America Makes to host 12th annual MMX

America Makes will host its 12th annual Members Meeting & Exchange (MMX), August 6-7, 2024, at Waypoint 4180 in Canfield, Ohio.

The event convenes the brightest minds in government and military, academia, and the additive manufacturing (AM) industry to offer strategic and thought-provoking discussions on the priority needs and initiatives to ensure the U.S. remains a global manufacturing leader.

The two-day event will deliver a dynamic agenda that includes leaders and experts with confirmed keynote speakers David Beck, principal, Space Industrial Base at U.S. Space Force; Terry Wohlers, head of Advisory Services and Market Intelligence at Wohlers Associates, Powered by ASTM International; and Mark D. Benedict, senior scientist, Convergent Manufacturing, Air Force Research Laboratory. Additional keynote speakers will be announced soon. Additionally, featured panel discussions will focus on insights and growth opportunities in the AM technology, workforce development, and ecosystem pillars.

“MMX is the premiere gathering where collaboration and innovation intersect as AM industry leaders network, plan, and exchange ideas,” said John Wilczynski, America Makes executive director. “Each year, the event brings a renewed sense of purpose to refine and strengthen our focus on core tenets of advancing the technology, growing the workforce, and expanding the AM ecosystem, and we do this in tandem with our membership who are committed to accelerating the adoption of AM.”

As in past years, America Makes will also announce the newest recipients of the Distinguished Collaborator and Ambassador awards.

Members and non-members are welcome to attend. For more information or to register for the event, visit https://www.americamakes.us/events/mmx/.

America Makes is the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute. As the national accelerator for additive manufacturing (AM), America Makes is the nation’s leading and collaborative partner in AM and 3DP technology research, discovery, creation, and innovation. Structured as a public-private partnership with member organizations from industry, academia, government, non-government agencies, and workforce and economic development resources, we are working together to innovate and accelerate AM to increase our nation’s global manufacturing competitiveness. Based in Youngstown, Ohio, America Makes is the first Institute within the Manufacturing USA infrastructure and is driven by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM).