Tuesday October 8
Our Exhibitor Presentations
Welcome to The Advanced Materials Show Technology Showcase, where you’ll delve into the sector’s most cutting-edge innovations. Immerse yourself in a series of enlightening presentations delivered by thought leaders and experts. Discover the forefront of advanced materials, spanning applications from energy and aerospace to automotive, electronics, and beyond. It’s a unique opportunity to gain a comprehensive outlook on the latest and greatest advancements in the industry.
The Technology Showcase will give exhibitors the chance to present their products and capabilities to an audience of potential customers and partners. Companies participating will receive 15 minutes on the Technology Showcase Stage over the first day of the show.
Presented by: David Landry, Thermophysics research Manager, Thermtest
Showcase Description: TPS Slab Anisotropic Module, a recent development to the transient plane source (TPS, ISO 22007-2) method allows anisotropic measurement of thin sheets (0.3 to 10 mm) for axial and radial thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and volumetric specific heat. Compared to the usual TPS Anisotropic method, the inclusion of user-entered volumetric specific heat is no longer necessary, making the testing of anisotropic materials more accessible.
Visit them on booth 729 for more information.
Presented by: Dr. John Sosa, CEO and Co-Founder, MIPAR Software
Presentation Description: Pioneering the next wave of innovation in materials micrograph analysis, MIPAR introduces Spotlight, a cutting-edge extension that harnesses zero-shot learning to redefine feature detection. Since 2017, we’ve led innovation in this space, and Spotlight continues this tradition by combining zero-shot learning, deep learning, and conventional image processing. This integration not only simplifies micrograph analysis but also enhances its power, eliminating the need for time-consuming labeling processes. Spotlight’s zero-shot model, trained on a diverse dataset, accurately identifies and classifies novel features, opening new avenues for material behavior discovery. This breakthrough signifies a monumental step in applying AI to demystify material complexities, offering an indispensable tool for researchers and industry professionals. Join us in exploring the potential of Spotlight to catalyze breakthroughs in materials science and engineering.
Visit them on booth 838 for more information.
Presented by: Dr. Carol Hirschmugl, CEO, Conovate
Showcase Description: COnovate’s patented eCOphite™ technology delivers a domestic, sustainable solution for battery manufacturers that addresses supply chain anxiety and delivers enhanced performance and safety. Over 90% of the incumbent anode material, graphite, originates from China which is now implementing severe export restrictions. It is a matter of national security interest to find domestic sources for battery materials that remove dependencies on foreign high-risk geographies.
We will outline the breath of possible bio-feedstocks that have been demonstrated and how this will ultimately enable local, reliable supply of anode material to battery manufacturers. With physical attributes similar to graphite, this material enables seamless adoption with current manufacturing infrastructure and battery designs allowing accelerated adoption of our material.
Visit them on booth 732 for more information.
Presented by: Joseph Sanz, Scientific Product Marketing Manager, Uncountable
Presentation Description: Product development efficiency software tools, powered by AI, are transforming how performance material companies work. These tools take care of repetitive tasks like data collection and analysis, they improve teamwork by keeping data and insights in one place, and enable access to broader insights which may have otherwise been missed. With the right infrastructure in place, researchers can then use AI to sift through huge datasets to predict how materials will perform, and zero in on the best options quickly. Uncountable will demonstrate with their software, how companies can experiment and iterate more efficiently while using their own experimental data for AI and machine learning.
Visit them on booth 630 for more information.
Presented by: Christopher Melnyk, Director of Business Development, California Nanotechnologies
Showcase Description: This presentation explores the advantages of combining advanced cryogenic milling and Field-Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST), also known as Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). These processes offer a revolutionary approach to synthesizing novel materials, particularly High Entropy Alloys (HEAs) and high-temperature ceramic composites. Cryogenic milling, performed below -150°C, creates powders with controlled microstructures and particle sizes ranging from conventional to nano-scale. FAST SPS diffusion bonds solids and rapidly consolidates powdered materials into dense, high-performance components using pressure and pulsed direct current, resulting in several advantages. These integrations reduce processing time and allow for rapidly exploring various compositions and structures. The developed materials exhibit superior mechanical, thermal, and corrosion properties, making them ideal for arrays of emerging technologies including Hypersonics, Fusion, and Green Energy. This approach facilitates the rapid resolution of material property challenges and enables the direct production of bulk materials and complex geometry components from novel material solutions.
Visit them on booth 824 for more information.
Presented by: Dr. Alexander O’Brien, CEO and Co-Founder, Atome
Showcase Description: With advancements in technology over the last several years, additive manufacturing has reached a level of maturity that allows researchers to look outside of geometric design and consider how the unique mechanisms involved can result in powerful, never-before-seen alloy compositions. Metal matrix composites, in which small quantities of ceramics are added as strengthening agents and property modifiers, are among the most developed of these new types of compositions, but the room for exploration and improvement is still vast. In this talk, we will explore how new startup company AtoMe Inc is developing metal matrix composites to address advanced technology challenges such as nuclear fusion, as well as how the technology can be applied across the 3D printing industry to improve quality and printability and access new applications with high quality materials.
Visit them on booth 816 for more information.
Visit them on booth 816 for more information.
Presented by: Mr Joe Pinsonneault, Engineering Specialist, Oxygon
Presentation Description: As new and novel materials are dreamed up, new and novel testing methods must be developed to characterize these stronger, harder, denser, and/or more heat resistant alloys and ceramics. As different organizations try to break into new and harsh environments, these materials will be needed for their outstanding physical properties. Whether it be for the deep ocean or outer space, these materials will need to be tested in the lab to cut away exorbitant costs associated with sacrificial testing. These demands all add up to a very challenging engineering problem, how to test new, more resilient materials, using older, less resilient materials.
Visit them on booth 816 for more information.
Presented by: Luke Hunter, Dragonfly Sales Manager, Americas and Australias, Dragonfly
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Visit them on booth 1025 for more information.
Presented by: Mr. Gurdeep Saini, COO and Mr Abhimanyu Bhandankar, CEO, Droplet Lab
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Visit them on booth 909 for more information.
Presented by: Mr Matthew Struve, Business Development Scientist, Psylotech
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The materials and mechanical science communities have nudged Psylotech Inc. (Evanston, Illinois) to develop diverse capabilities to help characterize materials in unique ways. 1/ Testing delicate samples at low loads is a balancing act. A low force, rigid 10N load cell based on robust patented high resolution technology and has now been coined almost “graduate student proof.” 2/ Subsize samples need to be tested at high temperature to satisfy new uses in nuclear, hypersonics and electronics fields. Pinpoint, safe, high efficiency closed loop laser heating of metals and composites on SS-J and smaller samples is now becoming a reality in 2025. 3/ Some interesting science is happening inside SEM with the popularity of Electron Back Scattering Diffraction (EBSD) with Psylotest Application Software Python two way communication automation module of precision 3rd party X-Y-Z stages . Researchers can get results faster by controlling the entire test protocol and limiting materials’ natural desire to relax or creep. 4/Lab space and energy consumption for High Cycle Fatigue (HCF) is a concern of the corporate bean counters and administrators. New developments on the high cycle fatigue and fracture frontier are creating market disruption. We ask the community if there is a market for these capabilities in the new multi-scale materials universe?
Visit them on booth 718 for more information.
Presentation Title: TBC
Visit them on booth 629 for more information.