Additive Manufacturing for a Sustainable Future
Date: 12th December 2023
Time: 9.30AM – 3.30PM GMT
Location: National Manufacturing Institute Scotland
This workshop, hosted by Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence and National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), provides a unique opportunity for industrial stakeholders to attain a technology advantage within additive manufacturing and remanufacturing whilst addressing environmental and economic challenges for Future-Resilient Net Zero Targets.
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, offers unique opportunities to reduce waste, energy consumption, and transportation emissions. By optimizing designs through numerical tools such as Simufact Additive, manufacturers can improve part performance while minimizing material usage. This approach not only enhances sustainability but also reduces production costs.
By incorporating sustainability practices, additive manufacturing contributes to more efficient and eco-friendly production methods, aligning with global efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of manufacturing processes. When it comes to sustainability and the circular economy, both remanufacturing and additive manufacturing have a lot of room for improvement. A strong dedication to sustainability principles, in-depth knowledge of relevant materials, and specialised technical expertise are all required for success in these areas. Furthermore, as technology and processes continue to revolutionise at speed, it is not only vital but critical to stay abreast of cutting-edge advancements in each discipline.
What will you learn:
- Additive manufacturing processes and applications
- Scope of sustainability within manufacturing
- Simulating the Laser Powder Bed Fusion process, “right first time”
- Detecting and mitigating manufacturing issues
- Pre distorting AM components based on the simulation result
- Scanning AM components
- Using scans to further improve the dimensional tolerance of AM components.
- Remanufacturing methodology for high value products
- The Role/skills required in attaining sustainability via additive manufacturing
- The Role/skills required in attaining sustainability via remanufacturing
Presenters:
- Pharic Smith - Head of Engineering, Sulzer Pumps
- Javier Norro - VP Product Management, R-evolution (Hexagon)
- Stephen Fitzpatrick - Director, Digital Factory, NMIS ·
- Sampan Seth - Machining and AM Team Lead, NMIS
- Abdul Ahmad - Sustainability CPD Lead, NMIS
- Andreas Reimer - Remake Theme Lead, NMIS
- Simon Poly - AM Expert, Hexagon
- Kedarnath Rane - R&D Engineer, NMIS