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CONTENTS
Summer 2022 Vol. 7, No. 3
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COVER STORY
20 Tech Centers Help Manufacturers
Jump Aboard the Metal-AM Train
Many manufacturers continue to struggle to clearly identify how AM might benefit their companies. Enter the role of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT). And, more AM expertise lies just down the road from CCAT, at the University of Connecticut’s Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Center.
FEATURES
11 IMTS 2022 Rolls Into Chicago
From September 12 to 17, 2022, Chicago’s McCormick Place will host IMTS, the Western Hemisphere’s largest, longest-running industry trade show. Why attend? Technology—90 percent of IMTS visitors say they find new products or ideas. Inspiration—88 percent say they find new solutions. And community—93 percent say they accomplished their goals attending IMTS.
13 AMUG Delivers Again in 2022
More than 1800 attendees participated in a solid conference program, featuring the technology-sharing and networking opportunities that make AMUG a must- attend AM event.
18 MES for AM Addresses Key Challenges,
Provides Big Benefits
A robust manufacturing execution system tailored to additive manufacturing checks the boxes for manufacturers looking to scale production.
24 TechnologyNewsandDevelopmentsAplenty
at AMUG, RAPID + TCT
Read on for some of the news and technology developments presented at the 2022 AMUG Conference and RAPID + TCT this past spring. Look for more in future issues and at 3dmpmag.com.
COMMENTARIES
2 Editorial
Propelled by Passion
Louis A. Kren
8 AM Insights
Effect of Laser-Stirring Scan Strategy
on Laser Powder-Bed Fusion As-Built Microstructure Alber Sadek
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DEPARTMENTS
4 Industry News 6 Tech Update
About the Cover
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology employs an impressive portfolio of additive man- ufacturing (AM) equipment, including this hybrid directed energy deposition machine, to demon- strate AM technology and provide training for manufacturers and their suppliers.
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