Now returning for its 10th year after a massively successful event last year. The conference is fast establishing its self as the premium forum for AM users and is returning to Bristol for 2024 for its biggest ever event between the 27-28 February. You can download a snapshot list of...

Few technologies have shown as much potential to revolutionise the defence, aerospace, and space industries as Additive Manufacturing (AM). To this end we had the privilege to interview AMADS 2024 conference speaker, Bradley Hughes, Principal Research Engineer of AM at GKN Aerospace. This interview gives insight into how a major...

This interview with Lieutenant Colonel Ramon Macias delves into the AM efforts by NATO, specifically the work on the NATO digital repository. This repository has the potential to transform how we think about logistics and, subsequently, warfighting as it would allow the printing of critical pieces on the field, potentially...

Melissa Orme returns to Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Space 2024, and we have been privileged to interview her. In this interview she analyses how AM has grown in Boeing and how they are planning to take it further. From sustainability to improvements in technology this interview highlights why AMAS...

2023 Attendee Snapshot of key stakeholders of AM users, R&D experts, and industry partners within the aerospace, defence, and space sector.

In this interview, Ross Herbert from Leonardo delves into the role AM plays in supply chain resiliency during disruption. The unprecedent Ukrainian war has stretched defence supply chains dangerously thin, leaving a gap that AM may be able to fill or at the very least assist with. Defence iQ interviews...

Defence iQ had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Melissa Orme, Vice President of Additive Manufacturing, Boeing, and key speaker at the 9th annual AMADS conference, discussing how AM has been shaped in recent years and how Boeing took up the challenges of the domain.Read the interview to: Recognise the Evolution...

In this exclusive interview with Defence iQ, Iain Minton, Technology Capability Delivery Director at BAE Systems explores the challenges presented by wider adoption of Additive Manufacturing, and how the industry can cooperate to enhance AM’.

Defence iQ conducted an exclusive interview with Mike Curtis-Rouse, Head of Manufacturing for Space at Satellite Applications Catapult who explores the challenges, opportunities and the future of technology in Additive Manufacturing.Read the interview to: Understand how organisations such as Satellite Applications Catapult are overcoming certification and standardization challenges Recognise what...

Steve Salt tackles the question on “Can we make this by AM?” and shows that the developments made by Rolls Royce has made the question somewhat out-dated. The question know is “Why should we make this by AM?” Using the Trent XWB-97 as a case study, the presentation explores how...

Insightful past presentation from Frantisek Hacik, Industry Manager Additive Manufacturing Aerospace, Trumpf covering: Qualification Support and ReproducibilityProductivity while ensuring quality has a great impact on the final cost per partOverall Equipment Efficiency ensures higher equipment utilization and throughputGreen laser for processing reflective materials ensures robust process and large process window...

Ross Herbert – Principal Mechanical Engineer – AM Lead presents on 'Updating workforce requirements, Quality Assurance and rolling out technology for wider use across the company'Read the presentation >>

Overcoming Hurdles - The Approach to Simplify Additive Manufacturing. The presentation was delivered by Matthias Muller, Industry Manager of Additive Manufacturing Aerospace, Trumpf, and covers:The Aerospace Process ChainHow to Approach AM in the Company Set up of the LMF systemBuild Job Printing

Making Additive Real.The presentation was delivered by Maurizio Bernini, Additive Manufacturing and New Technologies Product Manager, CMS, and covers:CMS Advanced Materials TechnologyWhy Additive Manufacturing - Why does a machine tools builder start to deal with AM? CMS Kreator - 'Strong Reasons Why!'

Status Quo & New Opportunities for Zero Emission Aircrafts.The presentation was delivered by Hauke Schultz, Additive Manufacturing Roadmap Leader, Airbus, and covers: How Airbus scales up industrial use of AM on serial aircrafts Aviation's next big challenge - Net Zero in 2050 Airbus ZEROe Concept Aircraft - Opportunity for AM

Roundtable and Survey ReportAdditive Manufacturing faces hurdles that need to be overcome to realise its potential, and while there are dozens of conference that focus on technical elements, very few - if any - conversations focus on the business, economic, and cultural considerations required to unleash the full potential of...