertain world. Leaders don’t need Initially, walked as an online bookseller to a flying
to work towards making detailed plans but testing retailer of nearly every product, Amazon has recently
various hypotheses about emerging technologies and achieved a trillion dollar valuation with its disruptive
quickly recognizing ways to get things accomplished. strategies.
However, the higher leaders go—the more volatile
uncertain, complex and ambiguous the job becomes and Similarly, the leading payment service provider,
it challenges them to create their own way. MasterCard jumped to a different path than its rivals. It
approached remote countries which were ignored by
Dr. W. Burke, Thorndike Professor of Psychology at other payment giants. MasterCard found out the need for
Teachers College, Columbia University, has been able to mobile payment options and excelled in that arena with
measure learning agility based on 4 years of initial solutions, bringing easy-to-use mobile payment features.
research. He determined that people who are more
learning agile demonstrate that agility in 9 different VUCA: the Breakthrough innovation approach
ways—Flexibility, Speed, Experimenting, Performance
Risk Taking, Interpersonal Risk Taking, Collaborating, In the case of startups, most of them are born out of an
Information Gathering, Feedback Seeking, and idea which identifies a need that other, more established
Reflecting. According to the test consisting 38 questions, organizations have ignored. But to consume work ahead
the research finds the learning agility in a leader. A leader with the VUCA change, startup leaders must produce
with higher learning agility tends to have a successful game-changing, innovative products and services that
future. can fundamentally change the way people live or
work. This is helpful in making a distinct and
This is because agility comes from the unique business that can beat its
motivation to think out of the box, try competition with its end products.
new things and learn with them.
Additionally, probing deeply into
views and asking counter
Volatility In conclusion, VUCA environment
calls for different kinds of
questions on them can clear
the clouds in a strategy and Uncertainty leaders who are highly
focused on existing
helps to focus on consistent solutions or the ones with
application of effective
decision making.
Complexity the ability to turn vision
into reality, catching the fast
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