The flagship convention collection from 3D Printing Trade returns July tenth, 2025 with the second version targeted on Aerospace, Area, and Protection.
Additive Manufacturing Benefit: Aerospace, Area and Protection (AMAA) is a one-day digital occasion bringing collectively trade leaders, innovators, and decision-makers to discover the frontiers of additive manufacturing in high-stakes environments.
By professional keynotes, cutting-edge case research, and thought-provoking panel discussions, the convention will spotlight the most recent {hardware} developments, mission-critical purposes, and the evolving position of AM throughout crucial vertical segments.
Stay networking classes supply an opportunity to attach with friends, pioneers, and potential companions.
Registration is free, reserve your house now.
We’ll even be operating a collection of interviews with leaders throughout these crucial markets offering insights forward of the dwell occasion.
Confirmed audio system for Additive Manufacturing Benefit: Aerospace, Area and Defence
We’re excited to announce one other heavyweight program that includes consultants from throughout the domains of Aerospace, Area and Defence. The preliminary confirmed audio system are supplied under. Verify again as we’ll be including extra.
Paul Gradl, Principal Engineer, NASA Marshall Area Flight Middle
Dr. Paul Gradl is a principal engineer and SME at NASA Marshall Area Flight Middle (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. Dr. Gradl leads a number of tasks for additive manufacturing of liquid rocket engine engines and has supported numerous improvement and flight applications over the past 22+ years.
He authored and co-authored over 150+ journal articles and papers; revealed a e book titled, “Steel Additive Manufacturing for Propulsion Purposes,” in 2022; holds 5 patents together with NASA’s 2024 Patent of the 12 months; and repeatedly teaches programs in additive manufacturing. Gradl is the recipient of quite a few NASA and trade awards and medals; an Affiliate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and serves as an advisor to trade. Dr. Gradl was named one in every of “The Most Influential Personalities of Additive Manufacturing in 2020” by 3Dnatives, 2022 “Engineer of the 12 months” by AIAA, and obtained the SME Additive Trade Achievement Award in 2024.
Richard Hamber, Defence Assist, Innovation AdM Lead, Ministry of Defence
Richard joined the MOD in 1979 and held a spread of jobs working in engineering, logistics, coverage, and functionality improvement. He had the nice fortune to attend the Superior Command and Workers course at Shrivenham and the NATO employees course in Rome. He accomplished his time as Head of Technique for the Director of Logistics Providers and Commodities in Defence Gear and Assist, leaving the civil service after simply wanting 40 years’ service. He was then requested to affix the Defence Assist Transformation Programme, finally taking up the Programme Director position earlier than handing it over. After that, he was employed within the Defence Assist Innovation group the place he undertook the examine that led to the creation of the Additive Manufacturing as a Service problem; Venture TAMPA, and the funding that got here with it. He has been concerned within the pursuit of Additive Manufacturing since then and authored the lately revealed MOD Superior Manufacturing technique.
Andrew Thompson, Supervisor, Additive Manufacturing CoE, Northrop Grumman
Andrew Thompson is the Supervisor for Additive Manufacturing Middle of Excellence inside Northrop Grumman Area Programs. He leads the group answerable for the technique, improvement, and transition of AM expertise. To help the trade, he chairs the Roadmap Advisory Group for America Makes and is a member of the Design Scientific Group Committee for ASTM’s Worldwide Convention on Additive Manufacturing.
Hugo Sistach, Additive Manufacturing Professional, Safran
Initially educated as an engineer at ENSEM – INPL (France, Nancy) in 2013 with a world trade program at Polytechnique Montréal (Canada, Montréal). Additive Manufacturing (AM) and Steel Injection Molding (MIM) Supplies and Processes professional since 2021, with greater than 12 years on this area, at Safran Plane Engines to develop and help the industrialization of those processes. Safran coordinator of the metallic AM/MIM M&P group since 2023. Nadcap AM Job group member for Safran since 2023. Safran coordinator of AMS/SAE requirements for metallic AM since 2024.
Sebastian Feles, Technical Lead on the Aeromedical FabLab of the German Aerospace Middle (DLR), German Aerospace Middle
Sebastian Feles is the Technical Lead and Deputy Group Chief on the Aeromedical FabLab of the German Aerospace Middle (DLR), the place he develops modular, flight-proven {hardware} methods for house biology and microgravity analysis. His work bridges the logic of organic methods with the constraints of aerospace engineering and focuses on enabling science in excessive environments.
With a background in molecular biology and biomedical engineering, Feles has contributed to quite a few gravitational biology missions, together with suborbital rocket flights, parabolic flights, and multi-week analysis campaigns at particle accelerators in Europe and Japan. He has supported ESA astronaut coaching and focuses on translating complicated organic necessities into sturdy, mission-ready {hardware}.
His engineering strategy emphasizes readability, iteration, and flexibility, favoring easy, open designs over inflexible, legacy-bound options. Feles advocates for making superior applied sciences accessible.
Richard Freeman, Principal Workers Engineer, Efficiency Overview Institute (PRI)
Richard Freeman labored for Collins Aerospace within the UK from 1990-96 as a Manufacturing Metallurgist, coping with the manufacture of a variety of actuation parts. He then joined TWI, a UK R&D expertise consultancy in 1996, the place he led the aerospace trade sector actions, finally turning into an Affiliate Director within the firm. He was closely concerned in successful giant contracts with main aerospace and protection OEMs.
After 25 years at TWI he joined the Efficiency Overview Institute (PRI) in 2021, to steer the Nadcap Additive Manufacturing Job Group, which audits AM suppliers utilizing the Laser & EB Powder Mattress Fusion course of. Audit standards for Directed Vitality Deposition AM expertise and Selective Laser Sintering of non-metallic materials can also be being developed for publication in 2025/26.
Richard obtained a BSc Honors diploma in Metallurgy in 1987 from Sheffield College and a PhD in 1994 whereas working full-time on R&D tasks at Collins Aerospace.
Dan Braley, Chief Expertise Officer, Precision Additive Options
Dan Braley is the Chief Expertise Officer for Precision Additive Options and Magnesium Innovation Group. A former Boeing Technical Fellow, Boeing International Providers Additive Manufacturing Technical Focal, and Boeing Designated Professional (BDE) in Additive Manufacturing, he served sustainment of all Boeing navy, industrial, and by-product plane platforms by means of the usage of Additive Manufacturing applied sciences and the implementation of superior composites.
Dan has greater than 20 years of aerospace program and R&D expertise in additive manufacturing, technical program administration, supplies and course of engineering, composites, electromagnetic product improvement, and manufacturing expertise improvement. Dan at the moment holds 85 US and worldwide patents and is a Society of Manufacturing Engineers Fellow (FSME), an Additive Manufacturing Consumer’s Group (AMUG) Distinguished Innovator Operator (DINO), and a former Professor of Apply at Virginia Tech.
Len Pannett, CEO, Supercharg3d
With over twenty years’ expertise of serving to organizations throughout the globe overcome challenges of their provide chains and operations, Len has established himself as a world authority in the usage of additive manufacturing in provide chains. A extremely completed and revered skilled with a wealthy background within the aerospace, defence and a number of other different sectors, he has supported a variety of purchasers, from established trade leaders to modern start-ups, as a advisor, in interim positions and as a non-executive director. Len is the President of the Council of Provide Chain Administration Professionals within the UK, and a Fellow with the Establishment of Engineering and Expertise. He’s devoted to sharing his insights with others and he’s a sought-after MBA lecturer, speaker, interviewee and creator. His groundbreaking bestseller, “Supercharg3d: How 3D Printing Will Drive Your Provide Chain”, was revealed by Wiley in 2019.
Scott Sevcik, Director, Advisory Providers and Strategic Options, Wohlers Associates / ASTM
Scott Sevcik leads Advisory Providers for Wohlers Associates, the market intelligence and consulting arm of ASTM. Sevcik’s background spans the additive manufacturing and aerospace industries, with roles in Engineering at Lockheed Martin, Program Administration at United Applied sciences, product and industrial management at Stratasys, enterprise consulting at Dassault Programs, and startup advisory with Prospect Dynamics. Merchandise Scott has helped develop are flying on each trendy industrial and enterprise plane, in addition to in orbit. Lots of these stem from Scott’s efforts to industrialize 3D printing. Scott holds an MBA and an MS in Aerospace Engineering from San Jose State College and a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State College.
Matthias Schmidt-Lehr, Managing Accomplice, AMPOWER GmbH & Co. KG
Matthias leads technique and enterprise improvement initiatives at AMPOWER, providing advisory providers to AM corporations searching for to optimize their international market positioning and go-to-market methods. As an engineer with fingers on AM experience, Matthias possesses a deep understanding of buyer wants and market dynamics. He has executed quite a few profitable technique tasks with top-tier AM OEMs, leveraging his intensive c-level community inside the trade.
Leif Tiltins, Head of Income, AON3D
Leif Tiltins is the Head of Income at AON3D, the place he has spent practically a decade serving to form the way forward for high-performance polymer and composite additive manufacturing. With a mechanical engineering background, Leif joined AON3D in its early levels and has performed a key position in rising the corporate to serve a whole lot of shoppers throughout 25+ international locations.
Invoice Alderman, Founding Accomplice, Alderman & Firm
William (Invoice) Alderman is the Founding Accomplice of Alderman & Firm, the place he leads the agency’s total technique, consumer engagements, and group administration. With over $2 billion in M&A transactions, he’s a acknowledged professional within the aerospace and protection center market. Previous to founding the agency in 2001, Invoice held roles at BT Securities, Fieldstone, and Normal Electrical. He holds 4 FINRA licenses and has served on a number of company boards, together with UFC Aerospace and Breeze-Japanese. A Kellogg MBA and Kenyon Faculty graduate, Invoice can also be a industrial pilot and frequent speaker at main trade conferences.
Jason Wells, Govt Vice President of Manufacturing Development, Institute for Superior Studying and Analysis
Jason Wells is the Govt Vice President of Manufacturing Development on the Institute for Superior Studying and Analysis (IALR), main the CMA, ATDM, and IMT applications. With over 35 years in manufacturing—from apprentice Toolmaker to government roles in international companies—he has skilled the trade’s shift from guide operations to Trade 4.0 applied sciences.
A major inventor on a number of patents, revealed creator, and revered trade speaker, Wells has led the creation of high-impact groups, established operations, and developed technical curricula that promote the appliance of innovation and execution of operational excellence. He combines his ardour for deep technical understanding and software with a dedication to collaborative strategic management to help workforce improvement and assist trade companions improve effectivity, competitiveness, and progress.
Simon McCaldin, Open Innovation Lead, Authentise
Dr. Simon McCaldin is the Open Innovation and Strategic Enterprise Growth Lead at Authentise, the place he drives the event of cutting-edge course of automation software program for additive manufacturing. On this position, he focuses on closing the hole between digital simulation and real-world manufacturing exercise, main initiatives in steady digital manufacturing unit optimization and AI-powered design collaboration.
He holds a PhD in Supplies Science, coupled with over 20 years in manufacturing expertise analysis and improvement programmes. From this base, his present work contains AI-powered design collaboration instruments and digital manufacturing traceability methods that optimize the whole design-to-production workflows in AM.
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