Why Traditional Manufacturers are Embracing Additive Technologies
Join this session to discover how various traditional manufacturing industries are embracing the innovation of additive manufacturing to overcome supply chain issues, reduce outsourcing while bolstering internal skills and design know-how.
This case-study driven presentation takes numerous real-world industry examples and explains how 3D printers are coming of age to offer distinct advantages over traditional manufacturing methods. These companies are taking the additive batton beyond prototyping and are producing jigs, fixtures and end-use production grade parts for use on various equipment.
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CloseMatt Jones has been involved in additive manufacturing for most of his working life, giving him a technical knowledge that is second to none. He works with design teams, engineers and technical staff across the globe to assist them in developing their additive manufacturing know-how and roll out of the technology across multiple departments. He has a close working relationship with all sizes and types of company and has become essential in assisting them developing AM applications. Matt’s enthusiasm for additive technologies and practical manufacturing knowledge has helped many overcoming technical hurdles to embrace additive technologies all the way from optimising designs to leveraging customisable tooling to getting production grade parts ready for end use. He holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from Staffordshire University.