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Alder Riley

CEO & Co-Founder, Itemfarm

About

Serial maker who founded Itemfarm in 2021 after the 2020 supply-chain collapse exposed how dependent communities are on distant factories. Building the Orchard, a single-machine microfactory that does 3D printing and plastic recycling in schools, retailers, and museums. Previously founded Blu-Bin (3D printing shops in Vermont and California) and ideastostuff.

Previous roles

  • Founder / CEO, Blu-Bin
  • Owner / CEO, ideastostuff

Notable work

  • Itemfarm Orchard, a modular microfactory combining a centrally controlled base unit, Sylvan management software, 3D-printing modules, and a plastic-recycling module that converts compatible bottles into printing feedstock
  • Itemfarm's 2020 distributed medical-supply manufacturing initiative, created by Riley and his co-founders in response to supply-chain shortages

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