Join us for the Advanced Manufacturing for Aerospace & Materiel (26 - 27 February, 2025 at Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, Bristol, United Kingdom). This event provides a unique opportunity for vendors and end users in the aerospace and materiel supply chain to collaborate, share ideas and optimise manufacturing processes, to advance supply chain agility for operational readiness.

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• Network with industry experts, government, academics and military end-users
• Hear programme updates from key prime OEMs, who are revolutionising manufacturing processes
• Discuss the integration of digitisation, AI and robotics in the aerospace and materiel supply chain
• Hear of solutions to tackle sustainability and cybersecurity challenges in defence manufacturing
  

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 much of the engine can be made through AM. Rolls Royce pushes AM to the limit benefiting not only from the advantages of AM but also facing the challenges of employing it in such way.

Insightful past presentation from Frantisek Hacik, Industry Manager Additive Manufacturing Aerospace, Trumpf covering: 

• Qualification Support and Reproducibility
• Productivity while ensuring quality has a great impact on the final cost per part
• Overall Equipment Efficiency ensures higher equipment utilization and throughput
• Green laser for processing reflective materials ensures robust process and large process window for safe and productive process
  

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

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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.
  

As the premium forum for AM users that took place in Bristol for 2024 for its biggest ever event. You can download a snapshot list of the current AM Industry leaders who have attended last year's conference to give you an idea of who you could meet for Advanced Manufacturing for Aerospace & Materiel taking place on 26 - 27 February, 2025, Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, Bristol, UK.

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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 of AM throughout the recent years
• Uncover what AM means for the Boeing business and beyond
• Understand how Boeing is leveraging education to tackle the challenges of AM