Additive manufacturing is a burgeoning technology that is transforming manufacturing across multiple industries. formnext is the world's premier event that brings industry professionals together to share knowledge, connect with experts and explore how to accelerate the use of additive manufacturing.

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Visit us in hall 11.0, booth D41 and see how you can get on a faster path to production. Talk with our additive experts to learn about GE Additive’s:

Machines:

• Learn about our new, innovative Binder Jet Line and see how you can manufacture parts better, cheaper, faster and safer than castings and other manufacturing methods.
• Explore Arcam EBM and Concept Laser DMLM machines and learn how we're taking the next steps to industrialization.

Powders:

• Discover high-quality material options available through our advanced materials and AP&C.

Consultancy:

• Find out how additive manufacturing can meet your business needs with AddWorks™, our consulting services team.

Software:

• Learn how our Amp Software Platform can help mitigate trial and error and get you to production faster.

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Fill out the form below to request your free expo pass and join formnext 2022 as our guest. Learn how you can leverage our advanced, end-to-end solutions to achieve additive success. Wherever you are in the process, we have the expertise and solutions to accelerate your speed to market with additive technology.

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GE Additive and AP&C are proud to be a Platinum Sponsor at this year's HI-AM conference.

HI-AM 2022 is the 5th annual gathering of NSERC Network for Holistic Innovation in Additive Manufacturing and the only academic conference in Canada focused exclusively on metal additive manufacturing. With hundreds of additive manufacturing experts and decision-makers from academia, research institutes, industry and government participating, HI-AM 2022 is an event not to be missed. Cohosted by McGill University and University of Waterloo, the focus of HI-AM 2022 is to provide a platform for the presentation of recent R&D advancements in the field of metal additive manufacturing under four research themes: (1) material development, (2) advanced process modeling, (3) process monitoring and control, (4) innovative AM processes/products.

If you are attending, please join our presentation:

Investigation of Organic Binders and Aluminum Powder Interactions and Sinterability of Aluminum Compacted Powder Parts
Presenters: Solgang Im and Arunkumar Natarajan, GE Additive, United States
June 22, 2022 at 4:40 p.m.

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Convergence of AM Aerospace and AM Energy

Join GE Additive at this year’s AM Industry Summit, a convergence of AM Aerospace and AM Energy. This conference brings together the global additive manufacturing aerospace and energy industries for a unique, hands-on, interactive event. Discover the latest materials, metals, and polymers, while uncovering design and technology solutions across the AM and 3D printing industry.

• Visit us at booth 19 to see the innovative parts we will have on display and talk to an additive expert.
• Attend our presentation: M Line and Ni718 - Enabling metal additive production through stability and stitching; Presenter: Sarah Ulbrich, GE Additive; June 21, 4:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Can’t attend in person? Check us out on July 13 during Virtual Day. You can access on-demand content from the live conference as well as the presentation Additive Manufacturing and GE Aviation’s GE9X Engine, during which GE’s Chris Philp will show the various additive parts that are included on the latest commercial engine.

Click here for more information on the show and to register for the live and virtual events. Use promo code AMSPN25 to save 25% off your conference pass.

Additive manufacturing is a burgeoning technology that is transforming manufacturing across multiple industries. RAPID is the longstanding premier event in North America that brings industry professionals together to share knowledge, connect with experts and explore how to accelerate the use of additive manufacturing.

GE Additive will once again have a significant presence at this year’s Rapid show. Join us during the trade show at booth 2620, where you can…

• View sample parts produced on our innovative AM machines.
• Interact with our experts and find out how you can take additive to the next level. 
• Learn about the new capability packages available for the top-selling M2 Series 5 laser machine.

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If you are attending the full conference, check out our presentations:

Electron Beam Melting Materials for Extreme Environments 
Presenter: Markus Ramsperger, GE Additive
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 10:30 am

Outlook on Raw Material Quality Requirements for the AM Medical Industry 
Presenter: Frédéric Marion, AP&C, a GE Additive company
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 2:30 pm

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Click here to claim your free expo pass and join RAPID + TCT as our guest. Learn how you can leverage our advanced, end-to-end solutions to achieve additive success. Wherever you are in the process, we have the expertise and solutions to accelerate your speed to market with additive technology.

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If you’d like to get together with one of our additive professionals during the show, click here to request a meeting.
 

RAPID + TCT is going hybrid

For those unable to attend in person, you are welcome to join us digitally in 2022! With your Digital Pass, you can access livestreamed and on-demand industry Keynotes and Thought Leadership Panels, explore additive manufacturing solutions, new products, and make connections with fellow manufacturing professionals and experts. Register here.

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For Users, By Users.

We exhibit at AMUG for one purpose, to connect with customers. AMUG helps us build on our core principles of knowledge sharing and true partnership. The AMUG Conference is known for its openness and members’ willingness to share insights, challenges, and successes.

Conference location: Chicago Hilton

Visit our exhibit at Booth D8

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Don't miss our presentations:

Using Software to Streamline the Additive Process
Speaker: Nicolas Sabo, GE Additive
Monday, April 4 -  4:30 - 5:30 PM
Location: Williford B (Third Floor)

Bringing Metal Additive Airworthiness to the Warfighter
Speakers: Mark Shaw and Lauren Tubesing, GE Additive
Tuesday, April 5 -  1:30 - 2:30 PM
Location: Continental C (Lobby Level)

Metal Binder Jet Process Development
Speaker: Ted Anderson, GE Additive
Wednesday, April 6  -  4:30 - 5:30 PM
Location: Williford A (Third Floor)

The Need for Speed and Heat: Production-Ready Titanium Parameters and Lattice Structures and Medical Implants
Speakers: Javier Arreguin and Ted Anderson, GE Additive
Thursday, April 7  -  3:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Continental C (Lobby Level)

AMS will be held as a hybrid event this year. It is the foremost 3D Printing event in the northeast. Over 1,000 people will be attending this event (both in-person and online) from all over the world. AMS includes panels and keynotes on 9 vertical topics most critical in the fast-growing world of additive manufacturing. Each vertical segment is devoted to a topic.

Hybrid Format

• Three days (March 1-3, 2022) — Schedule based on USA Eastern time
• 45+ sessions with 60+ live speakers
• Ample opportunity to network with fellow attendees and have one on one discussions with exhibitors
• 6+ hours of live sessions each day
• Panels are moderated and allow for Q+A (In-Person and Online)
• All sessions are also archived and available to registered attendees through the end of March 2022
• Exhibitors will be presented live and attendees will be able to conduct live one-to-one meetings both in-person and online
• Hybrid events are new for everyone. Learn more about how we are planning to make this a compelling and safe experience for in-person attendees.

Speakers

Panel Discussion: 
Technical Trends in AM Machines for Metal Series Production

Chris Schuppe, General Manager, Engineering and Technology

Tuesday, March 1
10:00 AM, EST

Schuppe helped found GE Additive as the engineering integration leader and then led GE Additive's AddWorks team to accelerate additive adoption across all industries. Schuppe now leads the GE Additive Engineering & Technology teams helping advance the state of the art of additive machines, applications and materials.

Panel Discussion:
Titanium & Aluminum

Jens Kroeger, Materials Expert, AP&C, a GE Additive company

Tuesday, March 1
3:50 PM, EST

Kroeger is an expert in Materials and Technology Development. His focus is on validation, risk management and scaling of production processes on materials for biomedical, aerospace and electronic applications. 

Keynote Speaker: 
If You Don’t Own Your Data, You Don’t Own Your Destiny

Igal Kaptsan, General Manager, Software

Thursday, March 3
9:00 EST

Kaptsan is responsible for shaping and leading GE Additive’s software strategy and defining business priorities, product roadmaps, features and functionality.

Understanding when to take advantage of metal 3D printing may not be as straightforward as you think. Some organizations have brought additive manufacturing in-house and ramped to full-scale production, while others are in exploration phases with the technology. From high-resolution parts to meshes to patient-specific components, 3D printing is transforming how medical device designers approach metal part design. Hear more about this from experts who regularly work with additive engineers from the medical industry.

• Learn about the advantages of leveraging Direct Metal Laser Melting (DMLM) to produce your medical additive parts
• Explore the advantages of stainless steel, cobalt chrome and titanium in medical applications, and understand material limitations
• Hear about new technology applications and trends we are seeing for metal 3D printing

Speakers

Ted Anderson
Industrialization Leader
GE Additive

Ted Anderson is the industrialization leader for GE Additive. His team is focused on helping customers get their additive manufacturing applications to production. Prior to joining GE Additive, he spent five years with GE Aviation and was involved in the LEAP fuel nozzle, the GE9X TiAl blade, the 50% printed tech demonstration engine, the Catalyst turboprop engine and various R&D projects. He is also a certifying agent at GE for the laser and electron beam technologies and a special process auditor. Before joining GE, he worked as a contractor at NASA’s MSFC, managing the Rapid Prototyping Lab and working on a wide variety of R&D programs on multiple additive manufacturing platforms. Prior to being a contractor to NASA, he was the second Arcam employee in North America, working field service and applications for the EBM technology.

Eric Utley
Applications Engineer
Protolabs

Eric Utley is an applications engineer with more than 12 years of experience in rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing. He specializes in stereolithography, selective laser sintering and Direct Metal Laser Melting (DMLM) technologies and provides guidance to engineers on designing for manufacturability. Eric regularly consults with product development professionals from a range of industries including medical, consumer products, aerospace, and automotive. He graduated from North Carolina State University and currently works for Protolabs, a rapid manufacturing company specializing in custom prototypes and low-volume production parts.

As one of the first to embrace the capabilities of additive manufacturing (AM), the medical industry is one of the pioneers of additive. AM has allowed this industry to increase the quality of life for patients around the world. The orthopedics industry has been leading the way in applying additive technology, from off-the-shelf implants to patient-specific solutions.

Tangible Solutions is a specialized manufacturer of additively manufactured orthopedic implants and a heavy user of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF), also known Direct Metal Laser Melting (DMLM). Through Tangible Solutions’ experience, they understand the challenges of new-product development in the additive space and the design and process-control considerations of medical implants.

During this webinar, Stephan Zeidler from GE Additive and Matthew Shomper from Tangible Solutions explore how the company is leveraging DMLM technology to improve patient outcomes and push the limits of design and process control in metal PBF.

Speakers

Matthew Shomper
Director of Engineering
Tangible Solutions, Inc

As director of engineering at Tangible Solutions, Matthew Shomper strives to connect with customers and understand their requirements, helping them to drive toward product launch in the shortest possible timeframe. He has driven the design and development of numerous medical devices, from concept development to market launch, and thus understands customers' pain points, timelines, and budget constraints. With the dual knowledge of both manufacturing and design and development, Matthew is able to swiftly direct projects through V&V (verification and validation) activities and FDA approvals by applying a rigorous understanding of device requirements.

Stephan Zeidler
Senior Global and Key Accounts Director
GE Additive

At GE Additive, Stephan Zeidler serves as a senior global and key accounts director where he oversees medical industry-related strategy and business development activities. He is involved in global account management and product management activities and continues to escort multiple companies - ranging from service providers, OEMs and global medical device manufacturers - on their additive journey. He joined GE Additive in 2016 as global business development manager for the medical sector and has more than seven years’ experience in the medical additive manufacturing industry. Prior to joining GE Additive, Stephan held product and key account management roles in the additive manufacturing industry, working with multiple additive technologies such as PolyJet and FDM.

The Arcam EBM Q10plus is the established machine for volume production of medical implants, especially hip cups. This session will present a part-cost case for hip cups and draw a comparison with other powder bed fusion technologies. In addition, a new software tool that analyzes build performance of the Q10plus will even further improve productivity and the insight from the first customers using the tool will be shared. We will also explore how the new powder handling system can improve hip cup production.

Speakers

Anders Ingvarsson
Product Manager
GE Additive

Anders Ingvarsson joined the GE Additive EBM team in Gothenburg 3 years ago, starting taking the product responsibility for the aftermarket offering. While building the knowledge of EBM from the needs of the GE Additive EBM customer, the product responsibility has grown and Anders is now Product Manager for two machines and he coordinates the journey for the digitalization products in general for Arcam EBM. Prior GE Additive, Anders worked within different automation company.

Anders holds an M.Sc. in Mechatronics and Automation from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.

Oscar Angervall
Senior Product Manager
GE Additive

Oscar Angervall entered the world of EBM and additive manufacturing six years ago. Initially serving as a project manager for various development projects, he had the chance to learn valuable insights of the EBM capabilities. Now as product manager for the larger Arcam EBM machines, Oscar evangelizes the capabilities of EBM to others. Prior to joining Arcam and GE Additive, Oscar worked within the commercial vehicle industry and was a professional sailor.

Stephan Zeidler
Senior Global and Key Accounts Director
GE Additive

At GE Additive, Stephan Zeidler serves as a Senior Global and Key Accounts Director where he oversees medical industry-related strategy and business development activities. He is involved in Global Account Management and Product Management activities and continues to escort multiple companies, ranging from service providers, OEMs and global medical device manufacturers, on their additive journey. He joined GE Additive in 2016 as Global Business Development Manager for the medical sector and has more than seven years’ experience in the medical additive manufacturing industry. Prior to joining GE Additive, Stephan held Product and Key Account Management roles in the additive manufacturing industry working with multiple additive technologies such as PolyJet and FDM.

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has shown that it can add value by providing freedom of design, efficient manufacturing and avoid the limitations of conventional manufacturing. The orthopaedic industry is successfully embracing AM with an average growth rate of 20-30% of orthopaedic additively manufactured devices. Compagnies in highly regulated industries, such as orthopaedic, require a robust quality system to ensure product and service quality. Quality focus partners that will embrace this philosophy and maintain the same level of commitment to quality are mandatory to ensure a good quality level from the beginning to the end of the process. This presentation will show AP&C’s learning from servicing the medical AM industry for the last 15 years and their vision of the four pillars essential to success in the medial AM industry: Quality, Service, Product and Partnership.

Speakers

Frédéric Marion
Product Manger – Metal powders
AP&C, a GE Additive company

Working in the field of spherical metal powder production since 2005, he joined AP&C, a GE Additive company, in 2010 and was at the forefront of AP&C transformation towards mass production. He worked on technology improvement and capacity growth at AP&C. He also lead the AP&C product qualification efforts with major aerospace and orthopedics players.

He and his team are focused on guiding AP&C customers towards the best powder for their need, but also accompany them in all powder related issues; specification design, handling, transportation, blending, recycling, quality assurance, etc.

AP&C is part of GE Additive and is a producer of plasma atomized spherical metal powders designed for all additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. AP&C is focused on producing high quality titanium, nickel and aluminum powders for AM but also bring key advantages to the other powder metallurgy technologies.