AM3D Conference in Boston Begins Aug. 2

AM3D Conference in Boston Begins Aug. 2 AM3D Conference in Boston Begins Aug. 2 AM3D Conference in Boston Begins Aug. 2 The ASME Additive Manufacturing + 3D Printing Conference Expo (AM3D) kicks off in just a few weeks, so now is the time to register for the conference - the only cross-industry event designed specifically for the engineering community. Visit the conferences updated website, at go.asme.org/3dprinting, which was recently redesigned to enable users to find the information they need more quickly and easily. AM3D, which will run from Aug. 2 to 5 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Mass., will be held in conjunction with ASMEs International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE). With a technical program that has been customized around the product development process, AM3D will highlight the issues and challenges associated with each step of the additive manufacturing lifecycle, including making the business case; selecting parts and designing for additive manufacturing; material considerations; process advancements; and inspection and quality control issues. One of the highlights of AM3D will be the keynote presentation, The Engineering Behind 3D Printing, which will take place on Aug. 3 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The session will feature Hod Lipson, professor of engineering at Cornell, and Jason Lopes, lead systems engineer for special effects studio Legacy Effects, who will discuss the how additive manufacturing is transforming the world today and is poised to become a disruptive force in established industries in the near future. The third keynote speaker, Bruce Bradshaw, vice president of marketing Stratasys Ltd., will present an overview of the additive manufacturing /3D printing market and the ground-breaking solutions and benefits these tools are providing in industries the manufacturing, medical, automotive, aerospace and entertainment fields, just to name a few. The four-day program will also include presentations from dozens of other additive manufacturing experts, including Ian Ferguson, lead engineer at Formlabs; Bryan Fischer, owner of MBD360; Jennifer Herron, owner of Action Engineering; Gordon Kurtenbach, director of research for Autodesk; Brenan McCarragher, director for RD and education at Draper Laboratory; Joseph Manzo, founder of Titan Industries; Tim Shinbara, vice president of manufacturing technology for the Association for Manufacturing Technology; Brent Stucker, chief executive officer at 3DSIM; Grant Thomas-Lepore, director of products for GrabCAD; and Simin Zhou, vice president for digital manufacturing technologies at UL. Other special events will include mini-talks and a social meetup for early career engineers, a number of special workshops and tutorials, and two student engineering design competitions: the Innovative Additive Manufacturing 3D Challenge (IAM3D) and the Innovative Design Simulation Challenge (IDSC). Registration for the Additive Manufacturing + 3D Printing Conference and Expo will also include entry to the IDETC/CIE. For information on registration prices and to register, visit https://w3.smartreg.com/webreg/ASME_IDETC2015. For more information on the AM3D conference program, download a copy of the event brochure, or visit the AM3D website at http://go.asme.org/3dprinting.