AdM as a Service Challenge Working Groups (Pj TAMPA) June Event
The second Additive Manufacturing as a Service Challenge (a.k.a Project TAMPA) Face-to-Face Working Group Event of the year will be held on between 2nd and 3rd of June 2026 at the NEC in Birmingham and will form part of a wider event, TCT 3Sixty. Project TAMPA will be hosted in a space adjacent to the main TCT 3Sixty conference as this event is kindly sponsored by TCT Group, therefore registration is free. Please note that you do not need to register to the TCT 3Sixty event as well in order to attend the Project TAMPA event.
Do not delay registering as the number of spaces is limited to 120 attendees and the spaces will be offered on a first come, first served basis. The registration will close on 25th May 2025.
The aim of the event is to present lessons learnt from Spirals 3 A and B.
The aim and agenda, which is subject to change, for the two-day event is as follows:
Day 1 – 02/06/2026*
09:30 Arrival – Tea & Coffee
10:00 Welcome & Agenda
10:05 Additive Manufacturing (AM) in Defence; update to include Accelerating the Adoption of Additive Manufacturing (ATAAM) Programme, Project TAMPA and Executive Group Priorities and Key Performance Indicators
10:25 NP Aerospace final PJ TAMPA Spiral 2 Lessons from Experience update, with Q&A
10:50 MOD update on MTC hosted AM Supply Chain Repository
11:05 To be determined
11:35 Lunch break (2 hours)
13:35 PJ TAMPA Spiral 3 A update from NP Aerospace and Thales, followed by a joint Q&A session
14:25 Setting the challenge for the Working Groups (WG) session
14:30 Working Groups session
15:30 WG Co-Chair back briefs
15:50 Wrap up of Day 1
16:00 Close
*Please note this is a working group event, therefore do not bring your own AM parts into the room unless you have been approved to do so by the MOD team. If you are an exhibitor in the main TCT3Sixty NEC hall, then please retain the parts on your stand.
Day 2 – 03/06/2026
10:30 to 12:20 – Lessons from Experience sessions
10:30 Introduction to the challenge by the UK MOD and US DOW
10:40 UK Project TAMPA Spiral 3 B update from Babcock and RBSL, followed by a joint Q&A session
11:30 US Allied Additive Manufacturing Interoperability (AAMI) Project update from Eaton and Lockheed Martin, followed by a joint Q&A session
12:20 – 12:30 Break
12:30 to 13:15 Panel: From Collaboration to Capability – the UK–US Path to Interoperable Defence Support
- With Babcock, RBSL, Lockheed Martin, Eaton, US DOW + MOD as panel chair.
- Opening remarks will be provided by the panel chair, with introductions from panel members, followed by a questions and answers session.
Dress code – business casual; no military uniform is required. Please ensure you bring some form of photo ID with you on the day. Lunch will be provided on Day 1 to all attendees in the VIP corporate lounge. On Day 2, speakers only will be provided with lunch vouchers. Parking at the NEC is not free, further information on booking a parking space at a reduced rate prior to the event can be found here. We encourage the use of public transport to reduce our collective CO2 emissions.
Please note all fields are mandatory on registration, you will not be able to attend if we do not have this information. Please also opt in to share your data as your emails will need to be provided to the Venue.
If you have any questions, please contact UKStratCom-DefSp-Innovation@mod.gov.uk.
Many thanks and kind regards,
MOD Innovation team
For any questions about the event, please contact Demi Bowler demi.bowler@teamdefence.info
