Join us before the event on Monday night for an informal gathering at The Wine Lab 5:30PM, 223 Gilbert St, Blacksburg, VA 24060
Tuesday, August 8th – User’s Group Meeting
Program at Goodwin Hall (Auditorium), 635 Prices Fork Rd, Blacksburg, VA 24060
Program Highlights:
8:30AM Technical Presentations
- From the User Group Community
- Large Aluminum Part Printing and Repair for the US AirForce, Kelly Smith, ES3
- AstroAmerica PO1: E-6B Wing Terminal Forging MELD Use Case, Dan Braley, Boeing
- Microstructure and Residual Stress in Additive Friction Stir Deposited Aluminum Alloys, Peter Metz, UTK
- Additive Friction Stir Deposition Research at Virginia Tech, Hang Yu, Virginia Tech
- Update on World’s Largest Metal Printer using MELD, ED Flinn, Director, RIA – JMTC
- Efforts and Observations of the Army-UTK-MELD-Industry Working Group, Bryan Cheeseman, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
- From the Team at MELD
- Qualification update
- Technology roadmap
- New machine maintenance and tech support packages
- New training programs and products
- Slicer demo
- Tour at PrintWorks
- Welcome by CEO and President Robb Hudson
- The operator’s perspective
- Tour at Virginia Tech AM Lab
- Welcome by Professor Chris Williams
- Student Poster Session
- Dinner and Networking at Lane Stadium
2:30PM Board buses for PrintWorks tour
3:15PM Board buses for MELD Manufacturing
4:15PM Board buses for VT Lab
5:30PM Board buses for dinner event inside Lane Stadium
Lunch and Dinner Provided
Supported by MELD Champion ATI Defense
and MELD Supporters
