The Sixth International Conference on Research Advances in Additive Manufacturing (RAAM 2026) will be held on June 12~14, 2026, in Nanjing, China.
Initiated by Nanjing University of Science and Technology, the RAAM conference serves as the Asian extension of The Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF), a premier global conference in the additive manufacturing field that has been held for 36 years. Professor Wenhe Liao from Nanjing University of Science and Technology serves as the Chair of the Conference. Professor David Bourell, the Chair of SFF from the University of Texas at Austin, serves as the Chair of the Scientific Committee. RAAM aims to establish an international academic exchange platform in additive manufacturing, fostering scholarly dialogue and mutual learning between Chinese and international researchers, and driving cutting-edge innovation and vigorous development in additive manufacturing technologies worldwide.
The inaugural RAAM conference was successfully held in Nanjing in 2019, and has now been held for five times. With the enthusiastic participation and enduring support of experts and scholars worldwide, RAAM has evolved into a prestigious international conference in the field of additive manufacturing. The RAAM conference has brought together over a thousand distinguished experts and scholars from more than 30 countries, including China, the United States, Belgium, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Korea, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
Notable participants include: Prof. David Bourell (The University of Texas at Austin, USA), initiator of the U.S. Additive Manufacturing Roadmap; Prof. Jean-Pierre Kruth (KU Leuven, Belgium), pioneer and founder of laser powder bed fusion technology; Prof. Eric MacDonald (University of Texas at El Paso, USA), Editor-in-Chief of Additive Manufacturing Letters; Prof. T. DebRoy (Pennsylvania State University, USA), Founding Editor of Science and Technology of Welding and Joining; Prof. Chris Tuck (University of Nottingham, UK), Vice Chancellor of the University of Nottingham; Prof. Yimin Xie (RMIT, Australia), Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering; Prof. David Rosen (Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore); Prof. Jian Lu (City University of Hong Kong), Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Prof. Hyoung Seop Kim (Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea), Member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology; Prof. Yinghong Li, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Prof. Huaming Wang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, China; Prof. Guoqing Wang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, China; Prof. Weihong Zhang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Prof. Lan Jiang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Prof. Xu Guo, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
The leading experts and broad participants have engaged in extensive and in-depth discussions on cutting-edge research topics in additive manufacturing, including its origins and development trends, innovative design of advanced structures, manufacturing of high-performance materials, process simulation, monitoring and quality control, as well as industrial applications and development.
