The Additive Advantage Podcast
In today’s volatile markets, organizations face a brutal balancing act: the relentless pressure to innovate faster while maintaining operational excellence. Additive manufacturing (AM) was supposed to be the game-changer. But for many companies, it’s become a slow burn of money, time, and credibility.
We’ve seen it up close: $4 million spent, 18 months passed, a dozen engineers assigned—and still no outcomes. Pilots stall. Production doesn’t scale. ROI never makes it to the P&L. If you’re a GM or SVP who championed AM and now find yourself watching money burn while results slip away—you’re not alone.
The truth? Most companies treat additive as a technical side project, handed to engineering and isolated from the business, with the expectation it will somehow deliver like magic. But innovation without execution is just expense.
That’s where the Additive Advantage Model comes in—and this podcast brings it to life.
Hosted by Shon Anderson and Dani Mason, with a combined 20 years of additive manufacturing experience, The Additive Advantage Podcast brings you real conversations with industry leaders who have been in the trenches of transformation. These aren’t fluffy tech chats—they’re straight-talk interviews about what it really takes to make additive deliver.
The Additive Advantage Podcast
Latest Episodes
EP 16: The Additive Program That Printed Everything Right and Still Failed
What happens when an additive manufacturing program does everything "right"—the printers are running, parts meet spec, engineers are happy—and it still gets shut down?In this episode, we explore one of the most common reasons additive in...
EP 15: Building the Next American Century
Advanced manufacturing is about more than technology—it's about the policies, workforce, and investments that determine whether innovation succeeds.In this episode, Congressman Dusty Johnson joins us to discuss what it will take for Amer...
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EP 14: Beyond the 3D Print: Why Manufacturing Judgment Matters
Most conversations about additive manufacturing focus on the printer.Patrick Dobbs believes that's the wrong place to start.In this episode, we sit down with master jeweler, CAD designer, entrepreneur, and manufacturing innovator ...
EP 13: Why the Best Additive Strategies Start with "Why"
What separates successful additive manufacturing programs from expensive experiments? According to John Kawola, it starts with a simple question: Why?In this episode of The Additive Advantage Podcast, Shon Anderson sits down wit...
EP 12: Pilot Purgatory — What It Really Takes to Scale Additive
Manufacturing leaders everywhere are trying to move additive manufacturing beyond prototypes and pilot programs — but scaling additive successfully takes far more than buying another 3D printer.In this episode of The Additive Advantage P...
