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MGA Medical | Next working group meetings in March 2020

Posted on by Ingo Schepers

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Open for members and non-members!

It’s on to the next round!
End of March we will hold our next meetings of the MGA Medical working groups. We are confident you will enjoy insightful and enthusiastic meetings featuring plenty of time for discussions and B2B socializing.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

Materials & Use Cases

24 March 2020 from 10.00 a.m. until 4 p.m.

As a result of numerous thematic overlaps, we are going to hold a joint meeting for this time. Given the fact that MGA Medical is a user-oriented network, we encouraged experts to share their specific use cases with us. We look forward to the presentations of new exciting and inspiring practical projects from

    • Dr. Benjamin Braun (Managing Director, Space Structures) and
    • Elena Fadeeva (Baker Hughes).

 

Approval

25 March 2020 from 11.00 a.m. until 4.00 p.m.

After our successful workshop in December 2019 concrete activities are now tackled. Within this meeting we are going to create a decision tree for the classification guidelines for AM Medtech applications.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2381″ img_size=”800 x 1067″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Location for both events:
office of MGA Medical – Mobility goes Additive e.V.
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12107 Berlin, Germany[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Detailed agendas will be made available soon.

Participation for MGA members: free of charge,
Participation for non-members: EUR 50.00 (plus VAT).
To participate please kindly RSVP via email to Dr. Cora LĂĽders-Theuerkauf by 16 March 2020.

We hope to see you there.
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4th edition of the Additive Manufacturing Salary Survey

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Alexander Daniels Global, an MGA member and recruitment company for additive manufacturing, has recently released the 4th edition of the Additive Manufacturing Salary Survey; the most comprehensive remuneration study in the industry. The survey can be downloaded freely here.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2402″ img_size=”900 x 542″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

Benefit for AM professionals

AM professionals can compare and benchmark their salaries across geographic locations, levels of seniority and six key disciplines; Sales, Marketing, Service, Software, R&D & Engineering, and Application & Consulting.
Moreover, the report provides insights into hiring trends, in-demand roles and skills, hiring intentions, and market trends. The report seeks to answer the following questions for the professionals in the industry:

  • What is the salary that professionals are receiving in my field in different regions?
  • What skills should I develop to advance my career?
  • How will my salary increase with more experience in AM?
  • Am I currently paid according to my market value?
  • What employee benefits can I expect from an employer?

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Benefits for AM organisations

For hiring managers in AM organisations, the report helps provide an overview over salaries, but more importantly, it provides in-depth insights into the motivations and needs of the AM professionals. Knowing what motivates talented professionals is crucial to attracting and retaining employees; crucial in this time of talent scarcity where companies fight for the most talented professionals.
The report seeks to answer the following questions for the AM employers:

  • What does the talent want?
  • What is the package we should offer to AM professionals of different disciplines to attract them to our organization?
  • What is the staff budget that we need in order to expand our business to another country?
  • How do we ensure our employees’ job satisfaction? What levers should we pull?

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The 47-page report can be downloaded freely here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

“Future in view – Roadmap development for the environmental design of additive manufacturing”

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Workshop Review

Last week, a workshop was held at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety to develop the environmental policy design of additive manufacturing.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Strategy Workshop on 5 February 2020 at the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Berlin[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]An exciting debate between the experts came up on potentially harmful printer emissions in private households but also in the industry. For us as a network it is important to not limit the view on possible risks on one angle but to highlight the great potential in sustainability of additive manufacturing.
It is understood that 3d printing has a much lower material consumption compared to traditional processes. However, the layer-by-layer structure also allows design freedom concerning structures. Those follow the logic “form follows function” and thus allow components to be designed much more easily.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
The energy consumption during the AM production process was seen critically. However, the energy input cannot be discussed neglecting alternative production processes; in particular in cases when small batch sizes are required and high minimum purchase quantities (e. g. in casting) would cause overproduction.
In our opinion, however, the greatest potential lies in the following point: 3D printing enables a significant extension of the product life cycle of high investment goods as individual spare parts can be made available for longer which reduces the environmental footprint. Thanks to more local production with AM a lot of transportation requirements are reduced.
The workshop provided a good opportunity to discuss many issues which we are going to take up and deepen in the relaunch of our Ecological Sustainability working group shortly. If you are interested in participating, please contact us.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

3rd European Summit “Women in AM” 2020

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Raise your voice – show your AM passion!

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The success story continues – for the 3rd time, the European summit “Women in AM” initiated by MGA will take place in Berlin on 10 March 2020.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider alias=”womeninam”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]In cooperation with IPM AG, organizers of the Additive Manufacturing Forum, the female AM community will meet for exciting impulse lectures plus to exchange ideas and experiences – a great mingling opportunity to connect between AM women in professional, management and executive positions.

Confirmed speakers:
Jennifer Coyne (Wabtec GE Additive), Sylvia Monsheimer (Evonik), Laura L. Ely (The Barnes Group Advisors).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Go to booking page” style=”outline-custom” outline_custom_color=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#666666″ outline_custom_hover_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.additivemanufacturingforum.de%2Fwomen-in-am%20%20|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

How to approve 3D printed medical devices?

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Workshop Review

In the light of the upcoming new regulations coming into force in May 2020 a lot of uncertainty is out in the market.

Will it affect all classes of medical devices? Will same rules apply also for AM applications or is there exceptions? And how – for instance – is the users’ way to order those?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2273″ img_size=”600 x 739″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Our workshop gave an overview about the legal and economic framework of 3d printing for medical devices and implants – from legislation and billing processes to integrate services into health insurance catalogues where especially the German market is very specific. Moreover, the possibilities to cover potential risks were discussed.

A summary of the entire workshop has already been made available to all participants and will be shared with all network members shortly before publishing it externally around mid-year 2020.

If you have any questions about this workshop or any of the MGA Medical activities, please feel free to reach out to the dedicated Network Manager Dr. Cora LĂĽders-Theuerkauf.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

New Members January 2020

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We are pleased to welcome four new members to the network, who will start the new year with us, and we will briefly introduce all four companies to you.

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Lucchini RS (LRS) is a steel manufacturing Group which offers a diversified range of high-tech products and services and operates globally. The group’s core business is identified with two divisions: manufacturing of high-end railway components and manufacturing of forging and casting to drawings.

LRS would like to increase the knowledge in AM, understand the real need of the railway market and what goals and experiences the other companies already achieved and will contribute their broad knowledge to the network as well as capability to test in metallurgical and R&D laboratories.

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Ottobock stands for high-quality and technologically outstanding products and services in medical technology. The goal of giving mobility back to people with disabilities and protecting functions that have been preserved covers the entire product world of the company. Ottobock now brings its many years of experience in additive manufacturing to the work of our division Medical goes Additive.

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NS, (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) as the main public transporter in the Netherlands transports 1.3 million passengers every day.

As an innovating company in mobility, NS expects participating in Mobility Goes Additive will help in their goals to keep maintaining the trains in a more reliable and sustainable way.

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At PTB in Berlin and Braunschweig, time comes from atomic clocks, lengths are measured far into the nano-world, scientists do research on fundamental questions concerning the physical units, and the employees in the laboratories calibrate measuring instruments, meeting the most demanding requirements. Therefore, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (german Federal Institute of Physics and Technology ) is among the top names in metrology worldwide. As Germany’s national metrology institute, PTB is Germany’s highest authority when it comes to correct and reliable measurements. It is the supreme technical authority of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and employs a total of approx. 1900 staff members at its two sites.

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A complete overview of our network members can be found here.

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1st European Army Additive Manufacturing Symposium

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14. – 15. Jan 2020, Wehrwissenschaftliches Institut für Werk- und Betriebsstoffe (WIWeB), Erding near Munich.

[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2244″ img_size=”800×600″][vc_column_text]The similarities in AM use casesbetween mobility and army applications are astonishing. AM for obsolescence management, partial substitution and prolonged usage of high investment goodsare the main topics across all European armies plus also the US. Furthermore, flexible container solutions as repair cells seem to be the answer for on-demand enquiries and needs. Above all: very interesting and frank discussions with many of our partners and members, e. g. GEFERTEC, Berlin Partner for Business & Technology, TĂśV SĂśD Product Service.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Mobility goes Additive e.V.
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12107 Berlin

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