·        Ensuring that scalability and modularity are baked into future AM development

·        Simplifying workflow whilst driving the size and complexity of manufactured parts

·        Cost efficiency and reduction of the manufacturing footprint

·        The future vision for the industry as a whole: closer cooperation between partners to drive innovation, safety and progress

Neil Mantle

Director, Manufacturing
Rolls-Royce PLC

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For the benefits of Additive Manufacturing to be fully realised, the entire supply chain must be part of efforts to drive improvements in efficiency and cooperation. The potential benefits for getting this right are huge and a top-down approach will help to make this a reality.

Panellists will discuss:

·        How can we seamlessly integrate AM workflows within existing supply chains?

·        Creating greater security for virtual inventory in order to protect intellectual property and revenue

·        In which areas can solution providers lead us on driving efficiency?

·        What measures can we take in order to maintain consistency in manufacturing across the whole supply chain?

Göran Backlund

Chief Technology Officer/Chair of Additive Manufacturing Working Group
SAAB Dynamics

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Bill Haddad

Director, Additive Design and Manufacturing
Collins Aerospace

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Michael York

Director, Additive Manufacturing
Eaton Aerospace

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The AMAS Exchange Discussion groups will open the discussion for contributions from all attendees:

·        What does the road to upscaling AM production look like in your business?

·        How high a priority is this for you to achieve your wider business objectives?

·        What are the main challenges we can envisage? How to we mitigate against these?

·        What cooperative efforts can we establish between community stakeholders to make upscaling AM less challenging?

AM is a rapidly moving technology in which all elements of the eco-system must be culturally attuned in order to achieve success. This must be a top-down approach, and adopting a culture of AM should be a priority for senior stakeholders. How to approach this challenge and then implement it will be a subject for discussion.

Panellists will discuss:

·        Where should culture feature on our list of priorities? How much success can we achieve individually or are collaborative, industry-wide initiatives the only ones that will ultimately prove successful?

·        What will be the consequences for specific parts of the supply chain? How can we ensure that certification is not slowed down?

·        What changes can we predict as we move towards digitised, industrialised AM?

Steve Fournier

Additive Manufacturing Department Manager
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

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Deborah Müller

Director, Innovation
RUAG Space

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The Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace and Space series has provided a platform for discussions between senior AM experts for years. During recent times international travel has been heavily restricted and with it the ability to share experience and build connections. We would invite you to use this time to hold sidebar meetings with your colleagues and partners to encourage closer collaboration. These discussions will also serve to help form the basis of future meetings and setting the agenda for them. It will help to distil the key takeaways to bring home to your colleagues and others.

Please check your diary to see if you have messages or meeting requests.

The AMAS Exchange Discussion groups will open the discussion for contributions from all attendees:

·        What are the key challenges the Aerospace and Space industries will face in achieving fully integrated AM capability?

·        Where are the limits of integration that we can achieve by ourselves and needs to be a baseline requirement for integration across the industry as a whole?

·        What are some of the most cost-effective solutions to accelerate the adoption of fully integrated AM?

·        How do you visualise the future of AM in your organisation? How do you plan to further integrate your AM capabilities?

·        New disruptive AM designs for higher part performance

·        Upscaling the complexity and size of manufactured

·        Maintaining a cost focus but seizing future opportunities for further AM adoption

Dr Melissa Orme

Vice President, Additive Manufacturing
Boeing

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