Register now for our first webinar of 2025, Additive manufacturing trends, innovations, taking place January 22, 2025 at 12PM ET! Additive manufacturing (AM) is forecast to surpass $44 billion in revenue by 2033. The AM market continues to innovate in new technological and material directions and companies continue to consolidate. Even amidst this, OEMs are presenting more compelling high-value applications for AM in aerospace, medical, defense, and EV markets. While there are continual advancements in AM, there are challenges holding back the industry.
Join Brent Stucker, Ph.D., chief engineer for North America at Nikon SLM Solutions and chief technology strategist at Wohlers Associates, powered by ASTM International, as he sits down for a conversation about AM developments and answers your questions live.
Speaker Highlight
Brent Stucker, Ph.D.
Chief Engineer for North America
Nikon SLM Solutions
Chief Technology Strategist
Wohlers Associates, powered by ASTM
Brent Stucker, Ph.D. leverages 30 years of expertise in Additive Manufacturing, Academia, Entrepreneurship and Executive Leadership to develop and execute technology strategies, protect intellectual property, navigate mergers & acquisitions, and succeed in the marketplace.
Previously Stucker served as CTO – Additive Manufacturing and chief scientist & senior vice president at 3D Systems where he worked within the executive leadership team to champion innovation within the company and throughout the AM industry. Before joining 3D Systems, Stucker was director of AM and distinguished engineer at Ansys. He is the co-founder and former CEO of 3DSIM, acquired by ANSYS in 2017. Prior to founding 3DSIM, Stucker was a professor at various Universities for 18 years.
Stucker was the founding chairman of ASTM Int’l Committee F42 on Additive
Manufacturing Technologies and was elected to the ASTM Int’l Board of Directors in 2015. He has received numerous awards, including a 2024 TCT Hall of Fame Nomination; the 2016 International Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Excellence Award; the 2015 Additive World Conference Industrial Impact Award; the 2012 Industry Achievement Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers; the 2010 Robert J. Painter Memorial Award from ASTM/SES; and the Dinosaur award from AMUG. He has co-authored a leading textbook, Additive Manufacturing Technologies, which is used by industry practitioners and in over 650 universities worldwide, with a combined distribution of over 5 million physical copies and electronic downloads.
Stucker holds numerous patents, has authored and co-authored over 200 technical publications, and has presented over 500 technical talks. Stucker has served as an advisor to the National Science Foundation, DARPA, the ONR, to develop research priorities and funding roadmaps for the AM industry. Stucker received his B.S. from the University of Idaho and his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, both in Mechanical Engineering.
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