{"670918":{"#nid":"670918","#data":{"type":"news","title":"AMPF Hosts CAMX Expo Attendees","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thecamx.org\/\u0022\u003ECAMX expo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is the largest, most comprehensive composites and advanced materials event in North America. This year, the event was held in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EA record number (500+) of exhibitors displayed their material, processing equipment and latest innovations at the annual industry event. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESeveral thousand engineers, technical professionals, sales, marketing and business development experts from all corners of the world took advantage of the CAMX expo and conference programming to increase their manufacturing and process knowledge, meet their supply chain, build new networks and collaborate on sustainable industry solutions in the aerospace, automotive, wind power and other markets.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs part of the event, the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) hosted an onsite tour of its \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ampf.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAdvanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (AMPF) to a select group of industry expo attendees.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAMPF is a 20,000 square foot research and development high bay manufacturing facility located on the Georgia Tech campus supporting industrial, academic, and government stakeholders related to manufacturing research and also serves as a teaching laboratory to train the next generation of engineers, scientists and manufacturing experts. Made possible by a $3 million gift from the Delta Air Lines Foundation, this facility enables manufacturing innovation projects of almost all shapes from additive\/hybrid manufacturing to composites, digital manufacturing, Industry 4.0, industrial robotics, and artificial intelligence.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERecently, Georgia Tech and the AMPF facility are supporting a\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/02\/economic-development-administration-awards-georgia-tech-65-million-ai-manufacturing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Estatewide initiative\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E that combines artificial intelligence and manufacturing innovations with transformational workforce and outreach programs.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe AMPF tour was led by Kyle Saleeby, research engineer in GTMI, who tailored the tour to feature manufacturing technologies related to metal composites and advanced manufacturing capabilities for 3D printed metals. This included additive, subtractive, and hybrid manufacturing technologies along with metal powder\/alloy making capabilities that AMPF utilizes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cCAMX is grateful to Kyle for presenting an informative tour of the impressive AMPF facility, said Raj Manchanda, chief technology officer of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasampe.org\/\u0022\u003ESociety for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (SAMPE\u00ae). \u201cNearly 25 CAMX attendees who participated in the tour provided positive feedback not only on the state-of-the-art hybrid manufacturing equipment that AMPF houses from leading OEMs, but also the capability of the Georgia Tech AMPF faculty and brilliant graduate students who are developing adaptable manufacturing solutions integrating proven machining technologies with advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, additive manufacturing, and more.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAt the expo, GTMI was invited to host and lead a panel discussion of current digital manufacturing trends on day two of the CAMX show. Three industry experts from GTMI\u2019s partner network participated in a discussion moderated by Kyle Saleeby. The panelists were Elaine Winchester from \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.plyable.com\/\u0022\u003EPlyable\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, Andre Wegner from \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.authentise.com\/\u0022\u003EAuthentise\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and Rodney Elmore from \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/\u0022\u003EMicrosoft\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cAt the advanced manufacturing pilot facility, we are always proud host so many great organizations, institutions and industry colleagues to share our advanced manufacturing research,\u201d said Saleeby.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) hosted an onsite tour of its \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ampf.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAdvanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E (AMPF) to a select group of industry expo attendees.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) hosted an onsite tour of its Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF) to industry expo attendees."}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2023-11-07 13:55:30","changed_gmt":"2023-11-07 14:31:55","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672286":{"id":"672286","type":"image","title":"CAMX Tour of AMPF-Nov-2023","body":"\u003Cp\u003ECAMX industry tour of AMPF (Nov-2023)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1699365139","gmt_created":"2023-11-07 13:52:19","changed":"1699365205","gmt_changed":"2023-11-07 13:53:25","alt":"CAMX Tour of AMPF-Nov-2023","file":{"fid":"255501","name":"53305942749_d570ada4f0_k.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/11\/07\/53305942749_d570ada4f0_k.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/11\/07\/53305942749_d570ada4f0_k.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":804351,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/11\/07\/53305942749_d570ada4f0_k.jpg?itok=3x5RA0a0"}}},"media_ids":["672286"],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"186857","name":"go-gtmi"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:walter.rich@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EWalter Rich\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["walter.rich@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}