Rapid + TCT 2026
About Rapid + TCT 2026
Flow Science will be exhibiting at RAPID + TCT 2026, North America’s largest additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing event, taking place April 13–16, 2026 at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, MA. The event brings together 450+ technology innovators and features 160+ technical presentations covering the latest advancements in AM and industrial 3D printing.
FLOW-3D AM is a powerful simulation tool designed to help engineers understand and control the additive manufacturing process at the melt pool level. By modeling material behavior during melting and solidification, FLOW-3D AM enables teams to identify the root causes of defects such as porosity, lack of fusion, balling, and keyhole instabilities before they appear on the build plate. Engineers can evaluate how process parameters like laser power, scan speed, hatch spacing, and energy distribution affect part quality, and use that insight to establish robust process windows with fewer experimental iterations.
Whether you are developing parameters for a new material, qualifying a process for production, or exploring emerging technologies like beam shaping or multi-laser systems, FLOW-3D AM provides the physics-based insight needed to move faster and with greater confidence.
At RAPID + TCT 2026, our team will be available to discuss how simulation fits into your current development workflow and where it can have the greatest impact. Stop by Booth 1152 during exhibits April 14–16 to talk to our team about your specific application.
Meet Our Booth Staff
Allyce Jackman holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Mexico and has been a leading voice in additive manufacturing and welding simulation since joining Flow Science in 2018. She currently serves as a Senior CFD Engineer, leading applications and business development for FLOW-3D AM and FLOW-3D WELD.
Allyce actively speaks at industry trade shows and conferences on the role of computational modeling in optimizing advanced manufacturing processes. She has collaborated extensively with industry and academic researchers across the aerospace, automotive, energy, and defense communities. Her work helps customers and partners use simulation to enhance material performance and reduce defects.
Charlie May is a Technical Product Manager at Flow Science, where he leads the direction and development of FLOW-3D AM and FLOW-3D WELD.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and has spent his career across multiple industries. As an application development engineer specializing in laser powder bed fusion, he took aerospace, industrial, and healthcare applications through development and into production manufacturing. He also has prior experience as a product manager in consumer electronics, working across hardware and software teams in the video streaming industry.
