Additive Alliance® Event

Shaping the Future Together | Hamburg, October 15/16, 2024

The Additive Alliance® network meeting this autumn connects members and invited guests from research institutes and companies. Participants will gain insights into the latest developments in additive manufacturing and can discuss future projects with competent partners. Take advantage of this opportunity to establish long-term collaborations and shape the future of the industry.

 

Take advantage of this opportunity to establish long-term collaborations and shape the future of the industry.

Registration is open until September 27, 2024. To register or to inquire about guest participation options, please contact us at additive-alliance@iapt.fraunhofer.de.

Our Agenda

Over two days, you will discover AM use cases from various industries, learn about exciting results from deep-dive studies conducted by Fraunhofer IAPT scientists, and enjoy extensive networking opportunities. For more detailed information, please refer to the event agenda below.

We will continue to update the sessions on energy, automation, defence / security, AM 360° as well as the Deep Dives with details on speakers, presentations, and use cases in the coming weeks.

 

Day 1 | Tuesday October 15th, 2024

 

Location: JUFA Hotel Hamburg HafenCity, Versmannstraße 12-14, 20457 Hamburg

08:30 Pick up of name badges at the registration desk & welcome coffee

09:30 Start Additive Alliance Event Day 1

09:30 Welcome words and news from Fraunhofer IAPT by our institute director Prof. Kelbassa

Session 1: Automation with industry use cases and networking breaks

 

Time Speaker Topic
10:00  Hendrik Schonefeld (Additive Industries) Unlocking Serial Additive Manufacturing: Automation and Autonomy in Metal L-PBF
  Dr. Ignacio Lobo Casanova (ZF) Topic will be published soon
10:50 Short break (30 min)

 

  Markus Hollermann (Synera + Partner) Topic will be published soon
  Jan-Peter Derrer (Materialise) Topic will be published soon
12:00 Lunch break (90 min)  
Session 2: AM360° - All-round view, new innovative approaches and technologies
Time Speaker Topic
13:30 Stephan Kuehr (Xolo 3D) Xolography - a new era in Bioprinting: fast, versatile and affordable
  Dr. Patrick Mehmert (Hexagon) Complementing the L-PBF workflow with in-depth process and defect analysis capabilities
  Bernard Revaz (Amiquam) Topic will be published soon
14:30 Networking break with coffee and snack buffet (45 min)  
Results of the Deep Dives
Time Speaker Topic
15:15 Dr. Katharina  Bartsch, Head of Postprocessing & Finishing Team (Fraunhofer IAPT) Design for post-processing
  Nele Möbs, Quality Assurance (Fraunhofer IAPT) Data Driven Quality Assurance
  Hussein Tarhini, Strategic Advisor (Fraunhofer IAPT) Impact of AI tools
     
17:00 Open Networking  
18:00 | Networking Dinner

Location: will be announced

18:00 Reception with drinks

19:00 Networking Dinner with Keynote

Day 2 | Wednesday October 16th, 2024

Location: JUFA Hotel Hamburg HafenCity, Versmannstraße 12-14, 20457 Hamburg

08:30 Pick up of name badges at the registration desk & warm-up coffee

09:30 Start Alliance Event Day 2

09:30 Welcome back by Fraunhofer IAPT

Session 3: Defense / Security
 
Time Speaker Topic
09:45 Martin Huber (European Defence Agency) AM – A Military Capability Enabler and its Specific Challenges
  Hptm Wolf ( Bundeswehr / Luftwaffe) Additive Manufacturing in the German Air Force
  Svein Hjelmtveit (Fieldmate) Topic will be published soon
10:45 Short break (30 min)  
11:15 Andreas Steinmetz (Mittlerer Report Verlag GmbH) Topic will be published soon
Session 4: Energy

 

Time Speaker TOPIC
11:40 Dr. Dirk Herzog (Fraunhofer IAPT) Smart Reactors
12:00 Lunch break with buffet (60 min)  
13:00  to be announced  
14:00 Open Networking  
16:00 End of Additive Alliance Event  

*We will continue to update the agenda with details on speakers, presentations, and use cases in the coming weeks. The exact timing of these sessions is still being planned and will be updated here.