Metal Additive Manufacturing Conference - MAMC 2026

Session

MAM in the Defense Sector - Highlight Session

11 Nov 2026, 08:30

Arcotel Wimberger

48. Additive Manufacturing at Airbus Defence and Space - A way to secure part availability in the military aerospace domain

Mr David Schimbäck (Airbus Defense & Space)

11/11/2026, 08:30

Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and others

Plenary Talk

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54. Decentralized Metal and Polymer Additive Manufacturing: An Integrated Framework for On-Demand Sustainment in Defense Applications

Dr Juan Carlos Redondo (Airbus Defense and Space)

11/11/2026, 09:00

Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and others

Oral Presentation

The escalating threat of High-Intensity Conflict (HIC) and the increasing fragility of global supply chains pose existential risks to modern defense readiness. Traditional centralized logistics models are increasingly inadequate for contested environments, where supply chain interdiction is a constant threat. To address this strategic vulnerability,
Airbus DS proposes a decentralized...

6. Investigations of the Applicability of Wire-arc Additive Manufacturing for Spare Part Production and Repair in the Context of Battlefield Repair

Mr Michael Unger (LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen GmbH)

11/11/2026, 09:20

Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and others

Oral Presentation

The rapid repair of damaged military equipment is often essential for the sustainment of operational capabilities. Whenever the damage is beyond repair and logistics are not ready to deliver spare parts in reasonable time, the manufacturing of crucial spare parts near the battlefield is offering a suitable solution. Additive manufacturing has been instigated and tested for these purposes...

44. WAAM (Wire Arc Manufacturing) – Manufacturing a Military Environment

Mr Michael Eberhard (Fronius International GmbH)

11/11/2026, 09:40

Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and others

Oral Presentation

The evolving European security environment has increased the demand for resilient, flexible, and sovereign manufacturing capabilities within the defence sector, placing additive manufacturing (AM) at the forefront of future production strategies. This contribution examines the potential of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), with a particular focus on the Fronius Additive Cell, as a...

46. No Sovereignty Without Metallurgy: Why Metal Additive Manufacturing Must Become Europe’s Strategic Technology

Dr Constantinos Goulas (University of Twente)

11/11/2026, 10:30

Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and others

Plenary Talk

Strategic autonomy is created not in policy papers but in melt pools, powder plants, and qualification labs. Europe is rearming, yet its materials and manufacturing base has not kept pace with its ambitions: critical dependencies in refractory metals, titanium feedstock, and powder production sit alongside a deeper structural problem: qualification. Metal additive manufacturing offers defence...

42. „Metal Additive Manufacturing for Defence: a Materials Engineering Perspective"

Prof. Eric Jägle (Univesity of the Bundeswehr München)

11/11/2026, 11:00

Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and others

Oral Presentation

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10. Spare parts engineering and additive manufacturing responding to specific operational scenarios of armed forces

Rudolf Gradinger (LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen GmbH)

11/11/2026, 11:20

Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and others

Oral Presentation

The integration of additive manufacturing into the logistics processes of the armed forces has been established successfully at various levels in various nations. Especially the spare parts supply chain of armed forces during military missions can benefit from the advantages of additive manufacturing, particularly by reduced lead times, smaller spare parts inventories as well as enhanced...

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11/11/2026, 11:40

Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and others

Oral Presentation

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50. From Innovation to Capability – Additive Manufacturing as a Strategic Asset for Europe

Sascha Hartig (AMDefNet - Additive Manufacturing Defence Network)

12/11/2026, 09:00

Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and others

Plenary Talk

Europe has a strong research and industrial base in additive manufacturing, but it is scaling up much more slowly than its global competitors. The main challenge is not a lack of innovation, but a lack of implementation. From the perspective of AMDefNet, this keynote argues that Europe must move from demonstration projects to real industrial capability. This can be achieved through structured...

43. Beyond Geometry – How Additive Manufacturing and Materials Engineering are Transforming the Suppressor Market

Armin Wiedenegger (voestalpine Additive Manufacturing Center), Christoph Turk (voestalpine Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG)

12/11/2026, 09:30

Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and others

Oral Presentation

Metal Additive Manufacturing is enabling a new generation of suppressors that are lighter, stronger, more durable, and faster to develop than conventionally manufactured solutions. This presentation examines how advanced design methodologies, titanium and nickel-based alloys, process qualification, and industrial-scale AM production combine to create sustainable competitive advantages for...

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12/11/2026, 09:50

Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and others

Oral Presentation

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12/11/2026, 10:10

Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and others

Oral Presentation

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