Utilizing Additive Manufacturing Capabilities to Strengthen America’s Defense

Tampa, FL, December 17, 2016 --(PR.com)-- DSI’s Military Additive Manufacturing Summit will focus on advancing the DoD's capacity to leverage 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing in order to deliver greater operational flexibility to Military Leaders and Warfighters in the deployed environment.

Through an educational “town-hall” style forum, DSI will provide US Military commands, academia, and solution providers the opportunity to explore the tremendous role that additive manufacturing will play within the US defense industry. The goal of this summit is to foster a meaningful discussion on how additive manufacturing can fundamentally improve the performance and combat capability of US Military units in the industrial and operational environment.

DSI’s Military Additive Manufacturing Summit, occurring on February 7th & 8th, 2017, will be held at the CAMLS / University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. Thanks in part to its leading business climate, workforce, and trade and transportation infrastructure, Florida ranks among the nation’s top 10 states for manufacturing and is home to more than 18,600 manufacturing companies. Join DSI for this year’s discussion, and convene with leading experts in the US Military, Government, industry, and academia to hold a constructive dialog on the advancing the future of Additive Manufacturing within the US Defense industry.

Senior Level Speakers Include:

- General Ellen Pawlikowski, USAF, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
- Vice Admiral Philip H. Cullom, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics
- LtGen Michael G. Dana, USMC, Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics
- Jerry McGinn, Principal Deputy Director,MIBP, OUSD AT&L
- MG Edward F. Dorman III, USA, Director, J4 Logistics & Engineering, CENTCOM
- RADM Vincent Griffith, USN, Director, Operations, Defense Logistics Agency
- James B. Lackey, SES, Director, Engineering Directorate, US Army AMRDEC
- Anthony Cifone, SES, Deputy Assistant Commander, Research and Engineering, Naval Air Systems Command
- Marilyn Gaska, Chair, America Makes Maintenance and Sustainment Advisory Group, America Makes
- Michael Guinn, Advanced Manufacturing Lead, Acquisition Agility, US Special Operations Command

With the Following Featured Topics in this Year’s Discussion:

- Future Opportunities for Delivering Innovative and Responsive Additive Manufacturing Technology to Warfighters and DoD Components
- Near-term Additive Manufacturing Initiatives to Create Self-Sufficient Repair and Maintenance Capabilities in Space
- Utilizing Additive Manufacturing Capabilities to Develop Flexible Hybrid Electronics Platforms
- Efforts to Facilitate the Revolutionary Development, Evaluation, and Deployment of Efficient and Flexible Additive Manufacturing Technologies
- Leveraging Additive Manufacturing Technologies to Transform the Maritime Maintenance and Logistics Supply Chain
- Overview of the Air Force’s Strategic Plan to Integrate 3-D Printing Technology into the Airpower Sustainment Mission
- Leveraging Additive Manufacturing Technologies to Expedite the Development of Prototypes for Engineering and Design Purposes
- Improving the Functionality of 3D Printed Parts and Equipment through Additive Manufacturing Capabilities

Anyone interested in participating in the summit can visit Defense Strategies Institute's website at http://militaryam.dsigroup.org/ for more information or contact Morgan at mcolfax@dsigroup.org, 1-201-266-0058

**Summit is closed to press**