MILAM 2025 – Military Additive Manufacturing Summit & Technology Showcase
- Date
- 2025-02-11
- Location
- Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, USA
- Host
- National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM)
About this event
MILAM 2025 brings together the people shaping how additive manufacturing is applied across military and defense environments. If your work sits at the intersection of advanced manufacturing, readiness, sustainment, materials, production, or defense innovation, this is the room where strategy meets implementation. With an expected audience of more than 1,300 additive manufacturing leaders and a technology showcase featuring 120+ sponsors and exhibitors, the 9th Annual Military Additive Manufacturing Summit is designed for serious conversations, practical discovery, and high-value connections. It is an in-person gathering built for professionals who want to understand where military additive manufacturing is now, where it is going next, and what it will take to scale its impact. About the Event MILAM 2025 is a focused summit and technology showcase centered on additive manufacturing in military and defense applications. Rather than treating AM as a general innovation topic, this event zeroes in on the operational, industrial, and strategic realities of using additive technologies in environments where reliability, qualification, logistics, and mission outcomes matter. The format combines summit programming with a technology showcase, giving attendees both the big-picture context and the chance to engage directly with the tools, systems, materials, and capabilities being developed across the ecosystem. That balance is part of what makes the event useful: you are not only hearing where the industry is headed, you are also seeing the technologies and organizations helping move it there. Because the event is now in its 9th year, it also carries the benefit of an established community. You can expect a strong concentration of professionals who are already actively involved in military additive manufacturing, alongside organizations looking to better understand procurement needs, deployment challenges, and emerging opportunities. Whether you come from defense, government, manufacturing, engineering, research, or supply chain, the event offers a place to connect around one shared question: how can additive manufacturing be applied more effectively, more reliably, and at greater scale in military settings? What to Expect Attendees can expect a mix of summit content and hands-on discovery throughout the technology showcase. The conference side is where broader themes, current priorities, and implementation challenges come into focus. The exhibit environment is where those conversations become concrete through products, platforms, and technical capabilities on display. Across the event, likely areas of discussion and exploration include: Military and defense use cases for additive manufacturing Advanced manufacturing capabilities relevant to readiness and sustainment Production scaling and deployment considerations Materials, qualification, and performance requirements Supply chain resilience and distributed manufacturing strategies Collaboration across industry, government, and technical stakeholders The showcase component is especially valuable for attendees who want to compare solutions, evaluate capabilities, and speak directly with organizations working in the space. With 120+ sponsors and exhibitors expected, the floor should offer a broad view of current activity across the additive manufacturing landscape. Just as important, the event creates space for the conversations that often matter most: side meetings, introductions, technical discussions, and practical exchanges with peers. In a field where adoption depends on trust, proof, and alignment across multiple stakeholders, those in-person interactions can be as useful as any formal session. Why Attend MILAM 2025 is for people who need more than a surface-level overview of additive manufacturing. It is a high-signal event for professionals who want to understand how AM is being evaluated, adopted, and advanced in military contexts, and what conditions are required for meaningful growth. You should attend if you want to: Get a concentrated view of the military additive manufacturing landscape Learn from a large and relevant community of AM leaders Explore technologies and vendors in one place Better understand the challenges around implementation, qualification, and scale Build relationships with organizations active in defense-focused manufacturing Leave with clearer insight into where the market and mission needs are aligning For solution providers and exhibitors, the value is equally clear. This is a chance to be in front of a deeply targeted audience already engaged in additive manufacturing for military and defense use. For practitioners and decision-makers, it is an efficient way to survey the field, ask better questions, and identify which technologies and partnerships deserve closer attention. The size of the event also matters. An expected 1,300+ attendees means a wider range of perspectives, more opportunities for connection, and a stronger sense of where momentum is building across the sector. If your work depends on staying current and connected in this space, MILAM offers a practical way to do both. Practical Details Format: In person Venue: Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, USA Date and time listed: Tuesday, February 11 at 12:00 AM UTC MILAM 2025 is an in-person event, which makes the experience especially useful for attendees who want direct access to the summit environment and technology showcase. If face-to-face meetings, product conversations, and live networking are important to your goals, this format is a major advantage. The event takes place at the Tampa Convention Center, a venue suited to a gathering of this scale and format. Plan for a full conference experience that includes both programming and time on the showcase floor. If you are considering attending, it is worth coming prepared with a clear sense of your priorities. Think about the technologies you want to evaluate, the types of organizations you hope to meet, and the questions most relevant to your work. With a large audience and extensive exhibitor presence, a little planning will help you get more from the day. For anyone working in advanced manufacturing, additive, defense, or military-focused innovation, MILAM 2025 is a strong opportunity to spend time with the people, technologies, and ideas actively shaping this field.
Who should attend
If you work where defense priorities, production realities, and additive manufacturing capability meet, this summit is built for you. - **Defense and military decision-makers** who need a clear view of how additive manufacturing is being applied across sustainment, readiness, supply chains, and future capability. - **Engineers, technical leads, and manufacturing teams** evaluating materials, processes, qualification pathways, and how to move AM from promising pilot projects into dependable production. - **Program managers and acquisition professionals** looking to understand what is practical now, what is scaling, and where suppliers and technology partners can support mission needs. - **OEMs, primes, suppliers, and solution providers** who want to meet a concentrated group of AM community leaders, build relationships, and show where their technology fits into defense manufacturing. - **Innovation, R&D, and advanced manufacturing leaders** tracking the latest developments and wanting direct exposure to a large cross-section of the military additive ecosystem. - **Anyone responsible for bridging strategy and execution** who will benefit from being in the room with 1,300+ attendees and 120+ sponsors and exhibitors focused on military additive manufacturing.