Event Agenda
*All agenda items listed are subject to change
April 8 l 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
No Host Gathering
Location: The Golden Mill, 1012 Ford Street, Golden, CO 80401
April 9 l 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: The Rose at 1119 Washington Ave. Golden, CO 80401
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Organization |
| 8:00 | Welcome from America Makes | America Makes |
| 8:15 | Welcome from the Colorado School of Mines | Paul C. Johnson, President, Colorado School of Mines |
| 8:30 | Keynote: Interdisciplinary Research and Education in ADAPT at Mines | Joy Gockel, Colorado School of Mines |
| 9:00 | Reliable Additive Manufacturing 1 Meter Tall (RAM1) (5526.001) | Alan Fung, Aerojet Rocketdyne |
| 9:30 | Marotta – AM Phase 3, Application Development (5538) | Ross Brown, Marotta Controls |
| 10:00 | Networking Break | |
| 10:30 | Post-Processing Optimizing of Additive-Manufactured Nickel-Based Superalloys (5533) | Agustin Diaz, REM Surface Engineering |
| 11:00 | Keynote: Weldability of LPB-F Additive Manufactured Ni-base Superalloys | Zhenzhen Yu, Colorado School of Mines |
| 11:30 | Improving LPBF Operational Qualification Through Software Automation (5567) | Alex Benham and Harshil Goel, Dyndrite |
| 12:00 | Lunch/Networking Break | |
| 1:00 | Methods and Approaches for Sustainable AM Operations, Operational Qualification (OQ) (5567.001) | Mark Shaw, Wichita State University – National Institute for Aviation Research (WSU – NIAR) |
| 1:30 | Accelerating Control and Certification: Enhancing Laser-PBF and Electron Beam-PBF Operation Quality via Real-time Analytics, Technological Integration, and Experimental Platforms for a Resilient Supply Chain (ACCELERATE) (5567.002) | Mohsen Taheri Andani, Texas A&M University |
| 2:00 | Keynote: Simplifying Post-Processing with Self-Terminating Etching Processes & Quench-Free Printing of Amorphous Metals Using Reactive Inks | Owen Hildreth, Colorado School of Mines |
| 2:30 | Networking Break | |
| 3:00 | Common AM Qualification Template (CAM-QT) (5550) | Bill Tredway, Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO) |
| 3:30 | Joint Metal Additive Database Definition (JMADD) (5511.001) | Neville Tay, Wichita State University – National Institute for Aviation Research (WSU – NIAR) |
| 4:00 | Generation of Additive Material Allowables for Ti-6Al-4V (GAMAT) (5534.001) | Andrew Countryman, Boeing (in collaboration with NIAR on JMADD) |
| 4:30 | Close of Day – Open House and Tours (Elementum 3D and SiNAPTIC) |
April 10 l 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: Friedhoff Hall in the Green Center at the Colorado School of Mines, 924 16th Street, Golden, CO 80401
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Organization |
| 8:00 | Welcome from America Makes | America Makes |
| 8:20 | Keynote: Accelerating Alloy Development Via Powder Synthesis and Advanced Manufacturing | Ryan Ott, Ames National Laboratory |
| 9:00 | Cold Metal Fusion Preliminary Research for Air Force Sustainment and Repair (5551) | Michael Lander, The Ohio State University (OSU) Center for Design Manufacturing Excellence (CDME) |
| 9:30 | Thin Wall Testing Methodology for High Temperature Materials (5560) | Patrick Myers, GE Additive |
| 10:00 | Networking Break | |
| 10:30 | LIFT Award – DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institute, Cross Institute Collaborative Project: Digital Data Management for Transcribing Structural Part Performance Across Additive Manufacturing (AM) Platforms (1141) | Alex Kitt, Edison Welding Institute (EWI); Daniel Reed, MxD |
| 11:00 | Keynote: From Standards to Fundamental Research: NIST’s Efforts to Expedite AM Adoption in Industry | Callie Higgins, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
| 11:30 | Innovations in Robotic Additive Manufacturing Process Planning (5555) | Nathan Stranberg, Continuous Composites, Inc. |
| 12:00 | Transitioning Best Practices and Technology Improvements for 3D Printed Molds/Cores for Sand Castings (5554.001) | Greg Colvin, Honeywell |
| 12:30 | Lunch/Networking Break | |
| 1:30 | AM Ceramic Shell Technology for Investment Casting (5554.002) | Joseph Fritz, Investment Casting Institute |
| 2:00 | Keynote Speaker: Metal AM at NIST Boulder – Enabling Use in Critical Applications | Nik Hrabe, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
| 2:30 | Maturation of Ceramic 3D Printed Shell-Based Investment Casting Foundry Capabilities of the 76th CMXG At Tinker AFB (5554.004) | Suman Das, DDM Systems |
| 3:00 | 3D Ceramic Research & Extensive Application of Tools for Engineered Molds (3D CREATE) (5554.003) | Randy Harris, Renaissance Services, Inc. (RSI) |
| 3:30 | Additive Manufacturing to Address Component Sourcing Gaps (5554.006) | Kevin Orbine, Deloitte Consulting, LLP |
| 4:00 | Tours of the Colorado School of Mines Campus | Student-led |
| 5:00 | Reception at the Geology Museum |
April 11 l 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Location: Friedhoff Hall in the Green Center at the Colorado School of Mines, 924 16th Street, Golden, CO 80401
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Organization |
| 8:00 | Welcome from America Makes | America Makes |
| 8:20 | Keynote: Strategic Priorities for Harsh Environment Materials | Nick Lalena, Department of Energy – Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) |
| 9:00 | Techno-Economic Analysis to Bridge Casting and Forging Sourcing Gaps with AM (5554.007) | Brady Williams, Wichita State University – National Institute for Aviation Research (WSU – NIAR) |
| 9:30 | Pilot the Industrialization of AM Preforms to Expedite the Forging Process of Low Volume Forged Components (5554.005) | Jay Desai, Cleveland State University (CSU) |
| 10:00 | Networking Break | |
| 10:30 | DED Additive Manufacturing for Forging Die Repair (5554.008) | Mayank Garg, Cleveland State University (CSU) |
| 11:00 | Team Red – Thorough Evaluation of AM with Rigorous Expertise and Data (5541) | Matt Crill, The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA) |
| 11:30 | Delta Qualification Innovation (DQI) for Ti-6Al-4V Laser Powder Bed Fusion (5541) | Kevin Chasse, Northrop Grumman |
| 12:00 | Lunch/Networking Break | |
| 1:00 | Boeing Baseline Delta Qualification Program (5541) | Paul Wilson, Boeing |
| 1:30 | Delta Qual Major: Rapid Qualification Pathway for Metal Additive Manufacturing Using PBF-L for Critical Applications (5541) | Ben DiMarco, The Ohio State University Center for Design Manufacturing Excellence (Presenting on behalf of EOS) |
| 2:00 | Delta Qual Major: Model Enabled Delta-Qual (MEDEL-QUAL) (5541) | Josh Norman, Raytheon Technologies |
| 2:30 | Delta Qual Major: Applying Machine Learning to Enable Effective Additive Manufacturing Process Qualification/Re-qualification (5541) | Zach Simkin, Senvol |
| 3:00 | Delta Qual Minor: Demonstration of Novel Methods for Effective AM Process Qualification/Re-qualification (5541) | Curtis Swift, Honeywell |
| 3:30 | America Makes CORE Briefing | Joe Veranese, Jason Saly, NCDMM |
| 4:00 | America Makes Project Call Announcement | John Martin, America Makes |
| 4:30 | Close Out and Thank You |
