LAM 2011 Advance Program now available.

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LIA's 3rd Laser Additive Manufacturing Workshop will bring together industry specialists, executives, users, and researchers from around the world to show how cladding and rapid manufacturing can be applied to today's manufacturing challenges. During plenary sessions, Minlin Zhong from Tsinghua University will share his overview on Laser Additive Manufacturing in China, and David L. Bourell from University of Texas/Austin will discuss history of rapid prototyping to direct manufacturing.



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LAM 2011 Advance Program Now Available



LIA's 3rd Laser Additive Manufacturing Workshop (LAM) will bring together industry specialists, executives, users and researchers from around the world to show how cladding and rapid manufacturing can be applied effectively and affordably to today's manufacturing challenges. This workshop will have significant impact on the widespread industrial implementations of laser additive manufacturing.

General Chair: Paul Denney - Lincoln Electric

Sponsor Chair: Bill Shiner - IPG Photonics

Program Committee:

Jim Sears - South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Rob Scudamore - TWI

John Hunter - Carpenter Powder Products

Milan Brandt - RMIT University

Ingomar Kelbassa - RWTH Aachen University

Thierry Marchione - Technogenia, Inc.

Wayne Penn - Alabama Laser

Silke Pflüger - Laserline, Inc.

Bill Shiner - IPG Photonics

Registration includes two full days admission to the Plenary Sessions, Technical Sessions, Networking Luncheons and Exhibitor Reception.

Register Online Today!

LAM 2011 Online Program

Industry experts from the automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, biomedical, construction and other fields will converge to hear LAM's vast potential. Additive manufacturing is a very broad topic area and at this point is hot in a number of industries.

Join us to hear LAM Plenary speakers Minlin Zhong from Tsinghua University share his overview on Laser Additive Manufacturing in China, and David L. Bourell from University of Texas/Austin discuss the history of rapid prototyping to direct manufacturing.

Featuring Topics on:

Keynote Day 1: Overview of Laser Additive Manufacturing in China - Prof. Dr. Minlin Zhong,Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Laser Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace, Automotive, BioMedical, DOD, Material Processes & Systems, Heavy Equipment, Agriculture, Offshore Oil & Gas, Mining, and Power Generation

New Cladding Techniques for Component Repair and General Manufacturing

Powder Specifications, Emerging Applications, High Deposition Cladding, Turbine Repair, Selective Laser Melting Technology

New Success Stories, ROI and more

Industries Represented:

Oil and Gas Industries

Aerospace

Agriculture

Automotive

Military

Powder Production

Marine

On- and Off-Highway Transportation

Power generation

Construction/Steel

Hardfacing

Bio-Medical

Tooling, Dies and Molds

Hotel Info

Sheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental

1) Online Hotel Reservations: **(Recommended Method) **

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2) Phone Reservations:

All accommodations will be at the Sheraton North Houston at George Bush Intercontinental, with special discount rates for speakers, workshop attendees and guests. Please call +1.281.442.5100, identify yourself as a LAM Workshop ($99 Rate) event attendee to receive a discounted rate. After January 24, 2011, group rates cannot be guaranteed and reservations will be made only on a space-available basis.

15700 John. F. Kennedy Blvd.

Houston, Texas 77032 USA

Phone: 1.281.442.5100

Fax: 1.281.987.9130

Toll-free: 1.866.716.8134

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