Wednesday, June 22, 2011

12:00 Noon

Conference Registration

2:00 p.m.

Opening Session - Digital Manufacturing's Role in Evolving Manufacturing Environment

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Carrabassett Valley, Maine

Additive Manufacturing 101: How the Future of Product Development & Manufacturing is Changing
Jeffrey E. DeGrange, Vice President of Direct Digital Manufacturng, Stratasys, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

• How Additive Manufacturing can help Designers Create Better Products
• Why Additive Manufacturing gets Products to Market Faster & Cheaper
• How Companies like BMW, GM & Boeing use Additive Manufacturing
• What's in Store for Additive Manufacturing in the Future

Building Manufacturing Processes & Products Drop by Drop
Dr. Alan L. Hudd, President & Chief Technical Officer, Xennia Technology, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK

• The Ink Jet Proposition as a Manufacturing Technique
• Creating New Products through a Technology Push & a Market Pull
• Technology Requirements & Challenges
• Ink Jet & New Functional Materials as Part of Developing Application Processes
• Outlook for Device & Product Fabrication

Ink Jet: Will it be Successful Digital Manufacturing Technology?
Mark Hanley, President, I.T. Strategies, Hanover, Massachusetts

• Worldwide Digitization Drives Digital Manufacturing
• Ink Jet as a Manufacturing Technique
• Ink Jet's Relative Strengths
• Ink Jet's Early Achievements
• Ink Jet's Development Path
• Can it Compete with More Established Digital Manufacturing Technologies?

Thursday, June 23, 2011

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00 a.m.

Session 2 - Digital Manufacturing Technologies

Technologies & Applications for Digital Fabrication Technologies
Vince Cahill, VCE Solutions, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

• Technologies for Digitally Controlled Depostion & Fabrication: Stereolithography, Selective Laser Sintering & Melting, Electron Beam Melting, Electron Beam Freeform Fabrication, Fused Deposition Modeling, Shape Deposition Manufacturing, Laminated Object Manufacturing, Solid Ground Curing, 3D Inkjet, Polyjet Matrix Printing, Robocasting & Shape Deposition Manufacturing
• Capabilities & Limitations of Each Technology
• Effectiveness for Product Manufacturing Applications

Digital Fabrication from Prototyping to Production with Ink Jet
Yuan (Charlie) Chang, Vice President of R&D, Amica Systems, Irvine, California

• New Ink Jet Process for Product Decoration
• The Myth of Ink Jet Cost & Barriers
• Rapid Prototyping & On Demand Production
• New Trends & Ideas Transforming Noncompetitive Products

  
  

1:30 p.m.

Session 3 - Digital Manufacturing Applications, Successes & Potential

Direct Digital Manufacturing of Airfoils through Large Area Maskless Photopolymerization
Dr. Suman Das, Professor and Director, Direct Digital Manufacturing Lab, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

• DARPA sponsored Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM) of Airfoils Project Disrupts state-of-the-art Casting Processes
• DDM is Achieved by Processing Photocurable Ceramic Resins through New Large Area Maskless Photopolymerization (LAMP) Technology
• LAMP combines Layered Manufacturing of Complex 3D Objects with Fine Resolution & High Throughput UV Imaging
• DDM of Airfoils will Eliminate nearly all Tooling, Handling & Associated Scrap in traditional Investment Casting Processes
• Disrupts Not Only Conventional Investment Casting Cost Structure - But Also New Component Design Prototyping, Testing & Mass Production
• Current LAMP Technology Status & Future Directions
• Application Potential for Airfoil Designs Plus DDM of other High-Precision Polymer & Ceramic Components across Industry Boundaries

Utilization of Ink Jet in Manufacturing Applications
Jali Heilmann, Senior Research Scientist, VTT Information Technology, Espoo, Finland

• Benefits of Ink Jet in Digital Manufacturing
• Ink Jet Manufacturing Devices & Materials
• Challenges for Ink Jet to Meet Manufacturing Application Requirements
• Case Studies of Ink Jet Manufacturing

Membrane Keypad Manufacturing Using Only Ink Jet Technology
Darrell Etter, Customer Support Engineer, FUJIFILM Dimatix, California

• New Developing Technologies in Printed Electronics Field have Emerged
• Membrane Switch Manufacturing Using Jettable Fluids for all Process Steps is Quite Achievable
• Process Development Steps to Successfully Produce Membrane Switches Using a Single Ink Jet Printer
  - Identifying & Choosing the Appropriate Conductor, Dielectric & Adhesives
  - Identifying & Selecting the Proper Substrate
  - Determining the Deposition Sequence of these Materials
  
• The Ultimate Solution

SUPPLIERS' FORUM: 5-Minute Presentations Related To Technology, Capabilities, Services, New Product Introductions, etc. The Suppliers' Forum is open to all Conference Registrants

5:30 p.m.

Networking Reception In Display Area

Friday, June 24, 2011

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00 a.m.

Session 4 - Advancing Digital Manufacturing: What's Next?

Digital Manufacturing: The Future of Innovation
Rajeev Kulkarni, Vice President of Global R&D, 3D Systems, Rock Hill, South Carolina

• Not as new as you might think - 25 Years of Progress
• Founding of the Industry
• Manufacturing Industry's Analog to Digital Transition
• Technology, Materials & Supporting Infrastructure Trends
• Changing Product Development
• Just in Time Manufacturing
• What Will the Future Hold?

Transforming the Way America Builds: Implementation Roadmap for a National Innovation Network
Jon Riley, Executive Director for Design & Engineering Programs, National Center of Manufacturing Sciences, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Digital Manufacturing Infrastructure is Critical to the Future of American Industry - just as the Assembly Line & Electric Power Infrastructure were Keys to Strong Manufacturing Base a Century Ago!
• Economic Uncertainty & Leaden Growth have Slowed Innovation
• BUT - Access to Cutting Edge Tools (such as High Performance Modeling & Simulation) Provide a Bold Path Forward - essentially Transforming the Way America Builds
• Focus on Job Creation by nearly 300,000 Small/Medium Sized U.S. Manufacturing Companies
• The Strategy: National Innovation Network - Predictive Innovation Centers

Panel Discussion & Open Forum
Advancing Digital Manufacturing: What is Next?

• Digital Manufacturing Initiatives: Manufacturing Societies, Government Agencies, Academic, Private, etc.
• Technology Developments Needed & Expected (Improvements in Product Size, Speed, Cost, etc.)
• Integration of Digital Manufacturing into Traditional Industry
• Technology, Market & Infrastructure Challenges & Opportunities
• Can Anyone Predict The Future?
• Potential Impact on Jobs & Economy
• Are Applications Limited or Limitless!!

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Speaking Opportunities at IMI Conferences

If you have a potential topic for presentation at this or another IMI conference, please submit your proposed presentation topic and a brief outline to Al Keene at IMI (Email to imi@imiconf.com or fax to +1-207-235-2226 for review.

IMI is always looking for potential speakers for upcoming conference programs and will be pleased to discuss your ideas for potential presentation topics.

Product Demonstrations - Free Displays

Product demonstrations/displays by both conference speakers and registrants are encouraged. IMI will cooperate with all interested parties to provide appropriate space so products can be displayed and demonstrated during the conference breaks and receptions. There is no charge in addition to the conference registration fee to have a display. Interested companies should contact Al Keene at IMI to ensure that proper arrangements are made for product displays and demonstrations.

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