Representatives from Sciaky, a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI) and a provider of large-scale additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, will be in Washington over the next couple of days. The company is a presenting sponsor at the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) Additive Manufacturing for Government Conference taking place at the Washington Plaza in Washington, DC.
The conference is all set to highlight the challenges and opportunities for additive manufacturing in a government and defense context — that’s to say, there is plenty already happening, but there is still much to do, including developing and qualifying new materials for AM. There will also be a specific focus on the implications for the US Department of Defense when procuring AM solutions. Other speakers include Ed Morris, Director at America Makes; Dr. Robert Ivester, Acting Director, EERE Advanced Manufacturing Office at the Department of Energy; Elana Broitman, Principal Deputy to the DAS/D, Manufacturing & Industrial Base Policy at the Department of Defense; and Michael Maher, Program Manager, Open Manufacturing at DARPA.
Mike Riesen, General Manager of Sciaky, commented on the company’s participation: “Sciaky is proud to be a presenting sponsor at the Additive Manufacturing for Government Conference at such an important juncture for advancing manufacturing processes in our great nation. By bringing together some of the greatest minds in additive manufacturing today, we can showcase how new innovations in manufacturing can benefit government programs.”
Sciaky’s AM process, which is marketed as Electron Beam Direct Manufacturing (EBDM), combines computer-aided design (CAD), electron beam welding technology and layer-additive processing on a large scale, with a standard build envelope of 19′ x 4′ x 4′ (L x W x H), allowing manufacturers to produce very large parts and structures, with virtually no waste
