Ep. 041
Outsourcing and 3D printing in custom fabrication with iRcustom
Published: 12/05/2023 Running Time: 52:39
Brothers Anthony and Rob DiVito, the founders of custom furniture shop iRcustom, make their return to The Fabricator Podcast to offer more transparent insight into small business ownership in the metal fabrication industry. This time, they brought with them a coffee table for our revamped studio.
We chat about the fabrication details of that project and what's new with their Chicago-area business. The discussion covers how they've gone away from relying too much on vertical integration, exploring more outsourcing opportunities with partners like @PrecisionTubeLaser , implementing more 3D-printed prototyping and fixtures, technology advancements in the fabrication industry, the growing pains of running a small shop, and more.
At the top, the guys talk about @ahrendtdirk , a Germany-based fabricator and tool maker. Dirk, who goes by The Metalist, has created an awesome line of hammers shaped like a fist and axes shaped like an open hand.
Email us at podcast@fmamfg.org with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
In This Episode
Learn more about the 2024 FMA Annual Meeting in Florida.
Learn more about joining FMA's Nuts, Bolts, & Thingamajigs Foundation.
Check out more about iRcustom.
Check out our previous 2-part episode with the DiVito brothers: Part 1 and Part 2.
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The Fabricator Podcast brings you conversations with people in manufacturing who make things out of metal. We speak with manufacturers, metal fabricators, welders, job shop owners, small business entrepreneurs, artists, marketers, educators, and more. Host Dan Davis also goes beyond discussing just manufacturing and the skilled trades, and chats about pop culture, current events, food, music, movies, comedy, and, of course, robots. The Fabricator Podcast is presented by the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association.
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The Fabricator Podcast brings you conversations with people in manufacturing who make things out of metal.
The Fabricator Podcast brings you conversations with people in manufacturing who make things out of metal. We speak with metal fabricators, welders, job shop owners, small business entrepreneurs, artists, marketers, educators, and more.
Host Dan Davis also goes beyond discussing just manufacturing and the skilled trades, and chats about pop culture, current events, food, music, movies, comedy, and, of course, robots. The Fabricator Podcast is presented by the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association.
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