08:30

Registration/Coffee

09:00

Welcome and Brief Introduction of NRC-IMI and CAMM
Sylvain Pelletier, Director, NRC-CAMM

09:30

Additive Manufacturing Technology for Automotive and Aerospace Applications
Lijue Xue, Senior Research Officer, NRC-CAMM

10:20

Laser Cladding for Enhancing Tooling Life for Powder Forming Application
Henry Visscher, General Manager, Tru-Die

10:40

Coffee Break

10:50

Laser Cladding for Blow Mold Applications
Tony Paget, President, Garrtech

11:10

Laser Consolidation for Rapid Manufacturing of Sonar Components
Chris Purcell, Defence Research & Development Canada

11:30

Laser Cladding/Consolidation for Magna’s Potential Applications
Max Amtmann, President, Magna Stronach Center for Innovation

11:50

Additive Manufacturing and Its Potential Impacts on Canadian Manufacturing
Graham Salt

12:10

Working Lunch, Breakout Sessions and Reporting
• What are key manufacturing challenges facing   Canadian industry?
• How Additive manufacturing technology can help Canadian industry?
• What NRC-CAMM can do to help?

13:00

Visit of CAMM laboratories

14:30

R&D Funding Programs Update/Overview
Charlie Johnston, Industrial Technology Advisor, NRC-IRAP

15:00

General Wrap and Next Steps
John Lyons, Business Development Officer, NRC-CAMM

15:20

Meeting Adjournment