There are those who have a clear and strategic vision for facilitating the roll-out of additive, but there is also hesitation in the market.īack identified three hurdles. He noted that there are stresses of the VUCA world, and then there are stresses involved in adopting a technology like AM. VUCAīASF, Forward AM Managing Director Martin Back said in the opening panel session, works with practically every machine manufacturer in the world, owed to it being one of the largest materials providers. In five minutes, HP’s Global Head of 3D Polymers Francois Minec will draw delegates back to the conference main stage to talk efficiency, sustainability, automation, and production, before more users detail their experiences incorporating and then applying additive manufacturing technology.Īs they do, some recurring themes emerge: strategic collaboration, customer and hierarchy buy-in, culture and mindset, and first, the crazy world we live in. A technology that has so much promise is at a critical juncture on its route to ‘redefining manufacturing’ – a phrase shared by one of today’s presenters.Īt the time of writing, we are at our first interlude – a 25-minute refreshment break after three back-to-back sessions danced around the same few subjects. Meanwhile, the adoption of additive manufacturing is running into the same hurdles.

Understanding additive manufacturing’s (AM) role in a ‘VUCA’ world set the tone as the seventh AM Forum Berlin conference commenced on Tuesday.ĬOVID-induced disruptions to supply chain are still hampering many manufacturers, and the threat of climate change looms large – not to mention geopolitical conflicts.

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