Jan 18 2011
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) will conduct its 3rd Laser Additive Manufacturing Workshop (LAM) that will feature presentations on laser additive manufacturing.
The event will be held in Houston, Texas from 16 to 17 February 2011 and will bring researchers, users, executives, industry specialists from across the globe to demonstrate how quick cladding and manufacturing operations can be used in current production challenges.
The workshop will have a major impact on the popular adoption of laser additive manufacturing. Various industry experts from construction, biomedical, oil and gas, aerospace and automotive will attend the event.
Presentations at the workshop will include laser additive manufacturing for power generation, mining, offshore oil & gas, agriculture, heavy equipment, material processes & systems, DOD, biomedical, automotive and aerospace. In addition, selected topics such as ROI, new success stories, selective laser melting technology, turbine repair, high deposition cladding, emerging applications, powder specifications and new cladding techniques for component repair and general manufacturing wil be presented at the event.
At the workshop, David L. Bourell at the University of Texas/Austin will share his thoughts on the background of rapid prototyping to direct production. In addition, the plenary speaker at Tsinghua University, China, Minlin Zhong will discuss the laser additive manufacturing in China.
Source: http://www.lia.org/