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COLLINS, COLORADO, USA, October 6, 2011—DEMAT GmbH (Frankfurt,
Germany) and Wohlers Associates, Inc. have announced the 13th Annual
International Wohlers Conference to be held at EuroMold 2011 in
Frankfurt, Germany. This year's conference, titled Design Innovation
from Additive Manufacturing, takes place on Thursday, December 1. The EuroMold
trade fair is November 29 – December 2 at the Exhibition Center
Frankfurt.
Past conferences have brought into focus trends and major
developments in rapid product development, additive
manufacturing (AM), and 3D printing. This year's event will concentrate
on how AM is allowing people to unlock ideas and produce designs
that were impossible to manufacture in the past. Many of the parts and assemblies
being developed are unprecedented. AM is allowing designers and
engineers to reduce the number of parts that would otherwise go into a
product, as well as cut inventory, assembly, labor, maintenance,
material, weight, and carbon emissions.
"Innovations in design
are inspiring others to use AM to create products that were before
unimaginable," said Dr. Eberhard Döring, CEO of DEMAT. This work is
expected to lead to a staggering amount of design innovation in the
future. "What we have seen thus far is exciting, but it's only the tip of the iceberg," Döring stated.
The conference features
nine carefully-selected speakers from Belgium, England, Germany, South
Africa, and the USA. Together, these individuals represent an
impressive amount of knowledge and experience in product development
and additive manufacturing. With design innovation believed to be at an
all-time high, due to advances in AM technology, the speakers are
expected to reveal some mind-blowing concepts that bear little
resemblance to designs from the past.
Last year, 1,384
exhibitors from 38 countries and 55,301 designers, engineers, managers,
and executives from 86 countries participated in EuroMold. Those in
attendance represented a wide range of industries, including
automotive, consumer electronics, medical, aerospace, packaging,
household appliances, furniture, sporting goods, and toys.
Wohlers Associates is an independent consulting firm that provides
technical, marketing, and strategic advice on the new developments and
trends in rapid product development and additive manufacturing. For
more information, visit wohlersassociates.com.
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The December 1, 2011 conference will feature the following topics and speakers:
Welcome Address
Dr. Eberhard Döring, Chief Executive Officer
DEMAT GmbH (Germany)
Keynote: Atoms Are the New Bits
Dr. Ping Fu, CEO
Geomagic, Inc. (USA)
Light Weight and Complex Part Design
Dr. Ian Halliday, CEO
3T RPD Ltd. (UK)
Design Innovation Capabilities and New AM Material Opportunities at EADS
Mr. Frank Palm, Senior Expert, Welded Structures & Processes
EADS (Germany)
AM’s Impact on Design: A Veteran’s Perspective
Mr. David Leigh, President
Harvest Technologies (USA)
Collaborative Standards Development: ASTM International Committee F42 and ISO TC
Mr. Pat Picariello, Director of Developmental Operations
ASTM International (USA)
Design Innovation with AM Starts at the Idea Phase
Dr. Eric Klemp, Commercial Director
Direct Manufacturing Research Center (Germany)
AM Inspired Design
Prof. Deon de Beer, Executive Director, Technology Transfer & Innovation
Vaal University of Technology (South Africa)
Revolutionizing Design through Additive Manufacturing
Mr. Wim Michiels, Executive Vice President
Materialise NV (Belgium)
Providing Added Value through Additive Manufacturing
Dr. Lionel Theodore Dean, Creative Director
FutureFactories (UK)
The Future of Design Innovation with AM
Mr. Terry Wohlers, Principal Consultant and President
Wohlers Associates, Inc. (USA)