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2023 November User’s Group Meeting Agenda

Please check this page for updates on agenda and tours.

We may change the order of the tentative agenda below:

  1. Welcome 8:00am
    1. Ed Flinn
    2. MELD/Nanci
    3. Sponsor welcome
  2. Technical Program 8:30am-11:45am
    1. History of the Jointless Hull Program, L.J. Holmes, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
    2. Additive Manufacturing Supply Chain Innovation and Collaboration, Mark Pickett, SAE Government Technologies
    3. Process Used to Certify MELD for Repair of Flight Critical Magnesium Gear Box Housing, Timothy Blaskovich, XL Aero
    4. Alex – Support/training updates
    5. Properties of Aluminum Scandium printed by MELD, Chase Cox, MELD Manufacturing
    6. Effect of Layer Thickness to the Mechanical Properties of MELD AL6061, Shengmin Guo, Louisiana State University
    7. Definitions and considerations for large-scale AM technologies, Gerardo Ortiz, 3D in Metal
  3. Lunch (provided)
  4. Break Out Sessions
    1. Specification for Additive Friction Stir Deposition for Aerospace Applications, Scott Rose, Boeing Research and Technology
    2. Aluminum Alloy Armor, Additive Friction Stir Deposited (AFSD), Weldable and Nonweldable Applique, Brian Placzankis, DEVCOM ARL
  5. Tour of Rock Island Arsenal, MELD printing demonstration
  6. Dinner and networking event (included in registration fee)
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