NAAME and New Anglia Growth Hub are providing a short half-day programme for your business to understand how it could benefit from Additive Manufacturing (AM) a.k.a. 3D Printing. Delivered in partnership with UEA and M.A.M Solutions including a tour of Productivities East Additive Manufacturing facilities.
Would you be interested in an option to have a product 3D printed for the training session? (Files and specifications will need to be provided in advance.) Please contact [email protected]
For more than two decades AM has been changing the way that we manufacture products, from rapid prototyping to full scale production. Now that these technologies have been tried and tested by some of the world’s leading industrial sectors, there is no better time to learn how 3D printing can contribute towards the growth of your business. In this session you will learn how AM could be a way to control your costs, reduce harmful emissions and increase your profitability. Whether you are looking for a rapid prototyping solution or are considering an investment in advanced manufacturing technologies, this session will increase your understanding of what are the different technologies and processes available to industry today.
What you’ll come away knowing;
· Gain valuable insight into accessing pioneering research programme and academic expertise
· Understand the grant funding landscape across the region
· Be confident you know what Additive Manufacturing (including metal) can achieve.
· Increase your awareness of the choice of equipment and technologies, and understand their current limitations.
· Find out about the potential metal materials that are available, or currently in development.
· Learn the basics of designing for manufacture when considering AM processes
· Understand the steps of the process chain leading to fully finished and qualified production parts.
- 12:45 arrival & networking
- 13:10 NAAME & GH Welcome
- 13:20 Introduction to Additive Manufacturing
- The metal AM technologies
- Successful applications of AM
- Break – 15 mins
- Essential design rules
- Metal powders, wires and other feedstock
- The end-to-end process of finished parts
- 15:10 Innovation Landscape across the East – Colin Dowding & Paul Tabern
- 15:20 Introduction to Productivity East – Dominic Mitchell
- 15:30 Tour and discussion of Additive Facility
- 16:00 Close
About the trainer
This session will be led by M A M Solutions, the region’s only consultancy dedicated to the advancement of metal additive manufacturing, and presented by internationally renowned expert, Dr Martin McMahon.
Dr Martin McMahon has spent the last 25 years working in the advanced manufacturing sector, and the majority of that time dedicated directly to Additive Manufacturing (AM).
During the time that, Martin has helped introduce AM to some of the UK’s leading industrial companies across Aerospace, Medical, and Energy sectors, and had a pivotal role in the success of metal AM within the F1 motorsport sector. He has developed expert knowledge and understanding of the entire end-to-end AM process chain, contributing to international standards (ASTM/ISO/SAE), and is also currently Technical Consultant, and editor, for Metal AM Magazine; the sectors leading international publication.
About Productivity East
The Productivity East facility on the University of East Anglia (UEA) campus, is a regional hub for engineering, technology and management. The facility is both a home to the School of Engineering at UEA and a resource for engineering and manufacturing businesses across the region.
It supports businesses to discover practical solutions to current and future challenges. Creating innovations to solve real-world problems now and in the future.
In addition to facilities and equipment being available to regional businesses for testing and prototyping, a range of support services are on offer and open events covering key themes and concepts from expert academics and industry leaders.
Eligability
This small group in-person workshop is open to any manufacturing or engineering professionals based in Norfolk or Suffolk, UK.
NAAME [New Anglia Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering] is the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (NALEP) recognised sector group for manufacturing & engineering businesses in Norfolk & Suffolk.
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