AM Conference Keynote Speakers, Topics Announced
According to the conference director, the four keynote speeches will cut through the mass of information about additive manufacturing to share key knowledge that matters to manufacturers.
The Additive Manufacturing Conference, presented by Modern Machine Shop in cooperation with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will feature four keynote addresses focused on applying additive manufacturing technologies to functional component and end-use production parts. The two-day technical conference and exhibition will open October 20, 2015 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Dr. Lonnie Love will open with a speech titled “Breaking Barriers in Additive Manufacturing.” Attendees will experience first-hand the same processes discussed by Dr. Love during the tour of Oak Ridge’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility scheduled later during the conference.
Dr. Love’s opening speech will be followed by International Additive Manufacturing Award winner Dr. Jason Jones from Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies. His keynote, titled “Hybrid CNC Machines: A New Platform for AM,” will explore the possibilities of making, repairing and improving parts through hybrid processing.
To close the first day, GE Aviation’s Additive Technologies Lead Greg Morris will report on the adoption and advancement of additive manufacturing at his company.
Local Motors CEO Jay Rogers will open day two with his keynote discussing the production possibilities of additive manufacturing titled “Welcome to the Third Industrial Revolution – Local Motors and the 3D Printed Car.”
“There is so much information circulating about 3D printing and additive manufacturing that it can be challenging for manufacturing professionals to know where to turn,” Conference Director Allison Miller says. “We selected these keynotes because they each represent expertise in the key subject areas that matter to industrial manufacturers.”
