Voices AMplified: Making the Impossible, Possible—A Passion for Additive Manufacturing

December 1, 2022

By John E. Barnes Past-Chair of the Additive Manufacturing Technical Committee (AMTC) for SME, Managing Director of The Barnes Global Advisors and CEO/Founder of Metal Powder Works

This special Voices AMplified podcast features host John Barnes, CEO and founder of The Barnes Global Advisors and Metal Powderworks. Barnes, chair of SME’s AM Technical Community Leadership Committee, talks with Irina Schatorje, Global Director Marketing & Communications at Additive Industries. Schatorje shares her story and passion for additive manufacturing: making the impossible, possible.

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