Natan Linder

Natan Linder

Contributor|Manufacturing

Natan Linder is the co-founder and CEO of Tulip, co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Formlabs, and co-author of Augmented Lean, a book that challenges conventional approaches to digital transformation. 

His work aims to fuse design and engineering to create novel human experiences. 

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218,779 viewsSep 22, 2025

When 400,000 Manufacturing Jobs Go Unfilled, It’s Time To Rethink The Blueprint

We won’t fill manufacturing jobs and skills gaps by pushing more kids into coding bootcamps; we’ll fill them when we rebuild the industrial tech stack to reflect reality 

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2,586 viewsAug 29, 2025

Change Doesn’t Have To Be A Giant Leap, It Just Needs To Move Us Forward

Many of the most successful and widely adopted robotics programs in manufacturing aren’t humanoid; they’re purpose built for specific tasks and deliver practical value. 

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237 viewsAug 14, 2025

Let’s Talk About Drones: We Can’t Fly The Future If We Can’t Build It

Accelerating U.S. drone manufacturing requires more than funding and regulatory support, we also need production systems built for modern aerospace and defense.

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1,210 viewsMar 4, 2025

Beyond Lean — The Blueprint For A Digital-Driven Manufacturing Revolution

Digital is now so prevalent that it almost doesn’t make sense to say "digital manufacturing."

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1,159 viewsApr 22, 2024

Manufacturing’s Faster Horse Moment: Some Thoughts On Composable MES

We’re thinking about MES in a misguided way, and that this wrongheaded conception of MES is preventing organizations from realizing the promise of digital transformation.