The Worldwide Advanced Manufacturing Symposium (WAMS) is a bi-annual event that brings together global experts, researchers and industry leaders to explore the transformative potential of advanced manufacturing for space applications.
Scope
The 2026 edition focuses on advanced manufacturing as an enabler for space applications. Sessions will highlight emerging technologies that expand design freedom, streamline production, enhance product performance and reduce costs.
Highlights
· Technical sessions across key domains: propulsion, structures, RF systems, thermal management and more.
· Cross-cutting materials and manufacturing topics: additive manufacturing, joining, digitalization, and hybrid processes.
· Special sessions on technology transfer – exploring how space innovations can benefit other sectors, and vice versa.
More detailed information on the various conference themes can be found here.
The organisers welcome contributions from university students, particularly those undertaking MSc/PhD and in full-time education.
Join us
We look forward to welcoming you at ESA-ESTEC in Noordwijk in June 2026 for a week of innovation, collaboration and discovery.
The workshop will be held at the Space Research and Technology Centre of the European Space Agency (ESA/ESTEC) in Noordwijk.
ESA ESTEC Keplerlaan 1 2201 AZ Noordwijk The Netherlands
Learn more and register – Registration opens mid-January 2026.
