According to our latest surveys’ results, both industry representatives and academia deemed the ability to think in 3D as an essential skill for Additive Manufacturing workers. A well-designed part, in fact, not only displays engineering innovation and creativity, but also reduces material waste, time and labor. The session encourages the audience to consider that design is an important lifelong and transferrable skill that should be promoted in the Additive Manufacturing sector as a technology enabler.

The webinar will also present a real-case application of the ability to think in 3D as well as the training offers that are currently available to AM professionals or students.

Webinar Agenda

10 - 10.10 Welcome and Introduction by Kenan Boz, Technical Manager at EPMA

10.10 - 10. 25 “3D Thinking and Design for Additive Manufacturing”: why thinking in a three-dimensional perspective is relative to the manufacturing processes involved, particular with respect to material use, processing time and for sustainability.

Dr Eujin Pei Director, Postgraduate Research, BSc Product Design Engineering BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON

10.25 - 10.45 “3D thinking applied to a real working environment": to which extent 3D thinking has a positive impact in a company using AM technology? A real-case application of thinking in 3D.

Dr. -Ing. Georg Schlick, FRAUNHOFER RESEARCH INSTITUTE for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology · Head of Department

10.45 - 11.05 “Design for Additive Manufacturing: Challenges, Critical skills, and Effective training methods" : the approach for achieving optimum industrial design and associated training tools.

Dr Alexandre Hiricoiu, Senior Application Engineer, Ansys

11.05-11.20 Q&A and discussion

11.20 - 11.30 Closing remarks

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