AM Industry Achievement Award 

Recipient:

Paul Gradl, Principal Engineer at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Gradl was honored for his role in advancing aerospace engineering and manufacturing. His contributions include significant work in liquid rocket engine development, with over 20 research projects, 130 publications, and five U.S. patents. Gradl is also a dedicated mentor and STEM advocate. 

Aubin Case Study Award 

Recipients:

Andreas Vlahinos, PhD, Jose Coronado, Michael Reitman, Ronen Ben Horin, Dadia Solomon, PhD, and Eran Golden of Advanced Engineering Solutions

The team was recognized for their innovative case study on a personalized femur implant for a bone cancer patient. The implant, designed using DICOM data and laser power bed fusion technology, highlighted AM’s ability to deliver tailored medical solutions swiftly and cost-effectively. 

Runners-Up:

Point Designs Team:
Chris Baschuk, Shannon Baschuk, Rebekah Stephens, Athena Perkins, Joseph Griffa, Ben Demuth, and Brent Wright

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Team:
Andrzej Nycz, Alex Arbogast, Chris Masuo, Mark Noakes, Peter Wang, Luke Meyer, William Carter, Derek Vaughan, Alex Walters, Michael Sebok, Nathan Lambert, Joshua Vaughan, Jonathan Paul, Jason Flamm, and Riley Wallace 

Digital Manufacturing Challenge 

The 2024 DMC Challenge encouraged future engineers to develop innovative solutions for social sustainability challenges. Social sustainability aims to enhance well-being, promote equity, and uphold human rights over time. As a key pillar of sustainability, it addresses issues like quality of life, education, accessibility, and health with impressive entries across various educational levels: 

High School Category:

Recipient:

Raffles Institution, Faculty Advisor: Swee Leong Sing, Honoree: Gedeon Ang

Runner-Up:

College Station High School, Faculty Advisor: Jenny Qiu, Honoree: Eric Wang 

Undergraduate Category:

Recipient:

University of Waterloo, Faculty Advisors: Mihaela Vlasea, PhD and Daniel Juhasz, BSc, MCIC , Authors: Shahed Saleh and Joy He

Runner-Up:

Purdue University, Faculty Advisor: Jorge Camba, PhD, Authors: Talia Beach and Stephan Hoke 

Graduate Category:

Recipient:

University of Waterloo, Faculty Advisor: Mihaela Vlasea, PhD, Authors: Xianchen Ouyang and Lubin Wang 

Runner-Up:

Pennsylvania State University, Faculty Advisor: Allison Beese, PhD, Authors: Brent Griffith, Jordan Alexander, Roman Block, and Aaron Hoskins 

These projects covered vital topics including food security, community health, and educational accessibility. They illustrated how AM can be leveraged to solve global problems, enhance public welfare, and foster a more sustainable future. 

AM Start-Up Award 

This award is designed to showcase young companies that have developed a new AM technology or application that solves an existing problem or utilizes a unique approach. 

Winner:

Onulis for its innovative solutions and technology that solves critical gaps in the AM workflow 

Runner-Up:

AlphaSTAR 

AM Pitch Fest Competition 

This award recognizes innovations in the application of AM technologies. The award recognizes outstanding use cases of AM adoption and implementation and provides inspiration to others in their journey of AM application. 

Winner:

3D Solar for its groundbreaking ideas in integrating AM with solar technology to advance the efficiency and accessibility of the energy 

Runner-Up:

Toolkit 3D 

The 2024 AM Awards at RAPID+TCT highlighted extraordinary advancements and contributions in AM. From industry leaders like Paul Gradl to emerging innovators such as Onulis and 3D Solar, the event underscored the transformative power of AM technology in various fields, inspiring continued progress and creativity in the industry. 

AM Production Club

Fabrisonic at the 50K level and Vivid Creative Aquatics at the 10K level are the newest members of the AM Production Club, which recognizes manufacturers of parts and products that have produced a certain number of parts in a calendar year using AM.