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LIA’s Lasers for Manufacturing Summit Provides C-Suite & Top Executives with Comprehensive Laser Market Perspective & Insight

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Laser Institute of America will hold its Lasers for Manufacturing Summit on April 25, beginning at 1 PM at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, GA. Held in conjunction with LIA’s fifth Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®), the summit will focus exclusively on C-suite, top executives and critical stakeholders such as suppliers, technology analysts and investors.

This one-of-a-kind event for business leaders will provide an extensive market perspective unobtainable anywhere else, complete with market data segmented by applications, and critical business overviews of available laser technology. Leading industry experts will present their views and analysis of topics such as the laser market business outlook, industry trends and leading-edge applications development.

“The Lasers for Manufacturing Summit is tailor-made for executives, designed to provide an opportunity to network with fellow executives, obtain advice from the best in the business, discuss problems at the top, and develop valuable content, all in one afternoon,” said LIA’s Executive Director, Peter Baker. “By attending the Summit, executives can access the players, the technology and the opportunity that resides in the industry.”

Summit participants will also attend several expert presentations, complete with first-hand intelligence on how to seize the innovation that these powerful tools provide. The keynote presentation, delivered by LIA Past President and industrial laser applications pioneer David Belforte, will discuss the Global Market for Industrial Lasers, drawing on his extensive experience in the cutting edge research, development and industrial implementation of high technology materials processing.

Five additional presentations will cover pivotal industry applications. These are, Engineered Welded Blanks – Evolution & Applications by Jim Evangelista, Director of Research and Development at Shiloh Industries, Inc., Laser Material Processing – New Tools Yield Success by Mark Barry of Prima Power Laserdyne, Laser Welding – A Paradigm Shift for Product Design & Economics of Scale by David Havrilla of TRUMPF Inc., a presentation on Laser Cleaning Laser Removal by Susan Sprentall of SurClean, and an exhibition on The Laser Seam Stepper: New Fiber Laser Welding Tool by Michael Wiener of IPG Photonics Corporation.

To round out the educational event, Industrial Laser Solutions’ Editor-in-Chief, David Belforte, will moderate a Laser Manufacturing Forum with panelists of varying industry specialties. A VIP Reception will begin immediately afterward at 5 PM. Attend the VIP Reception to meet high-level executives, speakers and LIA board members for an exclusive network gathering.

Registration is still open for this one-of-a-kind C-suite and executive event. To register for the Lasers Manufacturing Summit, and for more information, please contact the Conference Department at lme@lia.org or call 1.800.34.LASER. 

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.