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What You Missed at LIA’s 2016 Lasers for Manufacturing Event and Summit

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ORLANDO, FL, MAY 18, 2016 — From business owners to industry leaders and laser experts, the best and brightest in manufacturing gathered from April 25-27, 2016 in Atlanta, GA, for LIA’s most cutting-edge Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®) and Summit yet.

Beginning on April 25 with the Summit at the Renaissance® Atlanta Waverly Hotel, and continuing with the two-day LME on April 26-27 at the adjacent Cobb Galleria Centre, the fifth installment of LIA’s comprehensive, three-day manufacturing event once again served as the premier hub for both companies interested in exploring the integration of laser technology into their production, and attendees seeking the latest insights from the leading authorities in laser technology.

“Every day we are discovering innovative ways to use this technology. Lasers are improving manufacturing
processes in many industries causing engineers to rethink design,” says LIA’s Marketing Director, Jim Naugle. “This event is the one stop laser shop that covers everything you need to know about the fast developments of this industry – if you’re not here, you’re falling behind!”

The LME Summit — Where Executives and the C-Suite Meet

The Lasers for Manufacturing Summit, which first debuted in 2014, serves as the foremost afternoon and evening for executives and the C-Suite. During the event, Summit presenters covered the economic outlook of the laser industry, the evolution and applications of laser welding, and shared their stories of success.

Editor-in-Chief of Industrial Laser Solutions and LIA Past President, David Belforte, moderated the Summit’s signature Laser Manufacturing Forum, featuring panelists from several high-profile companies that manufacture with lasers. The event concluded with an evening VIP reception, where attendees networked with high-level executives and Summit speakers. Follow the latest Lasers for Manufacturing Summit updates at www.lia.org/lasersummit.

Highlights from the Laser Technology Showcase and Informational Educational Sessions

Once again, the Laser Technology Showcase proved to be a main highlight for LME attendees. Featuring an engaging set of 30-minute keynote addresses, speakers shared the advantages of utilizing laser technology, including Summit forum leader David Belforte, who returned to present the first keynote speech with his Industrial Laser Market Overview. Following were presentations such as Shawn Kelly of EWI’s Laser Technology and Metal Additive Manufacturing, Ralf Kimmel of TRUMPF Laser and Systems GmbH’s Laser Applications in Automotive Manufacturing, and GE Global Research’s Marshall Jones’s Industrial Applications of Laser Material Processing in GE.

For additional questions and insights, attendees stopped by the ‘Ask the Expert’ booth, headed by Neil Ball of Directed Light Inc. and 20 other industry leaders.

LME provided second time attendee Jefferson Odhner of Odhner Holographics with the manufacturing opportunities he was looking for. Odhner stated “I’m here to explore how lasers are used in metal processing; I am amazed of how much it has evolved. I have to keep abreast to what this industry is doing. This is the place.”

The New Laser Technology Tour

One of LME’s newest 2016 offerings was the Laser Technology Tour – an intelligible way for first-year attendees to explore the event. By simply registering for LME and signing up, attendees were able to take advantage of the personal guidance of seasoned event experts, who walked them through the exhibit floor and introduced them to different companies, all while discussing the latest technology and products showcased.

An Array of Opportunities at LME 2016

The guidance offered at the Summit, in the LME technology showcase, during the educational sessions, and on the exhibit floor allowed attendees to not only obtain crucial information on incorporating lasers into their production, but critical assistance in getting started with instant access to top suppliers. In all, the 2016 LME was exciting, inspiring and informative – and just like this year’s event, the next LME and Lasers for Manufacturing Summit will continue to be the foremost gathering place for the latest developments and insights for lasers in the manufacturing industry.

First time attendee Ramiro Mendoza from Brake Parts Inc LLC said this “I came to see the latest technology to help my manufacturing production. I saw everything I needed to know!”

For additional information about LME or the Lasers for Manufacturing Summit, please visit: www.laserevent.org and www.lia.org/lasersummit.

GE’s Dr. Marshall G. Jones to Deliver Keynote Speech at the 2016 LME

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Renowned mechanical engineer, inventor Schawlow award winner and LIA fellow Dr. Marshall G. Jones will provide a keynote presentation at this year’s fifth Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®). His cornerstone address, titled Industrial Applications of Laser Material Processing in GE, will be held on April 27 at 2:15 PM at Atlanta’s Cobb Galleria Centre.

Dr. Jones, a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) and a research and development innovator, has worked in every field of GE’s industrial business segments. For over four decades, he has focused his career on laser material processing, laser device development and fiber optics, affording him 45 publications and over 55 US patents.

“At GE Global Research Center, our everyday mission is to build, connect and power the evolving global manufacturing industry,” Jones said. “From aviation to health care manufacturing, lasers are a key expedient in transforming how we work across supply chains and manage our resources.”

Jones will touch on past, present and potential future uses of lasers for material processing. He will also cover various business units and applications, such as laser welding in the power industry, laser drilling and additive manufacturing in aviation, the welding of refractory materials in lighting, health care’s opportunities for laser based deposition of tungsten, and laser welding of head liners in transportation.

Dr. Jones’s keynote address is just one of four keynote presentations to be held at LME 2016. The fifth event will feature the latest thought leadership by industry experts in 3D printing, additive manufacturing, cutting, welding, drilling and marking.

For more information on LME 2016 and to register, visit www.laserevent.org.

 

EWI’s Dr. Shawn Kelly will Present Keynote Speech on Laser Technology & Metal Additive Manufacturing at LME 2016

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Advanced manufacturing technology expert and EWI Additive Manufacturing Consortium Director Dr. Shawn Kelly will provide a keynote address on Laser Technology and Metal Additive Manufacturing at the 2016 Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®), beginning at 2:15 PM on April 26 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA.

Dr. Kelly, whose expertise resides in metal additive manufacturing (AM), material science and metallurgy, will present LME attendees with the truths and myths involved in the additive manufacturing of metal products. The current and future role of laser technology, a key reason for metal AM’s sustained growth, will also be discussed.

“3D printing, and to a lesser extent, additive manufacturing, are now part of the household lexicon; however, these two terms do not have the same meaning,” said Dr. Kelly. “It’s important to bust the variety of myths about the additive manufacturing of metals, especially as they apply to laser technology.”

Many of the same technical challenges facing the adoption of laser technology in manufacturing are also encountered in additive manufacturing. Dr. Kelly will present areas where AM can inform the laser community at large.

Dr. Kelly’s address at the fifth annual Lasers for Manufacturing Event is one of four keynote presentations, and several educational presentations, to be held from April 26-27 at LME 2016. Attendees at LME will also benefit from key leadership in the industry discussing the latest trends in cutting, welding, drilling and marking.

For more information and to register, visit www.laserevent.org.

LIA Past President and Laser Market Authority David Belforte to Deliver Opening Keynote Speech at LME 2016

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LIA lifetime member and industrial laser applications pioneer David Belforte will provide the leading keynote address, a comprehensive overview of the industrial laser market, to kick off the fifth annual Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®), at 11:00 AM on April 26 in Atlanta, GA.

Belforte, Editor-in-Chief of Industrial Laser Solutions, who is responsible for introducing high power laser cutting in the United States, has drawn standing-room only crowds at LME in the past. His keynote addresses provide a crucial connection to the real-world applications of the devices and laser systems that attendees will see in the exhibit hall of the Cobb Galleria Centre, and cover various facets of the industrial laser market, like energy generation, medical applications, electronic devices, agriculture, automotive, aerospace and aviation.

“The Lasers for Manufacturing Event is the premier opportunity for manufacturing professionals to explore the laser industry and identify exactly where the innovation and application activity lies today and beyond,” Belforte said. “The breadth of the value of the information at LME empowers anyone in the industry, from the major laser makers to the small job shops, to harness the power of lasers to increase output for their clients.”

Belforte’s data-packed presentation will provide a global overview of several different types of lasers’ roles, and will spotlight this year’s market outlook to define trends and showcase opportunities for the future of lasers in manufacturing.

The opening keynote address at the fifth annual Lasers for Manufacturing Event is one of four educational presentations to be held April 26-27 in the Showcase Theater. This year’s LME will include key thought leadership on the latest trends in 3D printing, additive manufacturing, cutting, welding, drilling and marking.

For more information and to register, visit www.laserevent.org.

Automotive Laser Applications Expert Ralf Kimmel to Deliver Keynote Address at LME 2016

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Automotive industry leader Ralf Kimmel will provide a keynote address on Laser Applications in Automotive Manufacturing on day two of this year’s Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®), April 26-27, at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA.

Kimmel, an automotive industry business development leader at Germany’s TRUMPF, a leading worldwide manufacturer of fabricating equipment and industrial laser technology, will address the integration of innovative, cost-efficient production processes and the use of new materials in the auto industry — all enabled by laser technology.

“Light as a tool in manufacturing cars is an established medium for a wide range of applications; at the same time, laser technology is a guarantor for innovation and enables the development of new car technologies,” Kimmel said. “Although these innovations are happening at different levels, lasers are the missing element that we can incorporate for present and future industry growth and success.”

Kimmel will touch on the choice of material and production methods of today’s automobiles, which, as Kimmel mentioned, lead to new challenges and opportunities for lasers in joining processes. Various application examples will be shown, like a new laser brazing technology, welding of copper with new lasers at green wavelengths, and black laser marking, without any susceptibility to corrosion.

Kimmel’s keynote address will be one of four unique educational presentations at the fifth annual LME. This year’s conference in the heart of the Southeast will feature the latest trending topics in 3D printing, additive manufacturing, cutting, welding, drilling and marking.

For more information on LME 2016 and to register, visit www.laserevent.org.