The ASM-International Dayton Chapter is co-sponsoring the Digital Part Manufacturing workshop organized by SAMPE-Midwest Chapter.  The event will take place on March 29 and 30 at Wright State University.  If you wish to attend the workshop, please register by March 22.  The link to details regarding the agenda and registration is given below.

Digital Part Manufacturing (DPM) has been a manufacturing technology of significant interest in recent years. DPM is the process of going directly from an electronic digital representation of a part to the final product via additive manufacturing. DPM offers many benefits including reducing lead times, reducing or eliminating the need for tooling, and the ability to fabricate parts that cannot be produced via conventional methods. The goals of the workshop are to educate the technical community on the topic, to discuss areas requiring new and/or additional research in design, materials, and manufacturing, and to discuss how to move DPM from rapid prototyping to rapid manufacturing.

Workshop Highlights:

16 confirmed speakers coming to discuss their current efforts and their thoughts on future needs in DPM for Metals, Polymers, and Electronics.

16 confirmed exhibitors

Keynote address:  Leslie Perkins, Micro Air Vehicle Lead, Air Force Research Laboratory Panel discussion on the materials, manufacturing, design, and education challenges to implementation of DPM:  Panelists include Steve Szaruga of AFRL Kevin Hartke of Mound Laser & Photonics Center, and Eric Barnes of Northrop Grumman

Registration information can be found at http://www.midwestsampe.org/?u=/content/pages/events/20110329&t=1