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APICAM 2023: A Huge Success
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Source: Sally Wood The 2023 Asia-Pacific International Conference on Additive Manufacturing (APICAM)—the third of its kind to be held in the Asia Pacific region—was held in Sydney in late June.
APICAM was created to provide an opportunity for industry professionals and thought-leaders to come together, share knowledge and engage in the type of networking that is vital to furthering the additive manufacturing industry. Attendees heard from some of the leading minds in the industry, who presented highly informative and engaging presentations on pressing issues, as well as the ways in which innovations can navigate challenges. Important areas such as 3D printing and additive manufacturing in the clean energy, sustainability, biomedical, defence and aerospace industries were covered by experts from each respective field. Just some of the keynote presentations included: 3D Bioprinting: Making Stuff that Makes Stuff using Biology by Distinguished Professor Gordon Wallace (University of Wollongong); 3D Printing Hierarchical Porous Ceramics by Professor George Franks (University of Melbourne); Addressing AM Sustainability of Polymer Use by Professor Ian Gibson (University of Twente); Burn the Boats: A Strategy to Accelerate Adoption of Advanced Manufacturing by Dr Lonnie Love (Sandia); and Crystallographic
Asia-Pacific International Conference on Additive Manufacturing
The keynote addresses were complemented by countless other presentations, across a variety of subject areas, including metal, polymer, ceramic and 21st - 23rd June 2023 The University of Sydney concrete additive manufacturing, bioprinting and biomaterials, digital The 5th Asia-Pacific International Conference on Additive Manufacturing (APICAM) is the not-to-be-missed industry conference of 2023. APICAM was to provide an opportunity for industry professionals and thinkers to manufacturing, modelling and created come together, share knowledge and engage in the type of networking that is vital to the furthering of the additive manufacturing industry. simulations, and emerging additive Some of the leading minds in the industry will give presentations on pressing and the ways in which innovations can navigate challenges. Important manufacturing technologies. issues areas such as 3D printing and additive manufacturing in the automotive,
Poster Session
8 | JUNE 2023
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biomedical, defence and aerospace industries will be covered by experts from each respective field.
Additive Manufacturing of Metals
The event is being curated by Materials Australia, the peak Australian materials technology body, which has drawn on its considerable pull in the industry to create a world-class event that is a must-attend for anyone involved in the additive materials industry.
Additive Manufacturing of Concretes
Kathie McGregor, CSIRO
The main features of APICAM 2023 will include presentations by experts as well as workshops that will help attendees sharpen their skills and then be able to pass on this knowledge to other industry professionals. The event has been designed to allow for ample networking time so that important knowledge-transfer can take place and partnerships can be created that will enrich the industry.
Additive Manufacturing of Polymers Advanced Characterisation Techniques and Feedstocks Computational Modelling of Thermal Processes for Metallic Parts
Design for Additive Manufacturing Speakers at the DinnerPart included Failure Mechanisms and Analysis Mechanical Properties of Additively Kathie McGregor (Research Director Manufactured Materials New Frontiers in Additive Manufacturing - Advanced Materials and Processing Process Parameter and Defect Control Process-Microstructure-Property Relationships Nikki Enquiries: at the CSIRO) and Professor Testing and Qualification in Additive Tanya Smith | Materials Australia Manufacturing Stanford (Materials Australia Vice +61 3 9326 7266 | imea@materialsaustralia.com.au President, and Dean of Programs forwEngineering and at the w w. a p i c a m 2 0 2 3 .c oAviation m.au University of South Australia).
Poster Winner – Andre Hatem, UniSA
The Poster Session gave attendees the chance to become better acquainted with the significant volume of technical and academic research being undertaken in Australia’s additive manufacturing industry. Each technical poster was accompanied by the academic who created it, giving attendees the opportunity to discuss the research and have all their questions answered. Our congratulations go to Andre Hatem, UniSA who won the award for best poster.
The Conference Dinner
Conference Chairs Lto R: Professor Sophie Primig and Professor Gwénaëlle Proust
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Texture Control by Metal Powder Bed Fusion by Professor Takuya Ishimoto (University of Toyama).
Sponsored by the CSIRO, the Conference Dinner at Rydges World Square was a highlight of APICAM. The Dinner was an opportunity for industry professionals to get together in a more relaxed setting and to forge friendships that might otherwise be impossible. BACK TO CONTENTS
The Dinner also saw the presentation of the Materials Australia Silver Medal to Simon Ringer and Ma Qian. The Silver Medal is presented for outstanding contributions to the advancement of materials science and engineering through management, teaching, innovation, development or research. Our congratulations go to both Simon and Ma for their valuable contributions to our industry.
Thank You to Our Sponsors Of course, none of this would have been possible without our conference sponsors. Materials Australia would like to extend our gratitude to Trumpf, our Platinum Sponsor; Quintus Technologies and Nano Dimension, our Gold Sponsors; the CSIRO, our Dinner Sponsor; American Elements, our Lanyard Sponsors; Zeiss, our Notepad Sponsors; AML3D, our USB Sponsors; and Struers, our Pen Sponsors. Materials Australia would also like to thank all our exhibitors, including 3D Ceram, AXT, ATA Scientific, Bruker, Cameca, Emona Instruments, Evident, Hexagon, Objective3D, Merck, and Warsash Scientific. WWW.MATERIALSAUSTRALIA.COM.AU