Want to know more about additive manufacturing (3D printing)? One of the better resources for you is the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Education & Training Conference, which will take place from April 3- 7, 2016, at the historic St. Louis Union Station, St. Louis, Missouri.

I’ve attended this conference for several years and it’s a great opportunity to meet with experienced users, attend sessions that answer many of your questions, and meet with those who started in this field and who continue to conduct research and development to advance this technology. There are lots of opportunities for one-on-one conversations. And this is a great group of people who are enthusiast and dedicated to this technology. The AMUG conference has been around for 28 years, so there is plenty of expertise to tap into.

Some of the highlights to look forward to include Paul Litchfield’s Keynote, “The Legacy of Reebok Innovation in Partnership with Additive Manufacturing.” Litchfield will give attendees insight into Reebok Advanced Concepts’ operations. Litchfield, now president of Ware Solutions, LLC, was vice president of this Reebok group, which developed innovations like The PUMP, DMX Moving Air and CHECKLIGHT. From his work, Litchfield earned the reputation as one of the most influential product creation experts working in the athletic footwear, performance apparel, and sporting goods industries.

Todd Grimm, president of T. A. Grimm & Associates and AMUG’s AM industry advisor, will disclose current and future trends in additive manufacturing, as well as recent product introductions. Grimm will discuss these developments while offering guidance that will help attendees create strategic and tactical action plans.

Jason Lopes of Legacy Effects, returns for his fourth AMUG keynote appearance. Lopes has been a world-wide sensation with his visual journeys of the special effects the studio has worked on that have used additive manufacturing. Lopes pushes the limits of the technology to make amazing physical effects a reality. In his presentation, he will share the tools he has used, the creativity employed and the amazing results that were achieved. Lopes has used additive manufacturing on the films Avatar, Terminator Salvation, Alice in Wonderland, Ironman 1, 2 and 3, Avengers 1 and 2, Robocop and Pacific Rim.

This year’s Innovators Showcase will feature Scott Crump, co-founder of Stratasys® and inventor of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM®), who is also AMUG’s Innovator Award recipient. Mr. Crump will take the stage for a casual, relaxed interview, responding to questions asked by the showcase host and conference attendees with the intent of getting to know the man behind the technology and gaining guidance from his decades of experience in building and leading an innovative company in the additive manufacturing industry.

So don’t miss out on this opportunity. Conference details and registration are available here

Leslie Langnau
llangnau@wtwhmedia.com