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3D FEATURE
Save the Date for
April 23-26 in Fort Worth marks the 2018 edition of this
must-attend 3D-printing event.
BY LOUIS A. KREN, SENIOR EDITOR, and JOE JANCSURAK, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Billing itself as North America’s pre- eminent showcase for discovery, innovation and networking in 3D printing, RAPID + TCT rolls into the Lone Star State, April 23-26. The Fort Worth Con- vention Center will host more than 6000 industry professionals at the event, which boasts more than 300 exhibitors, a robust conference featuring more than 200 pre- sentations, and a host of workshops, keynotes and networking receptions.
RAPID + TCT, with 3D Metal Printing magazine as a media sponsor in booth 3410, delivers an ideal event for corporate executives and business owners; prod- uct-design and R&D professionals; design engineers; manufacturing engineers and managers; software developers; and investors and entrepreneurs.
Attendees have the opportunity to engage with the metal- and nonmetal- 3D-manufacturing community, learn to use the latest 3D-printing technology and network with other attendees and industry professionals. Suppliers of printing equip- ment, materials, design and manufactur- ing software, finishing equipment and more will be on hand to answer questions
and provide possible solutions to atten- dees’ challenges.
Educational Opportunities Galore
The workshop program, presented by subject-matter experts, kicks off RAPID + TCT on April 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and features eight information-packed seminars, including:
• Casting Processes and Materials
• Regulatory & Quality System Consid- erations for 3D Printed Medical Devices
• 3D Printing in Hospitals: What You Need to Know
• Biomaterials and Bioprinting Funda- mentals and Applications
• Fundamentals of Additive Manufac- turing
• Fundamentals of 3D Scanning and 3D Modeling
• Metal Part Fabrication Using Additive Manufacturing Technologies
• Making the Business Case for Additive Manufacturing.
In addition, three days of conference presentations enable attendees to learn how to revolutionize product design; reduce time to market; create prototypes in a fraction of the time of traditional methods; cut costs; eliminate tooling; manufacture functional demonstration parts; and produce low-volume end-user parts and components.
A full conference pass includes lunch each day as well as full conference pro- ceedings and access to keynote presenta- tions, exhibits and all show-floor activities.
For those not attending the conference sessions, RAPID + TCT Tech Briefings (free to show attendees) provide basic funda- mentals on important technologies.
• Fundamentals of 3D Scanning/Imag- ing on April 24, 12:30-1:30 p.m., and April 25, 10:30-11:30 a.m., provides attendees
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