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3D Printing Webinar and Virtual Event Roundup, July 19, 2020

A variety of topics will be covered in this week’s webinar and virtual event roundup, including additive manufacturing in aerospace, CAMWorks, product management, post-processing, and more. Read on to learn more about, and register for, these online opportunities.

AM in Aerospace Virtual Panel

On Tuesday, July 21st, Women in 3D Printing (Wi3DP) will host the third event, “Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace”, in its virtual panel series. Sponsored by AlphaSTAR and Link3D, the panel will focus on how AM is used in the aerospace industry. Moderated by AM-Cubed founder Kristin Mulherin, the speakers are Anna Tomzynska, Director and Additive Manufacturing Chief Engineer for Boeing; Deb Whitis, GE Aviation Chief Engineer; and Eliana Fu, Senior Engineer, Additive Technologies, at Relativity Space.

Pre-registration will begin at 11 am EST, with a welcome speech at 11:25. The hour-long panel will begin at 11:30, with plenty of time for live Q&A, and there will be a virtual networking reception at 12:30. Register for the virtual panel here.

3DEO Webinar – Why I Switched From CNC Machining

Also on July 21st, metal 3D printing company 3DEO is hosting a live webinar, entitled “Why I Switched From CNC Machining: An Engineer’s Perspective on Transitioning to Metal 3D Printing.” The webinar, which starts at 1 pm EST, will feature 3DEO Applications Engineer Julien Cohen, who will explain the major differences between metal 3D printing and CNC machining. The following topics will be covered:

  • Compare CNC machining and 3DEO’s proprietary metal 3D printing process

  • Understand the value metal 3D printing offers engineers in design and flexibility

  • Learn about the pros and cons of each process and when metal 3D printing makes sense

  • Discover three real-world case studies of 3DEO winning versus CNC machining

  • See 3DEO’s process for going from first articles to production

You can register for the webinar on 3DEO’s website.

Free CAMWorks Webinar Series

To make sure professionals in the CAM industry have easy access to educational and training materials during the COVID-19 crisis, a free CAMWorks webinar series has been launched. Each session will give attendees the opportunity to increase their CAM skills, learning about more advanced features that can help maintain business operations. “SOLIDWORKS CAM and CAMWorks: Getting Started” is on Tuesday, July 21st, at 10:30 am EST, and will be a training session on using the integrated CNC programming system SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard. It will also provide an introduction to the Technology Database (TechDB), which can automate the CNC programming process. “SOLIDWORKS CAM for Designers: A Path to Better Designs” will also take place on July 21st, at 2 pm EST, and will focus on how to use SOLIDWORKS CAM to reduce cost, improve design, and make it easier to manufacture parts.

You’ll need to attend the “Getting Started” webinar before attending “SOLIDWORKS CAM and CAMWorks: Getting Started with the TechDB” on Thursday, July 23rd at 10:30 am EST. This is a more in-depth training session for using the TechDB included in SOLIDWORKS CAM and CAMWorks. The final webinar in the series is “The Future of Manufacturing in the COVID Era,” also held on July 23rd, at 2 pm EST. This session will help attendees learn how to automate part programming to stay productive and competitive during and after the pandemic.

Protolabs Webinar: HP’s Multi Jet Fusion

On Wednesday, July 22nd, at 2 pm EST, Protolabs will be hosting a webinar with HP, called “Tips and Tricks to Leverage Multi Jet Fusion in your Product Development Cycle.” One of the company’s Applications Engineers, Joe Cretella, and Brent Ewald, HP’s Solution Architect, will discuss design tips that result in good MJF parts, how to implement the technology, and where MJF fits within additive and subtractive manufacturing.

“This webinar will help attendees understand how the HP Multi Jet Fusion technology 3D printing process can be leveraged in various stages of the product development lifecycle. The experts at HP and Protolabs have teamed up to give you key insights into Multi Jet Fusion materials, processing capabilities, and part quality. Whether the attendee is new to additive manufacturing or evaluating Multi Jet Fusion for their production project, this presentation will help identify when the technology provides the most value and what to consider when manufacturing Multi Jet Fusion parts.”

Register for the webinar here.

Dassault Systèmes on Project Management Solutions

At 10 am EST on Thursday, July 23rd, Dassault Systèmes will hold a live webinar,”Discover How to Deliver Projects on Time and Under Budget, a Real-time Online Experience,” all about collaborating with integrated project management solutions connected to 3D engineering data in order to drive project success. Dassault speakers Maximilian Behre, the Online Industry Business Consultant Director, and 3DS Industry Process Consultants Siddharth Sharma and Alessandro Tolio, will discuss project management challenges, shortening the design cycle through the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, provide a demonstration of Project Management on the cloud, and answer questions.

“Whether you are managing big programs that involve hundreds of people or are leading a smaller project, an easy to use integrated project management solution will help you to seamlessly collaborate across all disciplines with any stakeholder. Connect the dots between Marketing, Engineering to Manufacturing and customer services.”

Register here.

KEX Knowledge Exchange on Post-Processing

Finally, former Fraunhofer IPT spinoff KEX Knowledge Exchange AG is holding its second webinar on its KEX.net web platform, “Online Seminar Post-Processing for Additive Manufacturing,” on Thursday, July 23rd. Lea Eilert, the project and technology manager for the ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing, will teach attendees about typical heat treatment for AM materials, the necessity of post-processing for 3D printed components, and various post-machining and surface finishing methods.

Register for the webinar here. In addition, Eilert will also present the third KEX webinar on August 6th, entitled “Market, Costs & Innovation.”

Will you attend any of these events and webinars, or have news to share about future ones? Let us know! 

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Interview with Haleyanne Freedman of M. Holland Company

Haleyanne Freedman

Haleyanne Freedman is a Business Development and Engineering Professional with a demonstrated history of working in a variety of industries; she specializes in Additive Manufacturing. She has accumulated skills in application development, material specification and design for additive manufacturing. She currently is the Global 3D Printing Specialist at M. Holland Company.

Give us some background on your experience and how you got to this point?

I used to be in subtractive manufacturing. I wanted to work on machining, but I was with a company that was buying 3D Printers and then I learned more additive manufacturing. Then I got 7 3D printers on my own in my house.

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Explain what you do at M. Holland Company?

Traditionally, M. Holland Company works within the traditional manufacturing realm. They create resins. They wanted to get into the industry of 3D Printers. They then brought me in to reformulate the strategy for this particular field. We help teach engineering and design. We help molders with so much of their applications.

What are the biggest roadblocks?

Some people and organizations  in the field are focused solely on the sales and marketing. It is difficult in my position to have people marketing things in a non practical way. It forces people to give up and their expectations are now demolished. It is important to focus on things that are actually realistic.  

In terms of business development, how should classical manufacturing companies leverage 3D printing and additive manufacturing?

In our experience people have success when they educate themselves before they buy a printer. A lot of people will buy before they research. When you purchase your printer, you should allow everyone to use it. This causes all of your engineering team to not have knowledge on this. It is important for all the engineers to have skills in the actual machines. No one does this in classical manufacturing, so we should not do so in additive manufacturing. Adoption time increase when you have other people all working on printers in house. This still benefits companies in terms of future costs saved. It is important to have multiple people skilled on a technology. It must be a team effort and cross training is extremely vital. People and other organizations are also underestimating the value of 3D Printing. The companies that are saving millions are the people who have a printer on every engineer’s desk.

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Which industries are the most open for disruption in terms of additive manufacturing?

I think custom molding is incredibly open to it. There are still companies paying 40,000 dollars per mold. Most of these molds could be created with 3D printing. It is still materials dependent. The people who buy parts must realize the benefit. Most parts need to be isotropic. There is an entire world that has yet to be put into use.

Talk about your involvement as the Vice Chair at Women in Manufacturing as well as women in 3D Printing.

I’m chairperson for Women in 3D Printing in Chicago. For Women in Manufacturing, I was concerned about why Madison, Wisconsin did not have a branch here with so many manufacturers as this is a nationwide organization. We had a huge conversation and panel discussion with various people here. We have 75 members consistently. Women in 3D Printing is new to everyone. It is a nonprofit that started a year ago. There are less people in this organization. It is more about are you in 3D printing and do you want to be in the sector.

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How does one tackle the skills gap that is prevalent and lacking from people within diverse backgrounds?

It is really dumb that people didn’t tell me I could be in manufacturing as a child. I think that is wrong. People brush manufacturing off as a dirty industry. It is a nice, lucrative, and non-dirty industry. It is useful for all people. The skills learned in this sector are great and they translate to different areas of career growth. We have to change our minds on what people can do. We should not be limited in our abilities.

What are those barriers to access?

In my mind a lot of them are starting to change. There are a lot of 3D Printers in highschools. You can buy a 3D Printer for a cheaper means. I can see things change due to the fact that this technology is tangible. Mindset is the biggest one. The physical nature of this is changing everyday.