Dr Robert Scudamore invites you join him at Europe’s Premier Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace, Defence, and Space Conference. Taking place from the 22nd to the 23rd of February at the Hilton in London, the conference will address some of the most prominent questions facing the domain, making it indispensable for any stakeholder interested in the Future of AM. Not only will the conference be an opportunity to hear from experts at the forefront of AM research, but there will also be plenty of opportunities to network and develop new ideas and business opportunities.

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. 

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 prime plans to leverage the technology and form AM partnerships making it a must read for anyone in the sector. This interview covers:

• How GKN is making AM technologies more accessible.
• GKN engagement with standard bodies.
• How GKN is taking AM forward.
  

Ahead of this year’s Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Space conference, Defence iQ gained exclusive insight from Phil Hatherley, General Manager, Materials Solutions - A Siemens Business, the lead partner of the conference.

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.

In this exclusive interview, Mohsen Seifi, Director, Global AM Programmes, ASTM International and key speaker at this year’s Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Space conference, discusses how ASTM International is helping the aerospace and space industry to overcome a key challenge: the certification of AM parts across the global, interconnected supply chain. 

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Benefits of reading the interview:

• Understand how organizations such as ASTM International can help you overcome your certification and standardization challenges
• Ensure that your own manufacturing process remains competitive and able to deliver repeatable and high quality components by achieving standardization of AM parts

In this interview, Mr Seifi answers the following questions:

• What is ASTM International and could you give us some insight into your role as Director of Global AM Programmes?
• Could you give us some background as to how ASTM International supports the aerospace/space industry?
• Why is it important that the certification of parts is standardized across the aerospace/space supply chain?
• What role does ASTM International play in defining quality standards for AM parts? Why is it important to have those set across companies globally?
• How can safety testing maximise the commercial viability of AM parts in the aerospace/space industry?
• What benefits are there for integrating quality screening early for AM parts certification? At what stage of the production process should this begin?

Read an exclusive preview of the interview below:

Having various parts in the supply chain certified by different certification bodies leads to uncertainty about whether the parts have been certified to the same quality level. If one trusted and recognized source can provide certification across all parts, product development is

Mr Seifi will speak at this year’s Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Space on standardizing the evaluation process of additive manufacturing applications within aerospace. You can download the full agenda conference here. 

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.

While additive manufacturing has been proven a reliable cost-saving technology to produce various aircraft parts, companies are now focusing their efforts towards serial additive manufacturing production. Key questions now arise around quality assurance and parts certification across the whole supply chain.

Defence iQ compiled this report on the progress and key milestones needed to achieve serial additive manufacturing production, from three key players in the market: Thales, Trumpf and the European Space Agency. They discuss key priorities, challenges and what needs to be done in order to achieve large-scale additive production in the aerospace and space industries. 

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Benefits of downloading the report:

• Understand how the AM and digital manufacturing market is developing in Europe towards large-scale production from key market players that will attend Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Space
• Hear more on key challenges that need to be overcome in order to achieve serial additive production, from key market players that will attend Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Space

In this report, gain insight from:

• Steven Catt, AM Technical Lead, Thales UK 
• Volkan Duegmeci, Application Engineer for Aerospace Engineering, Trumpf 
• Advenit Makaya, Advanced Manufacturing, Engineer, European Space Agency 

To view the full speaker panel and session details of Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Space 2022, you can download the agenda here. Key themes of the conference space, air, and sea applications for additive manufacturing processes; certification and standardization strategies delivering critical assurance for aerospace and space applications; innovation and new technologies in additive manufacturing for aerospace and space; commercialization of research and development of short-term additive manufacturing strategies; assessment of through-life costs; engineer training to utilise additive manufacturing’s full potential.

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

Markus Seibold, VP Additive Manufacturing, SIEMENS Gas & Power, shares exclusive insight into the Additive Manufacturing market for Aerospace and Space. SIEMENS will be the lead sponsor of our 2020 Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Space conference