Dave Poole
Additive Manufacturing Manager
Rolls-Royce Submarines
DAVE POOLE is a Chartered Engineering at Rolls-Royce where he holds the position of Additive Manufacturing Manager.
He began working in AM in 2007 and setup the first metal AM facility in Rolls-Royce in 2009. Since then he has developed the technology through a number of material alloy and application programmes.
He now leads a dedicated AM division with multiple teams, facilities and capabilities. He has driven the world’s first implementation of Laser Powder Ped Fusion in a nuclear plant primary circuit pressure boundary application. Dave remains committed to the advancement and productionisation of AM and is an active member on the ASME BPTCS/BNCS Special Committee on the Use of AM.