metal additive manufacturing in the Caribbean

National Manufacturing Day Roundtable with Desktop Metal-Additive Manufacturing: The Next Frontier

Thought leaders in additive manufacturing to come together to share their vision on the future of AM and the next frontier for the manufacturing industry. Roundtable participants include (from left to right): – Terry Wohlers, President, Wohlers Associates – Ken Washington, Chief Technology Officer, Ford Motor Company – Ric Fulop, Co-founder and CEO, Desktop Metal – John Hart, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT

ADVANCED COURSE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

This is an advanced course in additive manufacturing for the industrial sector. The course will focus on the following topics:

metal additive manufacturing;
plastic additive manufacturing;
designing parts for industry and software;
the 6 main contributions to geometrical accuracy;
lean manufacturing and additive manufacturing;
case studies of industrial use of metal & plastic printers;
Site visit to an industrial printer.

This course will take place during the months of February and March of 2018.

We will meet for 1.5hrs every Saturday for seven weeks. Upon completion of the course there will be a 3 hour final exam.

Only those that score a grade of B or better on all the subtopics will receive certification of course understanding. Everyone else will receive proof of attendance in the course. NO EXCEPTIONS.

This course is ideal for someone that wants to have advanced knowledge of additive manufacturing as it applies to the industrial setting. The ideal student should be self motivated towards study and participate in class discussions.

This course will cost $300 per person.