Made in America: Redefining UAV Production with Additive Manufacturing

Thursday, October 30, 2025 @ 10 AM PST | 1 PM EST | 6 PM BST | Free Webinar

Join Blueflite, Firestorm, Unusual Machines, and HP Additive Manufacturing Solutions as they share how U.S.-based UAV manufacturers are strengthening supply chains and scaling production with additive manufacturing. As manufacturing in the U.S. becomes increasingly important, many companies have faced limitations with cost, reliance on foreign supply chains, and lack of infrastructure. This panel will show how those barriers can be overcome—offering solutions that give manufacturers greater control and security, the ability to use their own designs, and the opportunity to go further than ever before with strong, durable, high-quality UAVs built in the USA.

Speakers

Emily Levin, 3D Application Engineer, HP

Emily is a 3D Application Engineer at HP based in San Diego. As a materials specialist, she developed novel MJF polymers and agents tailored to customer applications, as well as pioneered next-gen printing processes. Now as an application engineer, she works to make customer ideas a reality across industries such as healthcare, unmanned aerial & underwater vehicles, consumer products, and industrial manufacturing.

James McClearen, CTO, Blueflite

James is the CTO and President of blueflite, a company solving the modern-day challenges in the logistics industry. Blueflite offers a unique platform featuring a delivery drone which enables significantly faster deliveries at a much lower cost compared to conventional transport. The blueflite logistics solution allows for integration into an all-automated supply chain to for high-speed deliveries at scale. James is Georgia Tech alum and accomplished engineer with a 20 year history working in the automotive and aerospace & defense industries. Before becoming a co-founder of blueflite, James has worked at Toyota, Japan, and led large engineering teams in the special projects division at AVL.

Drew Camden, COO, Unusual Machines

Chief Operating Officer of Unusual Machines (NYSE: UMAC), a U.S. manufacturer of NDAA-compliant drone components and owner of Rotor Riot and Fat Shark brands. Camden has overseen the company’s expansion into domestic manufacturing of flight controllers, ESCs, motors, and FPV systems. He has played a leading role in scaling U.S. production capacity, advancing compliance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and establishing key commercial partnerships.

Ian Muceus, Co-Found, Lead Inventor, and CTO, Firestorm

Moderator

Jarrid Wittkopf, 3D Application Engineer, HP

Jarrid Wittkopf is an Application Engineer in HP’s 3D Print organization, where he partners with strategic and emerging customers to develop and scale innovative applications using HP’s Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) technology. He began his 3D printing career at HP Labs, leading research projects aimed at advancing MJF capabilities and uncovering new application areas to drive business growth. Prior to joining HP, Jarrid earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware. His doctoral research focused on catalyst development for hydrogen fuel cells, with emphasis on electrochemistry and nanomaterial synthesis.