WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1
07:30-09:55 — Networking Breakfast (On Site) and ATLAS Sector A Guided Tour
08:00-09:55 — Demos: One-on-One Discussions at Equipment
10:00-10:15 — WELCOME: ATLAS Composites & Innovation Summit 2025 (Day 1)
10:15-10:30 — ACIS Vision (Waruna Seneviratne)
10:30-11:00 — How to Do Business with NIAR (Speaker: Eric Hein)
11:00-11:55 — KEYNOTE: Emerging Technologies for Driving High-Rate (Nicky Aversa, Airbus VP of Automation & Robotics)
12:00-13:30 — LUNCH (Including New Partner Videos)
13:30-14:00 — Digital Factory Twin (Joe Baldwin & Jose Esquivel, Dassault Systems)
14:00-14:30 — Transitioning Compression Molding to Military (Victoria Hutten, Lockheed Martin)
14:30-15:00 — Advancing Composites for High Rate Production (Nobi Kawamura, Joby Aviation)
15:00-15:30 — SELF-GUIDED TOURS & NETWORKING BREAK
15:30-17:00 — Demos
18:00-21:00 — NETWORKING DINNER (Top Golf)
THURSDAY, OCT. 2
08:00-08:55 — Arrival & Networking Breakfast (On Site)
08:00-08:55 — Demos: One-on-One Discussions at Equipment
09:00-09:10 — Welcome ATLAS Composites & Innovation Summit 2025 (Day 2)
09:10-09:40 — High-Rate Lay-up Automation for High-Performance Composites (Thorsten Groene, Cevotec CEO)
09:40-10:00 — Composite Material Solutions for High Rate and Flexible Manufacturing Methods (Bob Yancey, Hexcel)
10:00-10:20 — Scalable Composite Solutions for High-Volume Defense Manufacturing (Alejandro Rodriguez, Syensqo)
10:20-10:45 — SELF-GUIDED TOURS & NETWORKING BREAK
10:45-11:30 — Panel Session: From Materials to Mobility: Supplier-Driven Innovation in High-Rate Manufacturing Hexcel (Bob Yancey), Syensqo (Edorado Depase), Toray (Damon Call and Barry Meyers), and Victrex (Pete Levesque)
11:30-11:55 — Demo: Automated Thermoplastic Welding with In-Process Inspections (NIAR & Trilion)
12:00-13:00 — LUNCH
13:30-14:50 — Demos
14:50-15:20 — SELF-GUIDED TOURS & NETWORKING BREAK
15:20-16:10 — Panel: Realtime Industry Feedback/What's Most Critical (AAM and Commerical Market)
16:15-17:05 — Panel: Realtime Industry Feedback/What's Most Critical (Defense, UAV, Space Market)
17:05-17:15 — Closing Remarks & Key Messages to Industry
18:00-21:00 — GROUP DINNER (Chicken N Pickle)
FRIDAY, OCT. 3*
*(Optional Tours Day)
08:00-09:00 — Continental Breakfast (On Site)
09:00-12:00 — Demos:
- In-Process Inspection System and Variable Spot Size Laser (Electroimpact AFP)
- Dual-Robot Toolless Manufacturing (Mikrosam AFP)
- Fiber Patch Placement of S-Duct Mouth (CEVOTEC FPP)
- Scalable Composite Robotic Additive Manufacturing (Electroimpact SCRAM)
- Thermoplastic Injection Overmolding of eVTOL Tip Rib (KraussMaffei)
- HP-RTM of Composite Leaf Spring (ENGEL V-DUO)
- Automated Thermoplastic Welding with In-Process Inspections (NIAR ANIMaL)
- Manufacturing Operations Management with Virtual Factory (Dassault Systems)
11:30-12:30 — LUNCH (On your own)
9:00-17:30 (Optional) — NIAR LABS TOURS (RESERVATION REQUIRED)