RPC Consortium Meetings
**NOTICE: After 33 years of advancing additive manufacturing, the RPC at MSOE will conclude operations on Aug. 29, 2025. This transition reflects MSOE’s strategic shift toward emerging technologies—such as AI and machine learning—ensuring we continue to lead in innovation and meet the evolving needs of industry and education. The June Consortium meeting will continue as scheduled. Operations at the center will continue through Aug. 29, 2025, to fulfill consortium member obligations and any outstanding projects.**
8:00 – 8:30 - Continental Breakfast and Networking
8:30 – 9:30 – Keyence Metrology Suite of Inspection Equipment
Presenters: Ryan Stuermer and Trent Devereaux of Keyence Corporation of America
Presentation Abstract:
Keyence is an industry leader in metrology innovation and efficiency. As inspection requirements increase for both prototypes and production parts, qualification becomes an important component of cost. The experts at Keyence will demo their suite of inspection equipment, designed for rapid and accurate dimensional inspection with automated reporting/data collection and elimination of subjectivity. Showcasing example applications, how other companies use the equipment, how it helps them, and the outlook of manufacturing for the future. Bring your parts! These guys love a challenge and want to show you the real time capabilities of the systems.
9:30 – 9:45 - Networking Break
9:45 – 10:45 – Keyence Failure Analysis and Reverse Engineering Tools
Presenters: Quinn Hyndiuk – Digital 4K Microscope – Failure Analysis, Sam Scheffley – Table-top 3D scanner – Failure Analysis, Katelyn Bliesner – 3D profilometer – Failure Analysis
Presentation Abstract:
The “why” of manufacturing. Designed for rapid, high-resolution analysis of components of all sizes – non-contact inspection and scanning, reverse engineering and CAD compare. Showcasing example applications, how other companies use the equipment, how it helps them, and the outlook of manufacturing in the future. They will also demonstrate their material analysis photo spectrometer capabilities, so again, please bring test parts!
10:45 – 11:00 - Networking Break
11:00 – noon – MSOE Bamboo Labs vs Stratasys F370 a Performance Analysis +
Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA) Update
Presenters: Joe Somers – MSOE RPC Operations Coordinator, Vince Anewenter – MSOE RPC Director
Presentation Abstract:
This will be a 2-part presentation. For the first part Operations Coordinator, Joe Somers will provide details on his comparative analysis of quality, speed, and pricing based on a series of benchmark tests between the Stratasys F370 and the Bamboo Labs X1E.
For the second part of the presentation Director, Vince Anewenter, will present an update on the Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA). Vince recently took over as chair of the organization, which was born out of a collaboration between Nation Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Radtech (UV Curable Industry Association). As Chair, Vince has led the group through a strategic planning process, which has crystallized the group’s focus on helping photopolymer additive manufacturing industry identify and reduce barriers to adoption. The current areas of focus include collaborative improvement in MSDS and Technical Data sheet transparency and a focus on educating users in the best practices for establishing safe and effective processes for photopolymer 3D printing.
Noon – 1:00 - Networking Lunch
Please RSVP to anewente@msoe.edu so I can get an accurate head count.
April 17, 2025:
- MSOE Center for Professional Education: Supporting Workforce Reskilling, Upskilling and New Skilling
- State of the Industry - An Additive Manufacturing Conference Update
- Introducing the new Stratasys Origin Two
February 21, 2025:
- New Materials and Applications from Axtra3D
- Virtual Foundry - Metal Printing Made Easy
- Economic Change is Coming...
October 18, 2024:
- Casting the Impossible using Printed Investment Casting Shells
- Generative AI for Innovation Professionals
- Cybersecurity and IP Theft: How to Protect Yourself (PDF)
August 16, 2024:
- EMPOWR3D™ (Prescott, Wisconsin) – Custom Materials, Custom Solutions for AM
- Additive Manufacturing in the Food Industry: Principles for Adoption
- Exentis - Additive Metal Screen-Printing Technology
June 21, 2024:
- One Click Metal - Metal Printing at an Entry-Level Price
- Massivit - A Solution to your "BIG" Printing Challenges
- Formlabs - Introduction to the SLA & the Form 4 (PDF)
April 19, 2024:
- Exploring the Outliers with RP America: High Volume Production through Micron and Sub-Micron Printing Solutions
- Chromatic - A New Tool for Printing Function Elastomeric Parts
- Carbon Materials, Applications, and Hardware Update
February 16, 2024:
- Stratasys - H350 (SAF) and Fortus F3300 Production Introductions
- Economic Update from Dennis Winters, Chief Economist
- Axtra 3D - Bringing Speed and Resolution to A.M.
August 18, 2023:
- New Hardware Options for Additive Manufacturing from RP America
- DataWrangler: Going Green and Saving Money with Industrial Energy Optimization
- MELD: Advancements in Aluminum and Titanium Alloy Fabrication for Large-Scale Structures
June 16, 2023:
- Recent Advancements in Metal 3D Printing of Prototypes
- Complex Digital Sheet Metal Forming
- Roboze: Redefining High Performance Material Extrusion