Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Turbomachinery (specifically, impellers) is quickly becoming the “killer app” in the metal additive manufacturing (AM) industry. With engineers in aerospace as well as terrestrial energy generation all looking to AM for faster lead times on parts and new innovations like super-critical CO2, it’s no wonder turbomachinery has become a key driver of metal AM adoption for many companies.
For our next 3Din30, we’ll dive into the definition of turbomachinery, explore how companies are using it, and discuss how to optimize the technology, including how to best manufacture it. To help us discuss the topic in detail, we’ll be joined by industry experts Ryan Lussier and Jonathan Bicknell from Concepts NREC.
We will cover:
02:56 Introductions
05:47 What is turbomachinery?
08:44 What does turbomachinery do?
11:15 How do you optimize these components?
17:46 What are the manufacturing limits?
20:23 What does AM offer today and what will it enable tomorrow?
Turbomachinery (specifically, impellers) is quickly becoming the “killer app” in the metal additive manufacturing (AM) industry. With engineers in aerospace as well as terrestrial energy generation all looking to AM for faster lead times on parts and new innovations like super-critical CO2, it’s no wonder turbomachinery has become a key driver of metal AM adoption for many companies.
For our next 3Din30, we’ll dive into the definition of turbomachinery, explore how companies are using it, and discuss how to optimize the technology, including how to best manufacture it. To help us discuss the topic in detail, we’ll be joined by industry experts Ryan Lussier and Jonathan Bicknell from Concepts NREC.
We will cover:
02:56 Introductions
05:47 What is turbomachinery?
08:44 What does turbomachinery do?
11:15 How do you optimize these components?
17:46 What are the manufacturing limits?
20:23 What does AM offer today and what will it enable tomorrow?
