AM Conference Speaker: Caterpillar
Implementing additive manufacturing in a large-scale organization is a team effort and involves everyone from the engineers to the manufacturing staff.
This fuel filter base was produced using additive manufacturing instead of casting. Additive offers an advantage in the speed with which it can deliver legacy parts such as the one shown above.
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According to Caterpillar Inc., buying a 3D printer is only the first step of adopting AM strategies. Organizations must also consider the five W’s of AM: what to print, where to print, who to run the printer, when to print and why to print. The process of implementing AM in an organization is long and involves everyone from the engineers to the manufacturing staff. Stacey DelVecchio, additive manufacturing product manager at Caterpillar, will discuss strategies to use when working around the limiting factors of human capital in order to inform, educate and implement AM in a large-scale organization. Schmidt’s presentation takes place during the upcoming Additive Manufacturing Conference, co-located with IMTS 2016, at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, September 14 in room W375-B.
View the full agenda or register for the conference here. Already registered? Follow @LearnAdditive on Twitter for the latest updates, and use #IMTSadditive to connect with others during the event.
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