Workshops and Plant Treks will take place Friday afternoon. You will have the option to attend a Workshop or Plant Trek (or neither).
Formlabs is expanding access to digital fabrication, so anyone can make anything. A Series E startup headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, Formlabs is the professional 3D printer of choice for engineers, designers, manufacturers, and decision-makers. Formlabs products include the Form 3, Form 3B, Form 3L, and Form 3BL powered by an advanced form of stereolithography (SLA) called Low Force Stereolithography (LFS)™ 3D printing, Form Wash and Form Cure post-processing solutions, Fuse 1 SLS 3D printer, and Form Cell manufacturing solution.
Tulip, the leader in frontline operations, is helping companies around the world equip their workforce with connected apps — leading to higher quality work, improved efficiency, and end-to-end traceability across operations. With Tulip’s cloud-based platform, those closest to operations can take advantage of composability and edge connectivity to digitally transform processes, guide operators, track production, and gain a real-time, holistic view of operations. Tulip is a spinoff out of MIT and headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts. This tour will cover the Tulip Experience Center.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. The MBTA is the largest transit provider in New England, and the fifth largest in the country. This tour will cover the MBTA Operational Control Center.
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. This tour will cover a brief overview of the pilot plant, commercially available combination product devices, and general science areas.