Additive Manufacturing

Objective:

Further development of additive manufacturing processes by optimized

process strategies, enhanced equipment technology and factory integration for targeted production of functionally integrated and customer-specific components.

Contact:

Prof. Volker Schulze

Dr.-Ing. Frederik Zanger

Manufacturing Processes
Freeforming (polymers & metals) Selective Laser Melting (metals) Stereolithography (metals & ceramics)
Equipment- and Process Technology
Development of components and equipment Hybrid material compositions and process-strategies (conventional + additive)
Integrative Process Chains
Validation of potential for series production Consistent digitalization of process chains Process chains and factory concepts planning
Quality Control
Scalable, inline manufacturing metrology for additive process chains Process capability tests

Research projects

ReAddi Intelligently controlled additive process chain using simulated and experimentally determined component, material and process data	Batschkowski, Marco Löber, Lukas	01.10.2019 - 30.09.2022
Taumelfräsen Optimiertes Taumelfräsen zur Steigerung der Prozesseffizienz und Bearbeitungsqualität bei der FVK-Bearbeitung	Jannis Langer, M.Sc.	01.06.2019 - 31.05.2021
FiberAdd Additive manufacturing of endless fiber-reinforced plastic components from the SLS process	M.Sc. Michael Baranowski M.Sc. Marco Friedmann	01.08.2018 - 31.07.2020
INLINE An innovative design of a flexible, scalable, high quality production line for PEMFC manufacturing.	M.Sc. Tom Stähr	01.02.2017 - 31.01.2020