Lawrence Varholak

The Maturation of Hexcel’s PEKK Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing HexPEKK® Technology from Inception to Production.

Abstract

The dissertation will provide a detailed overview of the methodical path employed to optimize the material and process. The qualification resulting in the generation of an exhaustive design data base, execution of a classic composites industry building block approach, exploring and identifying design rules, implementation of advanced military and space platforms as the early adopters culminating in commercial airplane qualification and production will be showcased. Lastly the value proposition of the most appropriate applications and examples of actual production applications will be highlighted.

About the Speaker

38 Years of Aerospace experience in advanced composites materials and structures in the capacity of:

V.P., Additive Manufacturing, Hexcel Corporation

President, Aerospace, Oxford Performance Materials Inc.

Chief Engineer, Sikorsky Aircraft

COO, KLM Industries

V.P. Technology and New Business Development, Dow-UTC Composite Products

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