Additive Manufacturing Polymer Expert Michael Hayes Joins The Barnes Global Advisors

The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA) is starting 2022 with a major win in welcoming Michael Hayes to the ADDvisor® Services team. Mike is well-known in the Additive Manufacturing (AM) community, having led the evolution of polymer AM in aerospace production for the past two decades with The Boeing Company.

Mike complements and expands TBGA’s product offerings with polymer and composite material consultation. With his extensive management experience, Mike will also be a valuable asset in program management and strategy, helping TBGA customers grow their own AM capabilities.

Mike spent 34+ years with McDonnell Douglas/Boeing in Structural Design and Additive Manufacturing. For the past two decades, he technically and strategically led the implementation of polymer AM from rapid prototyping into aerospace production through the engineering of material and process developments, requirement definitions, application selections, qualifications, testing, certifications, and technology transitions. Mike understands all aspects of polymer AM technology from the basic science to series production. His AM knowledge and strategic direction helped Boeing become a leader in the implementation of polymer AM, and Mike’s technologies have been utilized across the global Boeing enterprise making him the trusted advisor he is today.

Industry and government collaboration has always been a priority for Mike; he was the Boeing team leader in the founding of America Makes and served on the original Governance Board. He was a key founding representative of the Direct Manufacturing Research Center (DMRC) in Paderborn, Germany. Mike holds 15 U.S. patents with 2 pending. He has a BS in Aerospace Engineering and a MS in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Missouri-Rolla.

John Barnes, TBGA Founder and Managing Director, says, “Mike is an excellent addition to our TBGA ADDvisor® team owing to his requirements driven approach, experience qualifying new materials and processes, and numerous successful part implementations. As industry continues to embrace AM, we foresee continued growth in advanced polymers and composites. TBGA brings the knowledge and tools to help in all aspects of advanced manufacturing, and Mike helps round out our team’s expertise.”

Michael Hayes