Podcast: Voices AMplified with host John Barnes
Dawne Hickton, Chair & CEO of Cumberland Additive
Tune into this special Voices AMplified podcast featuring Dawne Hickton, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Cumberland Additive, Inc - an additive manufacturing service bureau serving the space, defense, and aerospace markets. She is the Former President of the Critical Mission Solution business of Jacobs and was the Vice Chair and CEO of Pittsburgh-based RTI International Metals before that. Hickton is notable for being one of the few women business leaders to manage a large publicly traded firm.
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Melanie Lang, Co-Founder & CEO of FormAlloy
In this Voices AMplified podcast, John Barnes talks with Melanie Lang, co-founder and CEO of FormAlloy. John and Melanie have more in common than you might think: entrepreneurs, Lockheed Martin alums, America Makes Executive Committee members, volunteers of SME, a love for additive manufacturing (AM), and more. They give their viewpoint on the start-up journey and dive into Directed Energy Deposition (DED) metal powder and wire deposition technology.
Dreams Lab Architect
For this special Voices AMplified podcast, host John Barnes, CEO and founder of The Barnes Global Advisors and Metal Powderworks, talks with Chris Williams. Williams, who holds a PhD and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, about being an agent of change and his passion of solving problems with students and companies through additive manufacturing.
AM Assortment of Processes with Anthony Mott
In the most recent Voices AMplifies podcast, John Barnes talks with Anthony Mott, Additive Manufacturing Leader at Wabtec Corporation. He shares his story of leading and propelling rail and transit vehicles toward world-class manufacturing in the additive space.
God Father of Cold Spray
John Barnes, talks with Victor Champagne, Team Lead at U.S. Army CCDC Army Research Laboratory. Champagne, honored at the Pentagon in the Hall of Heroes, is the world’s foremost authority on cold spray technology, among many other achievements.
AM and Sustainability with Christina Kurth
Grab your headphones and enjoy this fun and informative conversation with host John Barnes and special guest Vice President of Sales Christina Kurth of Sintavia surrounding sustainability and the future of aerospace design through additive manufacturing.
Making the Impossible, Possible—A Passion for Additive Manufacturing
Much like additive manufacturing, overcoming life's challenges and obstacles are more fun and effective when done with a teAM. Marketing Director Irina Schatorje shares her story and passion for additive manufacturing and its ability to influence and change people's lives: making the impossible possible.
Perspectives on the Potential of Additive Manufacturing
The best kept secret in AM might just be the SME Voices AMplified podcast featuring a variety of perspectives from industry leaders. John Barnes leads a variety of these discussions, including this talk with Paul Gradl of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Lots of great content, including how being a "Dad Engineer" rubs off on their kids!
The Personal Experience of Additive Manufacturing
It's refreshing when an AM podcast takes listeners on a people journey, while also talking about parts and processes! It certainly doesn't hurt that John Barnes goes way back with guest Jonathan Meyer, CEO of APWORKS GmbH; both of whom have rich aerospace backgrounds. Listen into this engaging conversation from the latest Voices AMplified session, brought to us by SME.
From Racecars to Advanced Manufacturing
John Barnes hosts Voices AMplified podcast on additive manufacturing and leadership lessons - in this case, a founder learning his way through advanced manufacturing and part production. In this conversation, hear about "Amazing is not easy", Industry 4.0 and the true understanding of digital manufacturing (and really why we care?), teams, leadership and transitioning from a cynic on AM to CEO of an AM company. He’ll even quote Socrates! Join John and guest Brad Keselowski, founder of Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing, for a lively, humorous and graceful 50-minute discussion.