Original post by The LISTENERS!:
The 3rd LISTENERS Dinner in NY 2026.
Casting a net along the Value Chain.
Nothing could stand in the way of our annual dinner.
Casting a net along the Value Chain.
Nothing could stand in the way of our annual dinner.
Fellow Listener Luigi Alzati held a speech that resonated with the struggles connected with this year’s Snow storm and the imperative to face the destiny of AM – that is what Arno Held clarified once for all the following day at Additive Manufacturing Strategies.
“Problem” comes from the Greek verb “to throw in front of”. “Project” comes from the Latin verb that has the same meaning: “to cast in front of”. So, a Problem and the reaction to it, a Project, are one-only reality.
In this perspective, last year’s dinner motto “the obstacle on the way becomes the way” (M. Aurelius) gets an interesting confirmation:
In this perspective, last year’s dinner motto “the obstacle on the way becomes the way” (M. Aurelius) gets an interesting confirmation:
what our Industry is facing requires diving into it – ultimately AM is to drop its ‘A’- brand and become the special add-on in a diversified Manufacturing plant.
Fellow Listeners James Hockey (Additive🦄) and Mac Brown have been aligned for a while on this topic – guess what: their companies are winning.
Fellow Listeners James Hockey (Additive🦄) and Mac Brown have been aligned for a while on this topic – guess what: their companies are winning.
We enjoyed the ritual of the VALIMET Citrus Awards. These were the 2026 recipients:
- Arno Held – ‘Lighthouse of the Industry Award’
- Jeswin Joseph C – ‘Competence and Manufacturing scale-up Award’
- Alex Kingsbury – ‘Tech & Business Savvy Award’
- Michael Fuller – ‘It’s all about the Application Award’
- John Meckler & Joris Peels ‘Trade Show that Matters Award’
A special thank you to our hosts:
VALIMET, Inc., AM Ventures, nLIGHT, Inc., AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, nPower Technologies, EOS, Incodema3D, LLC.
Our venue is confirmed for 2026, in Midtown NY – #IfYouKnowYouKnow
VALIMET, Inc., AM Ventures, nLIGHT, Inc., AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, nPower Technologies, EOS, Incodema3D, LLC.
Our venue is confirmed for 2026, in Midtown NY – #IfYouKnowYouKnow