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Custom Manufacturing Industry podcast is an entrepreneurship and motivational podcast on all platforms, hosted by Aaron Clippinger. Being CEO of multiple companies including the signage industry and the software industry, Aaron has over 20 years of consulting and business management. His software has grown internationally and with over a billion dollars annually going through the software. Using his Accounting degree, Aaron will be talking about his organizational ways to get things done. Hi ...
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We share a personal update and then dive into how injuries, curiosity, and tough feedback shaped a modular myoelectric hand that is lighter, repairable in minutes, and priced for wider access. Ryan Saavedra of Alt-Bionics walks through additive manufacturing choices, PDAC approval, and a roadmap linking prosthetics with humanoid robotics.
• user and clinician pain points shaping design choices
• modular finger architecture for fast field repairs
• nylon 12 and MJF for strength, weight, and cost
• tolerancing to reduce lash and improve reliability
• pricing philosophy, PDAC approval, and reimbursement nuance
• EMG control foundations, firmware over AI for stability
• balancing service bureaus vs in-house manufacturing
• funding from bootstrap to mission-aligned investors
• product roadmap focused on hands and higher DoF
• cross-pollination between prosthetics and robotics
Special thanks to Advanced 3D for sponsoring this episode.
Chapters
1. New Season, Personal Updates (00:00:00)
2. Meet Ryan And AltBionics (00:02:26)
3. Injuries That Shaped The Mission (00:03:56)
4. Designing For Cost And Repair (00:06:50)
5. Startup Hurdles And Validation (00:09:36)
6. Additive Manufacturing Breakthroughs (00:12:10)
7. CAD, EMG, And Control Systems (00:15:18)
8. Prototyping Choices And Speed (00:18:04)
9. Final Hand Materials And Weight (00:19:25)
10. Build Or Buy: Production Strategy (00:20:16)
11. Pricing Philosophy And Reimbursement (00:21:04)
12. PDAC Approval And Insurance Nuance (00:23:04)
13. Modular Fingers And Field Repairs (00:24:40)
14. Funding The Vision And Robotics Pivot (00:27:26)
15. Product Roadmap And Quality Bar (00:30:20)
16. Closing Thanks And Future Plans (00:33:04)
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