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

FiberAdd Additive manufacturing of endless fiber-reinforced plastic components from the SLS process	M.Sc. Patrick Moll M.Sc. Marco Friedmann	01.08.2018 - 31.07.2020
SmartBatteryMaker Neuartiges Anlagenkonzept zur flexiblen Herstellung von Lithium-Ionen Pouch-Zellen	Tobias Storz Janna Hofmann	01.08.2018 - 31.12.2019
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
KitkAdd Combination of established and additive manufacturing processes	M.Sc. Niclas Eschner	01.01.2017 - 31.12.2019
Prozessmodell werkzeugfreie Herstellung von MIM-Bauteilen Aufbau eines Prozessmodells zur werkzeugfreien Herstellung von Grünlingen mit dem Arburg Freiform-Verfahren Erstellung von Richtlinien zur Prozess- und Feedstockparameterwahl	Dipl.-Ing. Quirin Spiller	01.07.2015 - 30.06.2018
Auto Add Integration generativer Fertigungsverfahren in die Automobilserienfertigung	M.Sc. Robin Kopf	01.06.2015 - 31.05.2018