The photos of the 3D Printing Materials Conference on January 27th, 2015 can be found here.

The program of the second edition of the 3D Printing Materials Conference:

10:0010:45Registration and welcome
10:4512:30Conference room Brussels
Opening by moderator Pieter Hermans, Matchmaker for Innovators – Jakajima
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Keynote 1
Ms. Rachel Gordon, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx
‘Markets, trends and opportunities of 3D printing materials’
Keynote 2
Prof. Dr. Martin van Hecke, Leiden Institute of Physics / AMOLF Amsterdam
‘Mechanical metamaterials’
Professor Dr. Javad Zarbakhsh, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (FH-Kärnten)
‘3D printing material modeling and simulation: from macroscopic to atomistic level’
Anique Soetermeer-Gabriels, Managing Director, Startupbootcamp Smart Materials
12:3013:30Lunch break and exhibition
13:3015:00Conference room London
Session: Polymers & Plastics
Moderator Ed Rousseau, BrightlandsConference room Berlin
Session: Ceramics
Moderator Pieter Hermans, JakajimaJasper van Dieten-Blom, Marketing Manager, DSM
‘Unique possibilities of VAT Photopolymerization’.
Stijn Lambrechts, Business Development & Innovation, Sirris
‘Ceramic printing technology overview’.
Ingnacio Garcia, Founder and CEO, Recreus
‘Tic prints in FDM: a new world of possibilities’.
Michiel de Bruijcker, Managing Director, Admatec Europe BV:
‘The value chain of 3D printing & Additive Manufacturing of ceramics’.Johannes Triebs, Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at Aachen University
‘Plastic based AM technologies: the StreetScooter Case”.
Jürgen Brand, Sales Manager, Lithoz GmbH
‘Additive Manufacturing of ceramics as a novel route for highly complex products’.
Johannes Lohn, Researcher,
Direct Manufacturing Research Center (DMRC):
‘Laser Sintering of Multimaterial Parts’.
15:0015:30Coffee break
15:3017:00Conference room London
Session: Metal
Moderator Giorgio Magistrelli, CECIMOConference room Berlin
Session: Design & Engineering
Moderator Pieter Hermans, JakajimaFilomeno Martina, Research Fellow in Additive Manufacturing at Welding Engineering and Laser Processing Centre, Cranfield University
‘Large scale metal Additive Manufacturing’.
Professor Steinar Killi, Oslo School of Architecture and Design
‘Developing products for Additive Manufacturing’.
Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Meiners, Fraunhofer ILT
‘Progress in process and materials development for Selective Laser Melting at ILT’.
Sjef van Gastel, Lector Innovative Production Technology at Fontys University of Applied Sciences
‘3D printing in machine industry: criteria for success’.
Lidia Protasova, Scientific Researcher, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)
‘3-Dimentional Fibre Deposition (3DFD) technology’.
Phil Brown, Better Future Factory
‘The vision of the Better Future Factory and Perpetual Plastics Project’.
17:0018:30Networking with drinks and snacks

Showing your products and/or services to a wide, though targeted group of interested professionals? Join the exhibition of the 3D Printing Materials Conference! Be informed about the next edition here.

The conference attracts a wide range of industry stakeholders from the 3D printing and materials industry. It includes full industry coverage from component suppliers to manufacturers, from developers to end-users. Plus, it offers you extensive network opportunities with business partners, buyers, legislators, and end-users.

Whether your company is big or small, exhibiting at the 3D Printing Materials Conference gives your company a powerful platform for:

Convinced to be part of the exhibition? Contact us via this form or contact Linda Renkema: mail to [email protected], or call +31 (0)620008576.

Reach attendees in many fields: developers of 3D printed products, from designer to engineer, from researcher to 3D printer manufacturer and from material manufacturer to material reseller.

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Giorgio Magistrelli, Additive Manufacturing Expert, Corporate and project manager, Will Speak at 3D Printing Materials Conference

About Giorgio Magistrelli 

Management consultant specifically focused on the regulatory and business aspects of Additive Manufacturing in mature and emerging markets and admitted lawyer, Giorgio developed a credit and venture capital financial experience worldwide as well as experiences as an entrepreneur, manager of advocacy institutions, international donors’ projects, events and communications campaigns, specifically on Europe and Africa, further than in China and Asia Pacific, where he lived and worked for 20 years.

Among his consultancies, in CECIMO (the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries) he is responsible to help positioning CECIMO as a point of reference in the area of Additive Manufacturing (AM) vis-à-vis EU policy-makers and as a contributor to the making of policy and regulations with a view to creating the right framework conditions for the development of metallic based AM in the EU, leverage on industrial AM to further improve the age of the machine tool industry and highlight its role as a key enabling (future-looking) technology , increase the awareness of the Machine Tool industry on latest developments in AM in markets, technology and regulatory & standardization field and establish successful cooperation between CECIMO and actors of the AM value chain, public authorities, academia, research community and standardization bodies in Europe and be a visible partner in AM related activities.

Ed Rousseau, Brightlands Chemelot Campus, Will Moderate at 3D Printing Materials Conference

About Ed Rousseau 

Ed Rousseau (Maastricht, Netherlands, 1956) graduated (1980) and PhD (1985) in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University Eindhoven. From 1985 – 2013 within DSM in several functions (Research Project Manager; Black Belt Program Manager; Technical Marketing; Director Purchasing DSM Engineering Plastics Europe, Global Business Incubator). Since august 2013 Business Development Manager at Brightlands Chemelot Campus. In this function responsible for setting up an eco system for Additive Manufacturing at the campus.

About Brightlands Chemelot Campus

Brightlands Chemelot Campus is a world-leading innovation location and home to fast-growing open community of groundbreaking companies and knowledge institutes. It offers state of the art R&D and manufacturing infrastructures, on-campus education and science-oriented business support, venture capital, and business development services. With its location, ecosystem and easily available expertise and knowledge, Brightlands Chemelot Campus is a unique location for innovative start-ups and corporations, knowledge institutes, entrepreneurs, researchers, talented students, and visionary investors.

Depending on if you live in an urban or rural location, recycling plastic into filament could save 3 to 80 percent of the energy it would take to send it to a traditional recycling center. 

Just like the ink that goes into 2D printers, the plastic filament used by 3D printers is expensive. And it’s bound to get more expensive as manufacturers begin adopting proprietary filament cartridges that limit users’ options.

Instead of paying $30 to $50 for 2.2 pounds of plastic, an emerging option is to recycle plastic from used packaging and other household items. For a few hundred dollars, you can buy or make a recycling machine small enough to fit on your desk.

A study conducted by Michigan Technological University found that it is really good for the environment too. Researchers tracked how much energy went into recycling a plastic milk jug and found that people reusing them for home 3D printing consumed less energy than sending them to a traditional recycling plant.

Source: Gigaom.com

The Netherlands has given the world of 3D Printing companies like Shapeways and LeapFrog. Also coming from Eindhoven, Netherlands is AddLab, the first 3D printing pilot factory for the production of industrial metal parts. Their aim is to develop high end manufacturing applications for 3D metal printing. Check the video below to see how things are done at AddLab:

Source: 3DPrintingIndustry.com

For many years now, the words ‘carbon fibre’ have virtually been a shorthand for cutting edge material usage, quality, strength and light weight. These properties have meant that carbon fibre composite parts have been extremely popular in aerospace, high-end automotive, motorsport and other prestigious applications. 

However, the nature of these applications also highlights the major issue with carbon fibre – namely its expense. The reason it is largely used in high-end applications is that only they can afford it.

Someone who had first-hand experience of the difficulties posed by carbon fibre was Greg Mark, who co-owns Aeromotions, a company that builds computer-controlled racecar wings. To make those wings both strong and lightweight, it uses carbon fibre. Here, though, the problem is that making custom parts out of carbon fibre is extremely challenging, costly and time-consuming.

Source: EurekaMagazine.uk

Registration is open.

Pricing schedule
SeminarEarly Bird Fee€ 155,00 (21% VAT excluded)REGISTER HERE
SeminarStudents (limited seats available)€ 45,00 (21% VAT excluded)REGISTER HERE

For special dietary requirements please contact us via the contact form.

Terms and Conditions:

Cancellation: Cancellation is free of charge within 48 hours after registration. When you cancel your registration before February 4th, 2014 you will receive a refund of 50% of your payment. We regret that no refunds can be made for cancellations received after this date. We welcome substitute delegates at any time.

Payment terms: Payment has to be done before the conference date at the latest. We have to charge 5% extra if payment is not received a week after the conference.

Program: It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the organisation to alter the content and the timing of the programme or the identity of the speakers.

Data protection:: The personal information that you provide will be held on a database. Sometimes your details may be made available to external companies for marketing purposes. If you do not wish your details to be used for this purpose, or wish to amend your mailing details.

The conference program is being developed.

The following speakers have confirmed to speak during the conference:

Call for speakers:
If you think you have an interesting and enthusiastic presention about this topic, please take into account the following issues for your presentation:

Showing your product or service to a wide, though targeted group of interested professionals? Join the 3D Printing Materials exhibition with your own stand and start inspiring! Interested? Contact us via this form.

Start-up Plaza

We stimulate start-ups to present their product/service/concept. We offer you a small presentation spot in the Start-up Plaza for very special conditions. As the number of spots is limited, we ask you to send us the major reasons why you want to participate in Start-up Plaza of the 3D Printing Materials Conference.

These are the minimum conditions to join:

Want to participate in the Start-up Plaza? Send us your ‘reasons for participation’ via this form. After we have received your application, we will contact you on short notice.

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