The Premier Advanced Manufacturing Event for Defense
June 24 - 25, 2025
| California, United States
Agenda Day 2
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8:55 am - 9:00 am
Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Dr Mohsen Seifi -
Vice President, Global Advanced Manufacturing Programs,
ASTM INTERNATIONAL
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Research Initiatives Progressing Advanced Manufacturing at Northrop
Steven Floyd -
Sr. Staff Engineer Structural,
Northrop Grumman
- Overview of advanced manufacturing at Northrop Grumman
- Unique challenges facing the space sector with advanced manufacturing integration
- Our goals for advanced manufacturing going forward
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Digital Security of Advanced Manufacturing at Boeing
Nicholas Mule -
Director of Additive Manufacturing Intelligence Center,
The Boeing Company
- Effectively using data analytics
- Implementing secure printing practices for intellectual property protection
- Producing scalable technology planforms to support anticipate growth
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Morning Coffee and Networking in the Exhibition Hall
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Supporting National Security Through Advanced Manufacturing
- What we have learned from supply chain instability
- Manufacturing best practices
- Improving the readiness of the army capabilities
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Implications of Additive Manufacturing on War
Jim Zunino -
Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM),
US Army DEVCOM
- The impact leveraging additive manufacturing for rapid prototyping has had on new capabilities life cycle
- Updates on our SAMM initiative: Progress we have made in developing next generation munitions capabilities through utilizing additive manufacturing
- Our progress in developing tailored metallic alloys and energetic materials
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Networking Lunch in the Exhibition Hall
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Developing New Materials to Support NASA
- Advancements in materials science for space exploration: enhancing spacecraft performance, durability, and safety in extreme environments
- The rigorous testing and evaluation processes employed to ensure the reliability and performance of materials used in critical aerospace components
- Our emphasis on cross-agency collaborations to advance research in the materials discipline
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
THE STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR MILITARY ADVANCEMENTS
Dr Howard Grimes -
CEO,
The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute - CyManII
- Showcasing successful strategies for implementing additive manufacturing technologies within defense operations
- Discussing robust methodologies used for testing and evaluating additive manufacturing
- Examining how we can integrate additive
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Afternoon Coffee and Networking in the Exhibition Hall
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Academic Research Advancing Additive Material Science in Aerospace
- Overview of the additive manufacturing research done at University of Southern California
- Research institutions partnerships with industry
- Current material innovation efforts
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Strategic Vision for Additive Manufacturing Excellence
Dr Nima Shamsaei -
Director, Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence,
Auburn University
- Overview of Auburn University’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME)
- The center's mission to advance fundamental and applied additive manufacturing research through collaborative efforts with public and private partners
- A focus on workforce development and contributions to the growth of additive manufacturing as a pivotal technology
