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On March 14th (Tuesday), the 3rd committee meeting of this association will be held in a hybrid format (in Osaka and online).

This time, the event will consist of two parts: Part 1: Lectures and panel discussion on the latest AM technology and business development, and Part 2: Information exchange session with participants. In the first part, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Fellow Advisor Takashi Ishide will give a lecture on the latest metal AM technology (DfAM/quality assurance), GE Additive COO Alain Dupont will talk about efforts as a global company developing the AM business, and Takeki Kobayashi, Executive Officer, Head of Business Strategy Headquarters, Orix Rentec Corporation/Vice Chairperson, the Japanese Society of Additive Manufacturing, is scheduled to give a lecture on efforts to popularize AM in Japan. From the academic side, Professor Takuya Ishimoto of the University of Toyama will give a lecture on science topics related to AM, and Professor Koji Hagiwara of Nagoya Institute of Technology will give a lecture on technology topics related to AM from an academic perspective. Furthermore, as a new initiative, we are planning a panel discussion on the issues facing the spread of AM technology and the direction for solving them, so we look forward to your active participation.

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Application deadline: March 7, 2023 (Tuesday)
Applications are closed.

Participation fee payment date: Friday, March 10, 2023 (required only for those participating in Part 2)

The 3rd Committee of the 2022 AM Research Association.

Date	March 14, 2023 (Tuesday) Part 1: 14:00 – 17:30, Part 2: 17:45 – 19:30
Format	Hybrid of face-to-face and web format (WebEx) *Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the number of participants may be limited.
Participation Fee	Free for Part 1 Only or Online Participants, 7000 yen for Part 2 participants
How to Join	For web participation, please use the URL provided in the automatic reply email after completing your application.
Venue	Venue Osaka University Suita Campus (2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka 565-0871) (Part 1: Room 211 of Building U3, Part 2: Minerva (University campus))
Application Deadline	March 7, 2023 (Tuesday)

Agenda for the day

Timeline	Contents	Presenter
14:00	Opening remarks	Takayoshi Nakano Professor, Osaka University Chairperson, Japan Institute of Metals Chairperson, AM Research Association
14:10	Lecture ① Latest Metal AM Technology – Importance of DfAM/Quality Assurance –	Takashi Ishide Fellow Advisor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
14:50	Lecture ② Cutting-edge metal AM examples in Europe and America and GE Additive’s efforts	Alain Dupont GE Additive Chief Commercial Officer
15:30	(break)
15:40	Lecture ③ Why does a finance company provide molding contract services? ~Orix Rentec’s AM business can contribute to the spread of domestic AM~	Takeki Kobayashi Executive Officer, Business Strategy Division Head, Orix Rentec Corporation Vice Chairperson, the Japanese Society of Additive Manufacturing
16:05	Panel discussion “Issues for the spread of AM technology and directions for solutions”	Takeki Kobayashi Orix Rentec Corporation Shinya Kirihara Director,  SIGMAXYZ Holdings Inc. Junichi Wada Principal,  SIGMAXYZ Holdings Inc.
16:20	(break)
16:30	AM Technology Topics Introduction ①	Koji Hagiwara Professor, Nagoya Institute of Technology
16:45	AM Science Topics Introduction ①	Takuya Ishimoto Professor, University of Toyama
17:00	The JIAM Next Term Activities	Secretariat, AM Research Association
17:15	Closing remarks and information on moving locations	Atsushi Maekawa Vice Chairperson, AM Research Association
17:45	Opening of information exchange meeting (Part 2)
19:30	Closing

◆The bank account details for the transfer◆
Bank Name: Mitsubishi UFJ Bank
Branch: Senri Chuo Branch (Branch Number: 240)
Account Number: 0642190
Account Name: AM Research Association, Nakano Takayoshi

◆Click here to apply (Google Form)◆

https://forms.gle/QY963fzoiC1MyAHq6

*Application deadline is Tuesday, March 7, 2023

*If you are unable to use Google, please fill in the information below and contact the secretariat by e-mail.

◆ Application Form (For Email Use)◆ ⇒ Recipient: additive.manufacturing@mat.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
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〇 Type (Company, University, Research Institute & Government Agency, Other (Press, etc.))
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〇 Email Address
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