What to Expect at AMTC 2022?

This year, for the fifth time, the annual Advanced Manufacturing Technology Conference (AMTC) will be taking place for all those interested in AM on October 11th and 12th on the campus of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The event sends a clear and unmistakable signal for international cooperation in the field of additive manufacturing. This is particularly evident from the list of speakers who, in addition to Europe, will also be coming from Asia and the USA and will provide information on numerous AM innovations in various sectors, industrial processes and other news. As the year is marked by various global crises, this once again challenges additive manufacturing to make its contribution. This means, above all, to change in terms of resource-saving and climate-friendly production and products.

The globally renowned AMTC conference serves as an opportunity to gather together C-level executives from industry, decision-makers from the regulatory field as well as experts from the fields of science, research and standardization to discuss the development of AM in industrial applications. As already announced, international cooperation will be a particular focus of the program, which will be guided by the question “What can the three major economic regions of America, Europe and Asia learn from each other?” Prof. Michael Süß, Executive Chairman of Oerlikon and founder of the AMTC explains further: “The global upheaval we are currently experiencing in political systems as well as in markets is changing international supply chains. “In addition to the focus on sustainability, this is one of the main reasons why the demand for additive manufacturing is increasing at an ever faster pace. The fields of application are becoming more numerous and the printing and processing technology has already reached a very high level. The last technical and regulatory hurdles can best be overcome through cooperation. This is where the international AM community plays a significant role.”

The AMTC takes place on TUM’s campus (photo credits: AMTC)

What can AMTC participants expect during the event?

On the first day of the event, October 11th, AMTC will start with a gathering of 3D printing startups scene, with a discussion on the current trends within the international 3D startup scene including keynote speeches from Arno Held, AM Ventures, and Helmut Schöneberger, UnternehmerTUM. After subsequent discussion sessions with representing companies such as Kinexon, Seurat and Kumovis, a total of six startups will present their innovative ideas in short and concise pitches. These include solutions for AM powder made from recycled materials, wire alloys for large-format 3D metal printing, and a completely new printing process that uses microwaves as an energy source.