Overview
Additive manufacturing or 3D printing is becoming more and more integrated into the design and production environment, working in tandem with traditional manufacturing processes and coexisting on the manufacturing floor. Boyce Technologies, one of the leading manufacturers of security and communication equipment, rely on additive to create not only prototypes but also for end-use parts, molds for vacuum forming and more.
Upon incorporating 3D printing into their manufacturing process, Boyce Technologies has seen firsthand how 3D printing helps compress the design, engineering, and production time so they can meet tighter deadlines and get to production faster.
During the webinar, hear from Ajmal Aqtash, Boyce Technologies' Director of Advanced Robotics as he discusses their journey in 3D printing, their approach to integration and how it has positively impacted their business.
Key Takeaways
- Learn best practices for integrating 3D printing
- See case studies from Boyce including end use parts, molds, and prototypes
- Understand how to make the business case for investing in AM technology
Speakers
In mid-2017, Ajmal joined Boyce Technologies Inc. (BTI) as the Director of Advanced Robotics. BTI is an R&D - design / engineering house with mass-production capabilities. Ajmal's responsibilities at BTI focus on partnerships, development, implementation, production and training on a wide range of robotic technologies to prototype and manufacture the future.
In late 2009, Ajmal co-founded form-ula, an award winning multidisciplinary design practice that seeks to understand the intersection of design and engineering. Form-ula is a receipt of AIA-NY 2014 New Practice Award and 2011 Architecture League Young Architects Award.
Since 2007 Ajmal has been teaching at Pratt Institute, School of Architecture and has an extensive background in morphology and is the Associate Director at the Center for Experimental Structures (CES), where he is currently developing in his lab next-gen-tech in Ag-Tech, Bio-Tech and Clean- Tech. He is currently scaling an Ag-Tech products at New Lab - Brooklyn Navy Yard.
About Boyce Technologies
Boyce Technologies designs and manufactures security and communications equipment for the mass transit market, including emergency response systems, intercom systems, security alarm systems, radio and wireless networks, and customer information display systems.
Frank Marangell is the President of BigRep America Inc. and Chief Business Officer for BigRep GmbH, a global leader of large-scale 3D printers. Marangell manages all U.S. operations for the German-based company, in addition to his role on the executive team where he leads global sales in North America, Europe and Asia.
Marangell has extensive experience in additive manufacturing - from startups to industry leaders. Prior to joining BigRep in 2017, Marangell was president and CEO of Rize Inc. Previously, he was president of Objet USA, where he helped to grow the Israeli company into a 3D printing leader and prepare for a successful merger, where he served as Vice President of Global Field Operations. Marangell was responsible for both the worldwide materials business as well as the organization's expansion into dental and medical 3D printing. Marangell holds a BS in engineering and an MBA from Northeastern University.
