# Bob Gafvert

Bob Gafvert shares how Carbon’s additive-manufacturing materials and software can help robotics and industrial teams develop and produce durable, application-specific parts.

- Profile: https://b2binfluencer.marketing/creators/bob-gafvert/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobgafvert
- LinkedIn followers: 3,630
- Topics: robotics
- Based on 11 dated posts, latest 2026-09-23

## Summary

Bob Gafvert is most useful for focused technical posts about additive manufacturing for robotics and industrial parts.

- Best for: Focused technical campaigns about additive manufacturing and parts for robotics or industrial applications.
- Not for: Broad reach campaigns, competing materials endorsements, or fixed ongoing publishing schedules.
- Check first: Confirm conflicts, audience data, performance figures, sponsorship packages, pricing, and recurring publishing options.

### Takeaways

- New gripper geometry or material changes can mean waiting weeks for tooling or samples.
- Operating conditions shape material needs across defense, construction, data-center robots, and underwater drones.
- A grandfather figurine print-time calculation introduces elastomer properties including durability and sanitizability.

## Main ideas

- **Faster iteration can change the production decision**: Gafvert argues that slow tooling and sample cycles can hold back robotics teams. When a gripper’s shape or cushioning material needs to change, waiting weeks to test it delays the decision about whether the part works. They present rapid prototyping with Carbon materials and Design Engine software as a way to test changes sooner, then argue that the same part and material may be suitable for production without a redesign.
- **Material choice should match the conditions a part will face**: Gafvert connects durability to operating conditions: stress, heat, saltwater, pH changes, and field use. Parts for different applications need materials suited to their actual environments.
- **Technical ideas can start with a concrete, memorable demonstration**: Gafvert uses an object or event-floor conversation to make a technical point approachable. The playful setup draws attention before the post turns to material properties and applications.

## Work to read

- [Why gripper redesigns stall—and how fast iteration becomes a production argument](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bobgafvert_robotics-additivemanufacturing-imts2026-activity-7503783016633274368-_mZ7)
- [A show-floor inventory of robotics problems across defense, construction, drones and subsea](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bobgafvert_imts2026-robotics-additivemanufacturing-activity-7508524554407964672-ht6_)
- [Elastomer sample parts set the stage for a face-to-face conversation](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bobgafvert_imts-roboticsdiscoveryday-carbon-activity-7503449708980224001-Jwt_)

## Brand relationships

- **Carbon** (disclosed_partnership)
- **IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show** (mention)

## Partnerships

Bob Gafvert's posts read as business development for a materials vendor, not a creator sponsorship offer. They describe Carbon's materials and Design Engine latticing software as "our" tools and call Carbon "more than a development strategy... a production strategy too". The commercial relationship on display is with Carbon, not a published sponsorship programme. The posts do not state a rate, deliverable, audience package or placement type, and include no media kit, sponsorship policy or partnership page. They show how contact works: Gafvert invites people whose tooling lead times are slowing robotics programmes to message him and meet at IMTS, and thanks those who shared problems at IMTS in Chicago and Pittsburgh Robotics & AI Discovery Day 2026. For buyers, the practical starting point is a direct conversation about a specific problem—gripper geometry, durometer, field durability, saltwater or pH exposure, or porosity—arranged around a trade show or over LinkedIn, rather than a menu of sponsored formats. Because the posts promote Carbon's parts and print times, buyers should settle editorial independence explicitly before agreeing to a placement.

## Alternatives

- Martin "Shawn" Egan: Choose Martin "Shawn" Egan when a campaign needs an industrial design and product development lens on additive manufacturing, not just material substitution for an existing part. Their post about Impossible Objects' CBAM process explains how continuous carbon-fiber or fiberglass sheets, inkjet patterning, powder, stacking, and pressing produce composite parts. It lists machine specifications and what to verify before selecting the process. They also describe using CBAM for T1/T2 prototypes of a handheld tool planned for aluminum production at MSE Products—a relevant case for buyers weighing whether an additive route can replace or shorten conventional tooling and prototype cycles. They’re a better fit for campaigns targeting product developers, mechanical engineers, and industrial designers who choose among production processes.
- Rizwan Khan: Choose Rizwan Khan when the buyer’s task shifts from selecting an additive materials and process route to turning manufacturing data into operational action. Their IMTS posts frame the challenge organizationally: shop-floor signals, context, ERP, MES, quality, maintenance, and supply-chain integration, along with choosing a few high-value use cases to complete. They discuss AI agents for mid-sized manufacturers and name problems such as predictive maintenance, capacity allocation, supply planning, quality, downtime, inventory, and margins. That makes them a stronger alternative for campaigns focused on plant operations improvement, industrial AI adoption, or connecting production data to business outcomes.
- Keith Dunnell: Choose Keith Dunnell when a campaign includes manufacturing cybersecurity, IT/OT convergence, or enterprise platform strategy alongside production decisions. Their post describes a CNC controller replacement that left a known vulnerability because the work order and vulnerability list lived in different systems. It argues that safety and security need one record to read. That makes them a strong alternative for campaigns targeting plant, security, and operations leaders who must connect maintenance, safety, and enterprise systems. Their ServiceNow role post also supports campaigns about manufacturing go-to-market and agentic AI for large manufacturers.

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