Optimizing Ultimaker Cura slicing for function, Doug Kenik, VP of Product, Teton Simulation

Talking Additive

This week, host Matt Griffin sits with Doug Kenik, VP of Product at Teton Simulation, to speak about the company and its flagship product, SmartSlice for Cura. SmartSlice, which was launched in 2020, embeds as a plugin into Ultimaker Cura, automatically assigning slicing parameters that make it possible to highly optimize printing time without sacrificing functional requirements. As Teton Simulation promises on its home page: “Better parts, printed faster, and with less material.”

Matt and Doug will also delve into Doug’s extensive professional background as a "classically trained FEA engineer," his expertise in researching the performance of continuous strand composite materials in injection molding applications, and the trajectory of FFF technology as a functional part powerhouse.