ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING is the magazine devoted to industrial applications of 3D printing and digital layering technology. We cover the promise and the challenges of this technology for making functional tooling and end-use production parts.
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4 September 13-14, 2016 | @learnadditive | Connecting Additive Manufacturing + Production Tuesday, September 13, 2016 8:00 – 8:45 KEYNOTE How Additive Manufacturing is Driving the Future of Making Things Amar Hanspal | Autodesk Powerful forces are reshaping the world in which designers and manufacturers are operating. New and innovative technologies such as machine learning and generative design are helping companies deliver products that are customized, connected and higher performing. Companies of all sizes must embrace the emerging future of making things and take advantage of these growing trends, especially since manufacturers that don't risk being eclipsed by more nimble competitors. Additive manufacturing – particularly on an industrial level – is another quickly evolving technology that is disrupting the way in which users design and make. During this session, Amar Hanspal, senior vice president in charge of products at Autodesk, will address those attendees considering adopting additive manufacturing as an industrial technology for making functional parts. Using real world customer examples like Airbus and Under Armour, Hanspal will discuss recent advances in industrial 3D printing technology and discuss how close the industry is to accepting the technology as a mainstream production process. 8:45 – 9:15 Integrating 3D Printing and Traditional Manufacturing to the Benefit of Both Mike Misener | Baker Aerospace Tooling & Machining As the popularity of 3D printing continues to expand, manufacturers need to consider using additive manufacturing technology for more than just rapid prototyping. All too often the failure of companies to successfully implement 3D printing comes from approaching it as an all-or-nothing solution. In many cases, the integration of AM proves to be advantageous when a project requires mass customization, low-volume production, or complex geometry combining assemblies into one piece. This presentation will cover how a real-world parts producer with a solid foundation in aerospace, automotive, mold tooling, and other markets applied research and decision making to add a number of AM technologies to its technology arsenal. Mike Misener of Baker Aerospace will discuss how using a combination of traditional 5-axis machining and AM has enabled the company to recognize the most effective and efficient way of creating unique geometries. This session will also explore the importance of using creativity to fully recognize the potential of integrating this new technology. 9:15 – 9:45 New Approaches to Additive Manufacturing Dr. Greg Hyatt | DMG Mori New approaches to AM have provided us with larger machines, more productive machines and hybrid machines. Larger machines can mean machines enabling the build of parts in excess of a meter in length, machines supporting large diameter build, and machines supporting high- mass builds. More productive machines could mean higher laser power, higher deposition rates and machines that can build on previously manufactured components, so the entire part need not be built from scratch. A hybrid machine could include additive and subtractive capabilities in the same machine,