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Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing for Maintenance Spares

Long lead times and costly imports for obsolete or hard to source parts stall many African maintenance operations. Additive manufacturing offers a practical way to produce jigs, brackets, guards and selected spares on site. This programme introduces maintenance teams to the technology, showing where printed parts add value, how to design for printing and what the realistic limits are.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain the main additive manufacturing processes and materials relevant to maintenance.
  • Identify components and tooling that are good candidates for on site printing.
  • Apply basic design for additive manufacturing principles to maintenance parts.
  • Assess the strength, tolerance and material limits of printed components.
  • Estimate the cost and lead time savings of printing versus procurement.
  • Build a simple workflow for capturing, printing and validating spare parts.

Course outline

  1. 01Additive manufacturing processes and materials
  2. 02Selecting parts suited to printing
  3. 03Design for additive manufacturing basics
  4. 04Material properties and part limitations
  5. 05Cost and lead time comparison
  6. 06Scanning and reverse engineering parts
  7. 07On site printing and validation workflow

Who should attend

Maintenance engineers, planners, reliability staff and workshop technicians exploring additive manufacturing to reduce spares lead times and costs.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 18 Aug 2026Kampala2US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Pretoria2R10,000
7 to 8 Sep 2026Cape Town2R10,000
21 to 22 Sep 2026Online2US$900
28 to 29 Sep 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000
16 to 17 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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