Ennex Corporation has built one of the world’s greatest storehouses of knowledge and understanding of digital manufacturing, including fabbers, CAD, scanners, and related technologies and applications. We know all about what’s currently available on the market, what is currently under development in laboratories around the world, and also the lessons learned from what has come onto and disappeared from the market. Our files include hundreds of case studies of both successful and problematic implementations of digital manufacturing in industrial and non-industrial settings. We know the top personnel at all of the major fabber vendors, as well as most of the biggest users and academic researchers. We share this knowledge and experience in consulting projects, speaking engagements, and a variety of publications. The principal consultant in Ennex Corporation’s projects is Dr. Marshall Burns, one of the world’s foremost experts on fabbers and digital manufacturing. Burns is the author of the leading book on the subject, Automated Fabrication, and has been an invited speaker at conferences in the USA, Europe, Japan, and Africa. |
Consulting There are five basic types of projects that Ennex Corporation can perform on a consulting basis: - Technology selection and implementation, to help both new and experienced users choose the right equipment and introduce it successfully in their organizations.
- Application development, helping both vendors and users develop new uses for their fabbers and related technologies, satisfying specialized needs or solving unique problems.
- Market development, to help vendors and developers successfully introduce new digital manufacturing products and services or expand the market for existing offerings.
- Technology analysis and development, helping vendors and developers identify and solve critical technical problems and turn creative ideas into marketable technologies and products.
- Investor intelligence, in which we assist investors with due diligence, advising on the quality and risks of a proposed opportunity related to digital manufacturing.
Here are some examples of projects we have performed in the past: - We helped a major chemicals company evaluate options for making an entry into the market for fabber materials.
- A manufacturer asked us to develop techniques for digital production of custom tooling for their operations.
- An inventor of a new process had us evaluate the patent and opportunities for commercial development.
- We polled the engineers in a large manufacturing company and conferred with management on which type of fabber it should purchase to best satisfy its digital manufacturing needs.
Why did these clients choose Ennex Corporation? We understand both the technology and market aspects of digital manufacturing like no one else in the world. We’ve been in this industry since 1991, so we know what’s going on, and who’s going where. And we communicate our results in language that is clear and concise, yet complete. Contact us at  with your current challenge. We’ll discuss your needs and objectives with you, and send you a brief letter outlining a proposed approach, all at no obligation to you. If you want to proceed, you can choose either a fixed fee or daily rates, as you prefer. Then we’ll get it done. On time. And to your satisfaction, guaranteed. We’ll make you look good! |
Speaking Dr. Marshall Burns, the founder of Ennex Corporation, is a popular speaker on fabbers, digital manufacturing, and the future impact of this magic on economics and society. Click below for information on presentations by Dr. Burns, including on-line transcripts or summaries of key speeches. Thought-provoking and entertaining keynote speeches on the magic of fabbers, the future of manufacturing, and what it all means for the lives and livelihoods of people around the world. Instructional seminars. Ennex Corporation offers the exciting seminar, How to Cut Your Time-to-Market by 35% while Improving Quality and Slashing Costs, as either a half-day or full-day program. Be sure to reserve a date for your engineering or manufacturing management team, or ask us to tailor a program specifically to meet your company’s needs. Classes. Burns has taught classes on digital manufacturing at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Southern California (USC). He can design a class to meet the needs of your personnel, including guest lecturers specializing in those topics of prime importance to your company. Interviews. Several radio and television programs have featured Marshall Burns introducing fabbers to their nontechnical audiences and explaining the excitement about the revolution of digital manufacturing. |
Writing Ennex has produced or contributed to numerous books, articles, and technical papers on fabbers and digital manufacturing. The most popular book on digital manufacturing: Automated Fabrication: Improving Productivity in Manufacturing, 369 pages, illustrated. Prentice Hall, 1993. The following key papers are available free of charge by clicking on their titles: The Freedom to Create, in Technology Management, v 1, # 4, 1995 The Origins and Direction of the Fabricator Revolution, in Rapid News, North American edition, September 1997 Automated Fabrication: The Future of Manufacturing, in Rapid Prototyping Journal, Volume 1, Number 1, 1995 Growing Autofab into the 21st Century, in Rapid Prototyping Report, April 1994 Using Fabricators to Reduce Space Transportation Costs, with David S. McKay and Hubert P. Davis, in Proceedings of the Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, Austin, Texas, 1996 Click here for a complete bibliography of Marshall Burns’ publications on fabbers and digital manufacturing. |
Client list The following is a partial list of companies and other organizations that have used Ennex Corporation’s Expertise Services. Major industrial companies - 3M Company
- AlliedSignal
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Clorox
- Dow Chemical
- GenCorp
- Hüls AG (Germany)
- IBM
- Mattel
- Microsoft
- Rockwell International
- Walt Disney Art Classics
Consultancies - Arthur Andersen & Co.
- McKinsey and Co.
- Teltech Resource Network
Small and mid-sized companies - Carleton Technologies
- Cubital
- EMA-Japan
- Materials and Electrochemical Research Corporation (MER)
- Rosemont Aerospace
- SBA Ltd.
- Sensus Technologies
- Stratasys
Industry associations - Association of Professional Model Makers (APMM)
- Japan Association of the Rapid Prototyping Industry (JARI)
Individuals Names not listed for client privacy.
Mainly for evaluation of patents and business plans. Universities - California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
- Rutgers University
- UCLA Crump Institute for Biological Imaging
- University of Southern California (USC)
Publishers Governmental agencies |
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