Emerging TechnologiesAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing
Additive manufacturing matters most where supply chains are long and spares are unavailable, which describes a great deal of African industry, and it fails most often when a part is printed that should have been machined. This course covers telling those cases apart. Delegates work through the process families and what each can make in which materials, design for additive manufacture and the geometry that only this route allows, and the material properties that differ from a wrought equivalent. Post processing and finishing are covered. Qualification of a printed part for service receives full attention, since an unqualified structural part is a liability. The course closes on cost modelling, on spares and reverse engineering, and on selecting the right applications.
Course objectives
- Compare the additive process families and their materials
- Design for additive manufacture and exploit geometry it uniquely allows
- Account for material properties that differ from wrought equivalents
- Specify post processing and finishing
- Qualify a printed part for service
- Model cost against machining and conventional supply
- Select applications where additive genuinely wins
Who should attend
- Design and mechanical engineers
- Maintenance and spares engineers
- Manufacturing and production staff
- Procurement staff assessing additive supply
- Technical managers evaluating the technology
Course outline
- 01Where additive wins and where it should not be used
- 02Process families and materials
- 03Design for additive manufacture
- 04Geometry only this route allows
- 05Material properties against wrought equivalents
- 06Post processing and finishing
- 07Qualifying a part for service
- 08Cost modelling, spares and reverse engineering
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 to 9 October 2026 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 26 to 28 October 2026 | Maseru, Lesotho | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 16 to 18 November 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 | Kigali, Rwanda | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 10 to 12 March 2027 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |