WORKSHOPS

Victor Paluzie Avila, Medical Advisor at Medical Devicine and Specialist in Advanced Manufacturing at RMS / EOS GmbH

Adolfo Ferrero Lindlau, Founder & CEO - Medical Devicine

This workshop presents the DARCP (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation Device), currently undergoing validation in the military sector, as a solution designed for tactical medicine. It will demonstrate the device’s evolution from a conventional design to an adaptable system through three versions of the device. During the session, a participant from the audience will help validate its fit and functionality in real time. The approach highlights its applicability in operational scenarios, where EOS technologies based on powder bed fusion (PBF), combined with advanced materials, enable “forward deployment” capabilities, distributed production, and rapid adaptation, thereby enhancing “battlefield readiness” and response capacity in critical situations.

Carlos Mira, CEO - Halo Space Flight

Near-space is beginning to establish itself as a new operational layer of the planet, with great potential for science, Earth observation, defense, and human exploration, offering greater capabilities than satellites at a fraction of the cost. However, activity in this region remains limited and difficult to sustain over time.

Achieving regular access to near-space will require new vehicles and systems, operational models for high-altitude operations, regulatory frameworks, and industrial capabilities capable of sustaining continuous activity in this complex environment.

At HALO Space, we are developing one of the most ambitious applications of this approach, which opens the door to many others: crewed flights to near-space in a pressurized capsule lifted by a stratospheric balloon, from which passengers will be able to gaze upon the curvature of the Earth and the thin blue line of the atmosphere—the well-known overview effect.

This workshop will explore how near-space can evolve from a field that is still largely experimental into a new domain of activity, as well as the role that the first pioneers must play in its development.

Martin Schrepfer, Senior Sales Engineer - BIONTEC

• To explain the concept of load-path-optimized fiber placement
• To demonstrate its advantages compared to conventional composite layups
• To present innovative, high-performance structural components
• To explore scalability aspects of the manufacturing approach
• To explore new potentials and opportunities within the aerospace composite industry

Masking is a critical control point in aerospace chemical processing, yet variability, defects and rework remain common in real production environments. Even when using approved materials and defined procedures, performance often depends on how masking is applied and managed in practice.

This workshop focuses on masking as part of process control rather than a simple consumable. Based on real industrial experience, it explores how application methods, surface condition and interaction with chemical treatments affect results, and how improving process stability can reduce variability, minimize rework and ensure consistent, audit-ready performance in demanding aerospace environments.

Achieving regular access to near-space will require new vehicles and systems, operational models for high-altitude operations, regulatory frameworks, and industrial capabilities capable of sustaining continuous activity in this complex environment.

Frank Hofmann, Director, Vertical Aerospace & Defense EMEA - DSV