"This will be the first far-reaching American show that deals with all manufacturing technologies where there is a clear understanding that additive manufacturing has a presence," explained Dave Burns, president and COO of Pittsburgh-based metal printer, ExOne.
A Coming-Out Party for Additive Manufacturing
"Great strides in advancement have been made already. A lot of pioneers are to be thanked, a lot of folks who took personal capital and personal risk to get this stuff going to be congratulated," AMT's Shinbara said.
"AMT has realized the maturing of additive manufacturing and our membership who are now coming together," he added. "Now AMT is starting to consider how we will support our members who are in this ballgame."
That support is expected to come through at IMTS next week, where Burns says significantly more additive companies will be on hand than two years ago.
"It's going to be a great show. We believe that to some extent it is going to be a coming out party for additive manufacturing, especially for industrial users, which is something we really haven't had the stage for before," he explained.
"The combination of the announcement about NAMII and IMTS right on the backside of it getting the recognition for additive manufacturing implies that maybe this is the coming out party we've been looking for," he said.
"We're almost giddy with excitement about getting there and participating."
