Revanth Bodepudi

Founder & CEO of @prototyping_io (YC P26) - Autonomous Manufacturing Systems

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

When only a few are reasonable enough to understand that 0.0001” minimum tolerance and 34 ft maximum part size were separate claims 😅

±0.0001” tolerances have been achieved by specialized manufacturers in semiconductor manufacturing equipment for decades. There’s nothing “magic” being claimed here.

[Z-Money 🏴‍☠️🦋🦋🏴‍☠️(Shrek in bio) @jrr_toking]

@markgallagher_2 Idk man; my last shop had 16 people and did 0.00015 all day long, had to verify with light scanning. Its not impossible. Those two items of 34 ft and tol are separate, not in the same part, just capability

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

Hey Cody, we never said +/-0.0001 on the 34 ft long dimension. We were simply showing the minimum CNC tolerance achieved, the maximum part size that can be manufactured, and the minimum order quantity. They were individually listed as highlights, not as a combined claim.

Also, FYI, we recently achieved +/-0.002 mm tolerance on a 30 mm dimensioned part. It’s very expensive, but people have been doing this for a long time for semiconductor equipment and aerospace applications. There’s nothing crazy about it.

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

@GJarrosson @ycombinator Thanks Gabriel

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

@TheBierwith @ycombinator Checkout how some aerospace/semiconductor mfg equipment/wafer processing parts need this and have been doing this for a while!! Nothing crazy about this

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

@akkinenirajesh @connorkapoor @ycombinator That’s awesome!

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

@heydeepak92 @ycombinator Semiconductor equipment! & 34 ft long for Oil and Gas/defense

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

@markgallagher_2 Curious, was 34ft long CNC’ed part your concern?

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

@jrr_toking @markgallagher_2 Thanks mate! Somebody who knows stuff doing the real talk! Idk what’s up with everyone lol! It’s honestly funny to see all these people commenting cz they probably have never seen 34 ft valves in oil and gas, and tighter tolerance requirement on semiconductor equipment parts

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

@zanehengsperger Thanks Zane

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

Also, those 6 are some of the most commonly used manufacturing processes for building hardware products, and all of our customers have needed them at some point. We gradually expanded our capabilities by partnering with a few highly vetted manufacturers.

As you know, Xometry and Fictiv are marketplace platforms, not manufacturers themselves.

Our manufacturing partners already support the materials and processes listed on our site, so naturally there will be overlap with other manufacturing marketplaces. That alone doesn’t really mean much.

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

@JasonPremoMFG @ycombinator Never mentioned 0.0001” on the 34 ft long dimension -that’s the minimum tolerance we could hit. We recently hit ±0.002 mm on a 30 mm dim for a small ultra-precision part where the design required it. Obv it was very expensive, but customer was willing to pay to make it possible.

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

@alexisaftalion Congrats Alexis

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

https://t.co/tEtuw89s8u is building autonomous manufacturing systems to turn CAD designs into high-quality mechanical parts as fast as one day.

They’re already saving weeks on hardware iteration cycles for multi-billion dollar companies by delivering high-quality parts, while doing $400k in monthly revenue.

Congrats on the launch, @Revanth279 & @ThePreritOberai!

https://t.co/jGKlmo2APj

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

Building hardware in the U.S. is still too slow.

Design → part takes weeks!

At https://t.co/7MPDrF1qR5 (YC P26) we’re fixing this - helping teams get custom mechanical parts made with ultra-fast lead times

Appreciate @dessaigne & @ycombinator for featuring us.

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

Hardware Supply Chain
@dessaigne

In Shenzhen, a team can go from design to a new physical part in a day. In the US, that same loop often takes weeks, and that gap compounds.

The overall stack for rapid hardware iteration still doesn't exist in America, and we want to fund the startups building it.

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

Turning CAD designs into real parts is still slow.

Days go into drawings, design clarification, DFM, planning, sourcing, and setup.

Parts don’t even start getting made for days.

@Prototyping_io - we’re rebuilding this entire process!

[Revanth Bodepudi @Revanth279]

Met @PhilipJohnston at @ycombinator ! Super stoked to see @Starcloud_ bring data centers to space soon!

[Philip Johnston @PhilipJohnston]

So fun to be back at @YCombinator to speak to the batch about the crazy journey for @Starcloud_ in the last 18 months since our demo day! Thanks for hosting @t_blom! 🤩