ASME to Offer Additive Manufacturing Events During LiveWorx Conference in Boston

Date Published:

Apr 25, 2018

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Advanced Manufacturing Primary Metal Manufacturing

ASME will hold several special workshops and sessions related to the subject of additive manufacturing — one of the five core technologies the Society has identified as key to its overall strategy — during the upcoming LiveWorx 18 Technology Conference in Boston. The conference, which will be held June 17-20 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, is expected to draw more than 7,000 engineers, designers and executives wishing to enhance their technical skills, learn about trends in the technology sector, and network with their colleagues and peers.

One of these events, the Additive Manufacturing Leadership Forum, on the morning of Tuesday, June 19, will provide business executives from diverse sectors including aerospace, healthcare and medical devices, oil and gas, automotive, metals and machinery with insight about how additive manufacturing (AM) is helping manufacturers and service providers transform their businesses, improve supply chains, rejuvenate their products and become more competitive. A panel of AM experts — including top AM analyst Terry Wohlers, Alan Amling of supply chain giant UPS, Jay Rodgers of AM vehicle producer Local Motors, and speakers from Boeing, Stryker, Imperial and Paperless — will help attendees start planning now for AM’s impending impact on industry, understand AM best practices, and interact with other professionals who are encountering similar challenges. Registration for the forum is $295 using the code “ASME18.” For more information, or to register, visit https://additivemanufacturing.asme.org.

ASME will also host two three-hour Design for Additive Manufacturing Workshops on Wednesday, June 20. The first workshop, titled “Metal Additive Manufacturing — Foundation for Finding Value,” will be a beginner-level session that will provide business operations and design engineers with a basic understanding of the value and opportunities that implementing metal AM at their companies can offer. Presented by Matt Burris, an entrepreneurial engineer and founder of MatterFab, the workshop will explore the various types of metal AM, supply chain and post-production issues, and the financial side of metal AM. The session, to be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will also cover emerging technologies, trends, and metal AM’s potential impact on manufacturing.

A second beginner-level workshop, “Metal Additive Manufacturing — Design Considerations,” will be presented later that afternoon by Tim Simpson, director of the additive manufacturing and design master’s degree program and co-director of the CIMP-3D lab at Penn State University. During the session, which will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Dr. Simpson will talk about some of his experiences working in field of additive manufacturing and offer attendees advice and a step-by-step checklist to help prepare them for 3D printing their designs with metal.

Registration for each of the ASME workshops is $300 using the code “ASME18.” For more information on “Metal Additive Manufacturing — Foundation for Finding Value,” or to sign up, visit https://www.liveworx.com/training/metal-additive-manufacturing-foundation-for-finding-value. To learn more about “Metal Additive Manufacturing — Design Considerations,” or to register, visit https://www.liveworx.com/training/metal-additive-manufacturing-design-considerations.

ASME has also organized four LiveWorx Additive Manufacturing Technical Sessions on June 19: “Real World Engineering Solutions with Additive Manufacturing,” from 1:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m.; “Possibilities and Limitations of Metal Additive Manufacturing Design,” from 2:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m.; “Evaluating the Cost and Economics of Additive Manufacturing,” from 3:15 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; and “Navigating the Additive Ecosystem,” from 4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Registration for the ASME Additive Manufacturing Leadership Forum and/or the Design for Additive Manufacturing Workshops includes a complimentary two-day LiveWorx Explorer Pass (a $695 value). Registrants for those ASME programs will also qualify for a discount on the LiveWorx All Access Pass, which includes access to all of the conference’s technical sessions, including the ASME Additive Manufacturing Technical Sessions. Visit https://www.liveworx.com and use the code “ASME18” to receive your discount on LiveWorx 18 registration.