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AM Magazine The Magazine for 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Technologies
ISSN 0974-7133 ISSUE 28 SEP 2014
The AM Magazine RAPITECH Solutions Inc. # 42, BSK 3rd Stage, 3rd Block, 3rd Phase, 9th Cross, Banagalore-560085, INDIA
EDITORIAL Publisher RAPITECH Solutions Inc. INDIA
The AM Magazine will introduce and update the latest developments in layer manufacturing and Rapid Product Development technologies. The focus of the magzine is to serve the Design and Manufacturing professionals, Research and Development organisations and Educational Institutions who are particularly seeking to adopt layer manufacturing and rapid product development technologies.
Chief Editors
Endorsed by
Professor Deon de Beer Vaal University of Technology, South Africa Dr. Wan Abdul Rahman Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM), Malaysia Professor Khalid Abdel Ghany Director of CAD/CAE and Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Lab. Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Cairo, Egypt
Additive Manufacturing Society of India (AMSI)
French Rapid Prototyping Association
Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute
ADVERTISING/OPERATIONS Jyothish Kumar RAPITECH Solutions Inc. jyothish@rapitech.co.in Mob: +91 9901033712 Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia
Portugese Rapid Prototyping Association
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Professor P.Bartolo Department of Mechanial Engineering, School of Technology and Management Leira, Portugal Assitant Professor Bahram Asiabanpour, Ph.D Manufacturing Engineering Ingram School of Engineering Texas State University- USA
The AM Magazine is also endorsed by the following associations and organisations as a leading resource for information on the latest development of Rapid Product Development Technologies
Professor Alain Bernard IRCCyN, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France Associate Professor Chua Chee Kai Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
3D Systems, USA Voxeljet Technology Gmbh, Gmbh
ExOne, GmbH
Dr Gurunathan Saravana Kumar Department of Engineering Design, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Professor David W. Rosen Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Institute (RPMI) Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta USA
Nikon Metrology
Optomec Inc. USA
Arcam AB, Sweden
Professor Bopaya Bidanda University of Pittsburg, USA Associate Professor Yonghua Chen The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
EOS Gmbh, Germany
Schultheiss Gmbh, Germany
Layerwise, Belgium
Professor Manoj Kumar Tiwari Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Professor Grier Lin International Leadership Institute, South Australia
EFESTO LLC, USA
FARO, USA
Stratasys Inc, USA
Professor David L. Bourall University of Texas at Austin, USA Dr Allan E. W. Rennie Lancaster Product Development Unit, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor Salih Akour University of Jordan, Amman Dr Rajesh Ranganathan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology Dr Pulak M Pandey Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
RAPITECH Solutions Inc., is a leading edge service provider in Rapid
Rob Snoejis, Layerwise, Belgium
Prototyping (SLA/ SLS/ FDM /3D Printing), Rapid Tooling (Vaccum Casting), Rapid Metal Casting and Reverse Engineering. RAPITECH Solutions Inc., aims to disseminate the research and development work in the field of Additive Manufacturing Technologies. The Objectives areTo undertake and support Additive Manufacturing research projects. To disseminate knowledge on state-of the–art Additive Manufacturing technology through training courses, organising seminars, symposia and workshops.
SUBSCRIPTIONS Annual Subscriptions Rs. 3,000/The AM Magazine is published bi-monthly by RAPITECH Solutions Inc. * All payments are to be made by DD drawn in favor of “ RAPITECH Solutions Inc.,Bangalore”
To network and tie up with best the Additive Manufacturing institutions/ Organisations in the world to tap best ideas and transfer best practices from around the world. Interact and collaborate with international Additive Manufacturing institutions and organisations to pursue research projects.
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Advisory Committee Prof. Alain Bernard, President, French Rapid Prototyping Association, France
Mr. Pavan Gaur, Schneider Prototyping India Pvt Ltd.,
Mr. Aditya Kumar, Marcopolo Products Pvt Ltd., Kolkata
Dr.Pulak M Pandey, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Mr. Ajay Purohit, Tata Motors Ltd, Pune
Dr. Phil Reeves, Managing Director, Econolyst Ltd., UK
Mr. Ashok Varma, CEO & Chairman, Efesto, USA
Mr. Purnachandra Rao, GCFF Division, Mil Com SBU, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Bangalore Dr. Rajesh Ranganathan, CIT, Coimbatore.
Dr.Bahram Asiabanpour, Rapid Product and Process Development Center, Texas State University, USA
Dr. Richard Hague, Director, EPSRC Centre for Additive Manufacturing, UK
Mr. Biju Uthup, Project Director(IUSAV), Aeronautical Development Agency, Bangalore.
Mr. T.S.Sampath Kumar, Secretary General, BCIC
Prof.Bopaya Bidanda, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Dr. G.S.Saravana Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
Prof. Chua Chee Kai, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dr.Suman Das, Director, Direct Digital Manufacturing Laboratory,
Prof. Deon de Beer, Executive Director, Innovation and Technology Transfer, Vaal University of Technology, South Africa.
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Mr. Felip Esteve , Director, ASERM, Spain
Prof. Swapan Bhattacharya, Director - National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
Dr.B.Gurumoorthy, CPDM, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dr.Terry Wohlers, Wohlers Associates Inc., USA.
Dr.Henri-Jacques Topf, Chairman, Schneider Prototyping, GmbH
Dr.Wan Abdul Rahman, Director, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre, SIRIM, Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Gideon Levy, Director- Institute for Rapid Product Development, Inspire AG, Switzerland
Dr.Phil Hackney, University of Northumbria, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Mr.Jukka Tuomi, President, Finnish Rapid Prototyping Association, Finland
Dr.K.P.Raju Rajurkar, Director, Center for Nontraditional Manufacturing Research,
Mr. José Antonio Jaldo, President, Spanish Association of Rapid Manufacturing
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
Dr.Khalid Abdel Ghany, Director, Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing Group, CMRDI, Egypt.
Dr. P Selvaraj,Group Director(CAD&PLM-PM),Aeronautical Development Agency,B'lore
Dr.C.S.Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
Dr.Ming C.Leu, Director, Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies, Missouri
Dr.A.Kushari, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
University of Science & Technology, USA
Dr. Manoj K Tiwari, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Dr. Jebraj, AU-FRG Institute of CAD/CAM, Anna University Campus, Chennai.
Prof. Olaf Diegel, President, New Zealand Rapid Manufacturing Association, New Zealand
Dr.Dermot Brabazon, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Ireland.
Dr. Lalitha Chattopadhyay, Principal Scientist, Structures Division, National Aerospace Laboratories
Dr.Brent Stucker, Mechanical & Aerospace Engg.Department, Utah State University, Logan UT Prof.B.B Ahuja, Professor, Department of Production Engineering, College of engineering, Pune
Prof. Paulo Bartolo, Director, Additive Manufacturing Group, Leira, Portugal
Prof.Jean-Pierre Kruth, Professor, KU Leuven University, Belgium
Mr. Parasuraman T.R., Deputy Managing Director, Kirloskar Toyota Textile Machinery PVT.LTD. Bangalore.
Prof. David Ian Wimpenny, MTC, Coventry, UK
Contact Details: Convener - AM 2015 L.Jyothish Kumar M.Sc. (RPD, UK) Additive Manufacturing Society of India (AMSI) rd
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