Additive Alliance® Event - Fraunhofer IAPT

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.

Guest Registration

Care to join us? If you are not yet a member of the Additive Alliance^®, we welcome you to contact Christian Böhm, group leader Additive Alliance^®, for guest participation options.

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

Member Registration

Participation in the Additive Alliance^® Events is included in the membership fee. Get your tickets now! Registration for the upcoming event is open until September 27, 2024.

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 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

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
	Jann Poppinga (Materialise)	Streamlining 3D Printed Part Production: The Power of Software Automation
12:00	Lunch break (90 min)

Time	Speaker	Topic
13:30	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

15:00	Networking break with coffee (30 min)

Time	Speaker	Topic
15:30	Fraunhofer IAPT	Round table, important news from Fraunhofer IAPT

17:00	Open Networking

Location: Cantinetta Restaurant & Bar, Pickhuben 3, 20457 Hamburg

18:00 Reception with drinks

19:00 Networking Dinner with Keynote

Christiane Brandes-Visbeck, "How to deal with polycrises - and why ghosting is not a fit solution"

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

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)	Mobile additive manufacturing - enabling spare parts at the point of need
10:45	Short break (30 min)
11:15	Andreas Steinmetz (Mittlerer Report Verlag GmbH)	Topic will be published soon

Time	Speaker	Topic
11:25	Stephan Kuehr (Xolo 3D)	Xolography - a new era in Bioprinting: fast, versatile and affordable
	Dr. Dirk Herzog (Fraunhofer IAPT)	Smart Reactors
12:05	Lunch Break (75 min)
13:15	Bernard Revaz (AMiquam)	Topic will be published soon
	Dr. Patrick Mehmert (Hexagon)	Complementing the L-PBF workflow with in-depth process and defect analysis capabilities
	Sevilia Sunetchiieva (Vibrandt) , Paul Schwichtenberg (FTT Deutschland)	Development of a non-destructive acoustic inspection method for efficient and environmentally friendly quality control in additive production
14:15	Open Networking

Time	Speaker	TOPIC
14:15	Researchers from Fraunhofer IAPT	Poster presentation of projects
	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.