When I heard about 3D printing for the first time, I felt like it's just another manufacturing technology.
But the more I learned about this technology, the more I realized how less I know about it.
When I talk to people today and tell them as an 3D printing company, they come up with so many questions and doubts and misconceptions.
I feel like I am responsible to answer all their questions and change the way we do things today.
I was always fascinated by 3D printing right from my college days.
But at Chisel, I explored a whole new dimension of this technology.
3D printing is a manufacturing technology wherein material gets deposited layer by layer.
To put it simply, imagine paper being stuck in your desktop printer.
Now, the print head will keep depositing ink at the same place over and over again.
So after some time, you will have a thickened layer of ink.
This is how 3D printing works.
It's a manufacturing technology to make products on demand.
And we at Chisel are trying to enable individuals and companies to adopt this technology in the most simplistic way.
Although 3D printing is a very innovative technology, the way we access it today is in a very primitive manner.
So if you need a prototype today, you need to send these designs to the service provider,
mentioning exact requirements and details and ask for quotation.
These service providers in turn download these files and analyze it using offline softwares and come back to you with quotations and timelines.
These service providers suggest you with material options which are limited to what they can offer.
This involves a lot of two and four communication, not just with one vendor, but with multiple vendors.
So even after all these hassles, if you are successful in placing an order, the customer is always concerned about the output that he is going to get.
Because even this varies significantly in batches and over vendors.
Also, there is lack of proper communication even after the order is placed.
This is what Chisel wants to solve.
Chisel wants to come up with a very well engineered process that can automate the way customer places an order,
the way we communicate with the customer, with the vendor and the way the entire fulfillment is done.
We are trying to develop an online platform where consumers can simply come, upload their 3D CAD design,
analyze its manufacturability using our smart tools, select the right material out of the wide range available and get the instantaneous quotations and timelines.
The good part about the entire market is it's really very big.
You see, design is everywhere.
It's an automotive, it's in medical, it's in consumer electronics, IT, FFCG and the list goes on.
India is doing phenomenally well in all the sectors.
It's considered to be the third-largest R&D center after US and Europe.
Chisel aims to take 3D printing beyond photo typing to directly manufacture consumer products.
So next time when you're thinking of 3D printing, all you have to do is come on our platform, upload your requirements and Chisel will take out the rest.
