Rodolphe BOLOT is University Professor, and team leader (LTm, Laser Treatment of Materials, Le Creusot) at the Carnot Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Burgundy. He joined the LTm team at ICB in 2016, contributed to the development of dissimilar welding activities, locally launched the WAAM activity in 2022, and launched a WLAM activity from 2025. He is now implied in the development of a new hybrid manufacturing technology of large dimension solid parts, combining WAAM (printing of gastight containers) and Hot Isostatic Pressing of powder.