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 Leonardo’s AM chair, Ross Herbert, exploring this issue by covering:

• Current State-of-Play of AM in the defence domain
  
• Strategies on addressing challenges in AM adoption
• The future of AM in the defence domain

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 away from the main battlelines. It is a must-read for the most up-to-date information on AM efforts by NATO.

Roundtable and Survey Report

Additive 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 AM. 

Convened by Siemens Energy in collaboration with IQPC, organisers of the Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace & Space conference, this discussion and the subsequent survey of senior executives drawn from across the AM ecosystem focused on issues beyond the technical. 

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 2024 will be another crucial conference for the AM ecosystem.