FMA announces winner of 2019 Frank A. DiPietro Award Recipient

Stan Ream, EWI, Frank A. DiPietro Award recipient, with Jim Kenney, EMAG, ALAW conference chair.

Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl., Elgin, Ill., has named Stan Ream as the winner of its 2019 Frank A. DiPietro Award. Ream, an internationally recognized expert in industrial lasers, process development and analysis, and manufacturing systems design and performance, is a pioneer in the development of laser materials processing technologies.

The award was established by FMA in 2017 in memory of Advanced Laser Applications Workshop (ALAW) founder Frank A. DiPietro (1926-2016). DiPietro was a great evangelist for laser welding car bodies and components. The award is given annually at ALAW to a person most exemplifying the vision, spirit, and determination DiPietro demonstrated in bringing laser and robotics technology to transportation manufacturing.

In the 1970s Ream began participating in high-power laser welding development for the Air Force, Navy, and NASA,and he has continued to contribute to a variety of laser applications and production implementations.

Through employment at Sciaky Inc., AVCO Everett Research Laboratories, IIT Research Institute, Battelle, Amada, GE FANUC, Worthington Industries (TWB), and EWI, Ream has gained a broad perspective on the technological and marketing force that has shaped the laser materials processing world.

A longtime volunteer on the ALAW Steering Committee, Ream carries on DiPietro’s legacy today by promoting the future of lasers and automation in the industry.