Rick Neff from Cincinnati, OH

“Your guide to success in Additive Manufacturing. Conference Speaker. Help save time and money for innovators in the additive manufacturing space."

1:00 - Getting started in Sales and Aerospace (Pratt & Whitney) 

2:45 - Cincinnati Incorporated experience - Laser specialist - applications 

3:17 - Oak Ridge National Labs - Additive Manufacturing - Robots - Lockheed Martin - aerospace tooling 

6:04 - Adoption phase of Additive Manufacturing at a company.

8:40 - Working through technology adoption - finding applications 

9:35 - Composites processes for building tools - high temperature thermoplastics 

12:00 - Firehawk Aerospace hybrid rocket engines 

14:22 - AM changes since 2020 - Virtual Events - Live Event energy 

17:27 - Overcoming challenges by providing education

18:39 - Successfully adopting AM CAD, DfAM, CAM, Simulation, Post Processing + Utilizing Contract Manufacturers and Maker Space and National Labs and Service Bureaus and Consultants.

Rick Neff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-neff/

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Happy to have fellow podcaster and founder of 3Degrees consulting, Mike Vasquez stop by and share more details about developing and launching his new TraceAM software while piloting a new educational program in Chicago IL. 

Topics:

0:00 – Intro – Mike Vasquez

1:05 – AMUG – TraceAM software (teaser)

1:35 – 3Degrees – making 3D printing work for you – beyond materials research – helping qualify the process

5:12 – Developing TraceAM software – materials process database - 3D printing workflow in a production environment – real life information 

9:40 – Certifications, Qualifications, Standards – documenting the whole story of the part  

13:32 – America Makes materials database project using TraceAM software 

18:50 – Podcasting through the pandemic – 3Degrees

24:32 – Chicago, IL pilot student and mentor program – “Westside Forward” jobs and training – intro to 3D printing careers – importance of networking

Mike Vasquez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mvasquez18/

3Degrees: https://www.3degreescompany.com/

TraceAM software: https://www.traceam.com/

Dr. Mike Vasquez is a 3D Printing expert specializing in pushing the boundaries of advanced 3D printing technology. He is the Founder of 3Degrees, a Chicago-based consulting company focused helping companies implement winning 3D Printing solutions through practical insights and materials expertise.

He has worked side-by-side with some of the top machine manufacturers, material producers and end users in the industry, consulting with them to identify novel applications, test new materials, and rethink manufacturing approaches to de-risk supply chains and increase flexibility.

He completed his PhD in Additive Manufacturing at Loughborough University and received both his Bachelors and Masters from MIT in Materials Science and Engineering.

From AMUG 2021 in Orlando, Florida On Thursday, May 6th in the Orange 'Main Stage' Ballroom during the “last session of the week”.

Including special guests from the room, answering questions and reflecting on each other’s related AMUG 2021 highlights.

This year was a benchmark conference to remember, and I feel very grateful to be a part of...

Dyndrite AMUG Wrap-Up 

The “lively round table” session included leaders across the Additive Manufacturing ecosystem.

Featuring: 

Anthony Graves – HP

Ben Ferrar – Carpenter Additive

Michelle Bockman – 3D Control Systems

David Tucker – Forecast3D

Jen Ferello – HP

Kristin Mulherin & Rachael Dalton-Taggart – Dyndrite

Moderator: Adam J. Penna - All Digital AM

Dyndrite Corporation is composed of mathematicians, software engineers, designers, and mechanical engineers, all with a strong belief in the transformative power of digital manufacturing through new computing technologies. We aim to unlock the promise of emerging fabrication technologies within production-oriented environments across numerous industries, including aerospace, automotive, medical, energy, consumer goods, service bureaus and contract manufacturers.

The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) origins date back to the early 1990s when the founding industry users group was called 3D Systems North American Stereolithography Users Group, a users group solely focused on the advancement of stereolithography (SL) use with the owners and operators of 3D Systems’ equipment. Today, AMUG educates and supports users of all additive manufacturing technologies. The primary charter of the group remains the same, but its members are much more diversified, global and focused in advancing additive manufacturing technology for rapid manufacturing and prototyping.

With AMUG’s expanded range, operators/owners of any commercial technology — stereolithography, selective laser sintering, 3D printing, DMD, DMLS, FDM, LS, SL, SLM, PolyJet, and more * — can benefit from the information exchange and professional network that AMUG offers.