🎙️ We talk with Bre Pettis, founder of MakerBot and current owner of Bantam Tools, about the evolution of manufacturing technology, art machines, and how to look at American manufacturing businesses for acquisition. Bre shares insights from his journey from public school art teacher to manufacturing entrepreneur and discusses his company's latest venture into art plotting machines.
Bantam’s art machines: https://bantamtools.com/nextdraw
Use code DIETODAY for 15% your first order at YES PLZ coffee https://checkout.yesplz.coffee/discount/dietoday
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:05 Introduction and Background
00:00:59 Evolution of Desktop CNC
00:03:25 Coffee Break Sponsor Message
00:04:18 Acquiring Bantam Tools
00:12:08 Chinese Manufacturing Capabilities
00:27:42 Business Acquisition Experiences
00:34:59 Art Machines and Creative Technology
00:44:56 Manufacturing and Personal Agency
00:49:54 Future of Technical Education
Key Topics:
Evolution of desktop manufacturing
Art machines and creative technology
Business acquisition in manufacturing
US vs Chinese manufacturing capabilities
Technical education and personal agency
👉 Follow us:
https://x.com/toolordiex
https://x.com/bre
https://x.com/joeljohnson
💬 Join the conversation about American manufacturing renaissance and reshoring at ToolOrDie.com
Share this post