MSE Colloquium: Ed Herderick, Industrialization of Additive Manufacturing: Past, Present, and Exciting Future

Abstract

Engineering is entering a new era of design disruption driven by new technologies, led by additive manufacturing, which is smashing the physical and virtual world together and has huge potential to disrupt current manufacturing process paradigms.  In this context, the role of the Materials Science community becomes clear: to imagine, develop, and scale the materials and processes that will empower the expansion of digital industrial technologies. The goal of this presentation is to provide examples and views on the manufacturing technology that most epitomizes that goal: additive manufacturing. 

The talk will begin with a brief history of additive development and highlight similarities and differences between additive and traditional manufacturing.  A series of case studies for industrial implementation across the GE Store will be presented including examples of components from Aviation Gas Turbines, Water Desalination, and Oil and Gas Valves.  In closing, views on the future and needs from the development community will be shared.

Bio

Dr. Edward D. Herderick is the Additive Technologies Leader for GE Corporate Supply Chain and Operations.  As such, he is responsible for speeding the industrialization of the whole suite of additive manufacturing modalities across the GE Industrial portfolio.  He helped to launch the new GE Center for Additive Technology Advancement in Pittsburgh, PA and supports the strategic business roadmaps for Additive.

Ed is a lifelong Buckeye, born and raised in Pickerington, Ohio.  He received his bachelors, masters, and PhD all in MSE, all from The Ohio State University.  After graduating, Ed served as the Materials Societies Congressional Fellow supported by TMS, ACerS, and MRS in the Washington DC office of Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown.  Following his fellowship, Ed was the Director of the Additive Manufacturing Consortium at EWI and Director of R&D at additive startup rp+m in Avon Lake Ohio.

Ed is an active volunteer in the additive community serving on the Board of Directors for TMS as well as their Foundation Board.  He also volunteers with ACerS and many other advisory committees.  He lives in Cincinnati with his wife and two daughters.