DSM’s Andrew Graves has spent over three decades in 3D printing. Starting at 3D Systems, continuing for Stratasys Direct Manufacturing and now with DSM, Graves has seen the market evolve significantly. He took on engineering, R&D and management roles, working in digital light processing (DLP) and stereolithography (SLA) mostly, but also fused deposition modeling (FDM) and sintering.

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His career encompasses the use, improvement, and industrialization of resins for 3D printing. Most of the time, Graves was the guy working with material scientists and customers to improve resin for many different applications. He is currently the Equipment Partnership Manager at DSM Additive, where he works together with 3D printer OEMs to develop new materials. We spoke to him about his three decades in 3D printing. Graves thinks it strange that now he often sits at the table with startup founders who were born after he joined the 3D printing industry. […]

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