Empowering Growth: Supporting Advanced Manufacturing Capacity for a Sustainable Future
The Advanced Manufacturing for Aerospace & Materiel conference is taking place in Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, Bristol, UK on the 26-27 February 2025. Building on over a decade of success from our Additive Manufacturing conference, this event serves as an excellent platform for the exchange of knowledge and exploration of groundbreaking developments in this field. As the UK's largest aerospace cluster, with more users from the defence and space community, Bristol is once again the optimal location to bring all the stakeholders from the Advanced Manufacturing and 3D Printing ecosystem together to address the current challenges.
The evolving landscape of Advanced Manufacturing calls for greater efficiency, innovation, and risk reduction. Through collaboration, we can harness emerging technologies, enhance supply chain resilience, and gain critical insights into demand-driven production—especially relevant to today's threat environment.
During the conference, participants will engage in insightful presentations, thought-provoking panel discussions and engaging networking opportunities. In replacement of our Additive Manufacturing conference, this event conference will ensure an in-depth analysis on the full spectrum of Advanced Manufacturing, covering topics such as Digitalisation, Automation, Generative Design, Digital Twins, in addition to Additive Manufacturing.
Highlights
200+ Attendees
20+ Speakers
10+ Sponsors
20+ Sessions
New for 2025
A widened topic scope to from Additive Manufacturing to Advanced Manufacturing
New speakers providing unique insights into manufacturing developments globally
Insights into bolstering cybersecurity and sustainability in manufacturing
Incorporating sustainability initiatives into the defence supply chain
Change of venue to the Mecure Bristol Grand Hotel, to accommodate the global audience
Gain access to unique perspectives uncovering the use of Additive Manufacturing to produce Uncrewed Systems by the USAF
Key Themes Include:
Promotion of sustainability initiatives in manufacturing processes
Ensuring supply chain agility in manufacturing to to respond to evolving threats
Leveraging AI, Robotics and Digitisation to increase precision and accuracy
Stress testing and qualification of innovative materials
The importance of adequate cybersecurity measures when increasing reliance on data
Very valuable. We acquired a state-of-the-art understanding, not only of technologies but also of the data and documentation complexities and eco-system of the AM community
Excellent. Well balanced to reflect the wide spectre of AM applicability. For a starting company in this field this event has been valuable in particular with its applicability to automotive and power generating industries
Good cross-section of speakers, interesting inclusion of Space/satellite industry
It was a very valuable event, I will be attending any future events
Conference Chair 2025
Dr Mohsen Seifi, Vice President, Global Advanced Manufacturing Programs, ASTM INTERNATIONAL
2025 Speakers Include
Joern Brauer, Principal Development officer Life cycle Management Directorate- RAPID-e, NSPA
Alexander Champion, Additive Manufacturing Engineer, DE&S - UK MoD
Lukas Jiranek, Senior Technical Lead, Boeing Research & Technology - Europe
Robert Armstrong, VP Mechanical Engineering, Leonardo
Melissa Orme, VP, Additive Manufacturing, Boeing
Andrew Munday, Global Technology Director, Babcock
Bradley Hughes, Principal Research Engineer - Additive Manufacturing, GKN Aerospace
Matthew Bailey, Lead Technologist - Structures, Manufacturing & Materials, Aerospace Technology Institute
Steve Salt, AM Design Specialist, Rolls Royce
Beth Dittmer, Propulsion Integration Division Chief, US Air Force Life Cycle Management Centre
John Sneden, Propulsion Director, US Air Force Life Cycle Management Centre
Ruaridh Mitchinson, Technology Manager, MTC
Robert Scudamore, Associate Director and Group Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, TWI Ltd
Evren Yasa, Head of Additive Manufacturing, University of Sheffield AMRC
Nazia Qureshi, Digital Engineering Manager, Lockheed Martin
Senior Representative, Project Manager, BAE Systems
Wg Cdr Jon McMahon, Assistant Head Defence Support Innovation Hub, UK MoD
Dr Thomas Broderick, Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials, Federal Aviation Administration
Michael Wohlfart, Additive Minds Business Development Manager, EOS
Steven Catt, Additive Manufacturing Technical Lead, Thales
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Venue
Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel Broad St, BS1 2EL Bristol, United Kingdom
Group Rate: We have partnered with Hotelmap to offer discounted rates at nearby hotels, please reserve your room by clicking on this reservation link.
