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First-Time Participant Mitchell Van Zuiden will Present the Latest in Laser Cutting Advancements at LME

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ORLANDO, FL, Aug. 6, 2014 — Advances in laser metal cutting, a staple of modern manufacturing, will be the subject of a keynote address by Mitchell Van Zuiden of Bystronic at the Laser Institute of America’s fourth annual Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®) on Sept. 23 in Schaumburg, IL.

Van Zuiden’s presentation, to be given at the highly popular Laser Technology Showcase theater right on the exhibition floor, will tie in directly to the equipment LME attendees will be able to peruse while also attending a range of basic and advanced courses and tutorials on how to build and safely use laser-based systems.

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Additive Manufacturing Expert Dr. Ingomar Kelbassa will Focus on the Realities of 3D Printing in His LME Keynote Address

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Renowned additive manufacturing expert Dr. Ingomar Kelbassa of Fraunhofer ILT, will provide a keynote address on laser AM and 3D printing in the Laser Technology Showcase theater on the exhibit floor of the fourth annual Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®) on Sept. 24 in Schaumburg, IL.

Kelbassa, a frequent speaker at LIA events, is also serving as general chair of LIA’s seventh annual Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM®) Workshop in March 2015. He was also part of the team at Germany’s Fraunhofer ILT that won an Aviation Week innovation award in 2012 for the institute’s additively manufactured 80-blade BLISK, or blade-integrated disk.

“From the material point of view, from the maturity point of view, from the technology readiness point of view,” additive techniques like selective laser melting are ready for industrial implementation, Kelbassa asserts. His address at LME will emphasize to attendees the key tenets of additive manufacturing: “Complexity for free (and) individualization for free.”

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Keynote Speaker David Belforte to Expand on the Rise of the Laser Market at LME 2013

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ORLANDO, FL, July 23, 2013 — Laser processing expert David Belforte will present another data-packed state-of-the-industry keynote address at the third annual Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®) on Sept. 11 at the Renaissance Schaumburg (IL) Convention Center Hotel.

Belforte, past president of the Laser Institute of America and chief editor of Industrial Laser Solutions magazine, has been a popular speaker at LIA’s unique event. LME 2013 will bring together laser systems providers, systems integrators and representatives from many industries — aerospace, automotive, energy, medical — that use laser-based manufacturing to maximize production efficiency and profitability.

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