Complementing the NPE3D at this year's NPE2015, the co-located SPE ANTEC has sought to inspire and thrill audiences with two 3D printing sessions.
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The desire to learn more about what additive manufacturing is capable of within the wider plastics industry continues to grow, which has led the Society of Plastics Engineers to expand the presence of 3D printing at the Orlando-based event.
The two sessions on additive manufacturing during ANTEC will take place as follows:
Tuesday, March 24th
11.30am: Plenary Address
Heinz Gaub, Managing Director of Technology and Engineering for Arburg, will present 'Arburg Plastic Freeforming - Additive Manufacturing of Plastic Parts Using Standard Granulates'. This will be an introduction to the following sessions.
1.30pm-5.00pm: New Technologies Forum
'3D Printing with a Focus on Material Development' will include presentations and round off with a panel discussion of experts.
'Open Doors with 3D Printing', by Peter Weijmarshausen, Shapeways, Inc.
'Bring Great Things to Life with AM!', by Bryan Crutchfield, Materialise NV.
'Arburg Plastic Freeforming (AKF) - New Industrial Additive Process', by Dr O Kessling, Arburg, Inc.
'Breaking Barriers in Additive Manufacturing', by Lonnie Love, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
'High Heat and High Impact Poly(Lactic Acid) Compounds for Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing', by Edwin Tam, Teknor Apex Company.
Wednesday, March 25th
1.30pm-5.00pm: Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing Super Session
The session is organised by the 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing Working Group, which is in the process of forming a Special Interest Group (SIG) within SPE. More information on the SIG is available by contacting etam@teknorapex.com.
'Education Presentation: Clearing the Air about 3D Printing Emissions', by Dr Steven Wright, Eastman Chemical.
'Large Scale Fused Deposition Modeling with Reinforced Plastics', by Vlastimil Kunc, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
'Comparison of Flame Retardancy Performance: Injection Molding versus 3D Printing', by Jazon Zhu, PolyOne Corporation.
'Fatigue Performance of Fused Deposition Modeling Style 3D Printing versus Injection Molded Ultem 9085', by Jane Spikowski, PolyOne Corporation.
