SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAM

Monday Morning

9:30–10:45 a.m.

Program Organizers:
Joseph Capone, Ametek, Inc.
Stuart Jackson, Renishaw Inc.
Aaron LaLonde, SLM Solutions NA, Inc.

This program will consider the rapidly growing topic of additive manufacturing (AM) and aims to cover information relevant to the powder metal industry. Presentations will discuss the technologies of current interest in AM and highlight the value and advantages of the different processes and machines. Additional information to be shared includes identification of suitable applications and business case information to support use cases. The current state of AM will be shared, including industry activity, challenges, and ongoing developments to promote and enable manufacturing and industrialization of AM.

Session Chairman: Aaron LaLonde, SLM Solutions NA, Inc.

SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAM

Tuesday Morning

8:00–9:15 a.m.

Program Organizers:
Carl Blaise, Laval University
Gilles L'Esperance, FAPMI,
Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal

The emergence of metal additive manufacturing (AM) and its numerous technologies has created a demand for metal powders with specific characteristics such as particle size distribution, particle morphology, chemical composition, and cost. These requirements are not exactly new and other processes relying on metal powders, such as conventional powder metallurgy (PM) and metal injection molding (MIM), have similar requirements. Presentations will include insightful analyses of metal powders manufactured by different techniques utilized by the PM, MIM and AM industry.

Session Chairman: Denis Christopherson, Federal-Mogul Sintered Products

SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAM

Tuesday Morning

10:30–11:45 a.m.

Program Organizers:
Carl Blaise, Laval University
Gilles L'Esperance, FAPMI, 
Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal

The emergence of metal additive manufacturing (AM) and its numerous technologies has created a demand for metal powders with specific characteristics such as particle size distribution, particle morphology, chemical composition, and cost. These requirements are not exactly new and other processes relying on metal powders, such as conventional powder metallurgy (PM) and metal injection molding (MIM), have similar requirements. Presentations will include insightful analyses of metal powders manufactured by different techniques utilized by the PM, MIM and AM industry.

Session Chairman: Gilles L’Esperance, FAPMI, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAM

Tuesday Afternoon

3:15–4:35 p.m.

Program Organizers:
Carl Blaise, Laval University
Gilles L'Esperance, FAPMI, 
Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal

The emergence of metal additive manufacturing (AM) and its numerous technologies has created a demand for metal powders with specific characteristics such as particle size distribution, particle morphology, chemical composition, and cost. These requirements are not exactly new and other processes relying on metal powders, such as conventional powder metallurgy (PM) and metal injection molding (MIM), have similar requirements. Presentations will include insightful analyses of metal powders manufactured by different techniques utilized by the PM, MIM, and AM industry.

Session Chairman: Carl Blais, Laval University

SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAM

Wednesday Morning

8:00–9:15 a.m.

Program Organizers:
Thomas W. Pelletiers, Kymera International
Blaine Stebick, Phoenix Sintered Metals LLC
William R. Gasbarre, FAPMI, Gasbarre Products, Inc.
Daniel P. Reardon, Abbott Furnace Company

The ability to control processes is directly related to monitoring the variables driving the process. In PM, temperature, velocity, flow, position, pressure, and force are all examples of data critical to the quality of product produced. Developments in sensors monitoring and controlling various processes in the PM industry are explored defining current state-of-the-art, emerging new technology, and the architecture used to deliver this data to enterprise wide information systems. Combining the data can enable real time decisions improving quality, efficiency, accuracy, and delivery.

Session Chairman: Thomas W. Pelletiers, Kymera International

SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAM

Wednesday Morning

9:30–10:45 a.m.

Program Organizers:
Thomas W. Pelletiers, Kymera International
Blaine Stebick, Phoenix Sintered Metals LLC
William R. Gasbarre, FAPMI, Gasbarre Products, Inc.
Daniel P. Reardon, Abbott Furnace Company

The ability to control processes is directly related to monitoring the variables driving the process. In PM, temperature, velocity, flow, position, pressure, and force are all examples of data critical to the quality of product produced. Developments in sensors monitoring and controlling various processes in the PM industry are explored defining current state-of-the-art, emerging new technology, and the architecture used to deliver this data to enterprise wide information systems. Combining the data can enable real time decisions improving quality, efficiency, accuracy, and delivery.

Session Chairman: William R. Gasbarre, FAPMI, Gasbarre Products, Inc.

SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAM

Wednesday Morning

11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Program Organizers:
Thomas W. Pelletiers, Kymera International
Blaine Stebick, Phoenix Sintered Metals LLC
William R. Gasbarre, FAPMI, Gasbarre Products, Inc.
Daniel P. Reardon, Abbott Furnace Company

The ability to control processes is directly related to monitoring the variables driving the process. In PM, temperature, velocity, flow, position, pressure, and force are all examples of data critical to the quality of product produced. Developments in sensors monitoring and controlling various processes in the PM industry are explored defining current state-of-the-art, emerging new technology, and the architecture used to deliver this data to enterprise wide information systems. Combining the data can enable real time decisions improving quality, efficiency, accuracy, and delivery.

Session Chairman: Daniel P. Reardon, Abbott Furnace Company