Industrial Additive Manufacturing for Defence Readiness – Workshop 3d-Print

A high-level workshop on 3D printing, resilient supply chains, and future-ready industrial capabilities 

How can industrial additive manufacturing strengthen defence readiness, improve operational resilience, and modernize critical supply chains? 

This workshop brings together stakeholders from defence, industry, research, and technology to explore the strategic potential of industrial 3D printing for spare parts production, distributed manufacturing, and local supply resilience. 
 

Aim of the workshop: 

This workshop is designed to show that additive manufacturing is not only a prototyping technology, but a strategic capability for defence readiness, local production, rapid repair, and more resilient industrial value chains. By bringing together key actors across sectors, the event will demonstrate how industrial 3D printing can strengthen preparedness, reduce dependency in critical supply chains, and support future-oriented industrial capabilities. 

The programme combines keynote presentations and expert contributions from leaders in defence, industry, and technology with a dedicated hands-on workshop. Participants will gain strategic insight into future opportunities while also exploring practical applications of additive manufacturing in industrial and defence-related contexts. 

The event also includes demonstrations and interactive workshop sessions covering industrial metal and polymer printing, reverse engineering and scanning, component design optimization, quality control, post-processing, and more efficient production processes. 

Key Topics: 

• Defence readiness and operational robustness 
• Production of critical spare parts 
• Digital inventory and distributed manufacturing 
• Metal- and polymer-based 3D printing 
• Reverse engineering and replacement of obsolete components 
• Applications across defence, maritime, aerospace, and industry 
• Component design optimization for additive manufacturing 
• Interactive workshop sessions on design for additive manufacturing and production efficiency 
• Quality assurance, post-processing, smart production, and scaling 

Who should attend? 

The workshop is relevant for decision-makers, specialists, and innovation leaders across defence and the public sector, including logistics, maintenance, procurement, materiel management, preparedness, and industrial modernization. It is also highly relevant for stakeholders from aerospace, defence, maritime, offshore, energy, process industry, advanced manufacturing, universities, research communities, start-ups, and technology environments working with materials, metallurgy, AI, digitalization, and manufacturing innovation.