Additive Manufacturing (ADD)

In recent years, additive manufacturing (AM) has greatly expanded the possibility of fabrication. Components that are difficult to manufacture using conventional methods can now be produced within a few hours. In process engineering in particular, this makes it possible to create new apparatuses that are optimally adapted to the desired function. At IMVT, AM is being researched for the following areas:

• separation technology
• reaction engineering
• heat transfer

The advantages of AM in process engineering are worked out by the following methods:

• Adaptation of AM processes
• Design for AM" construction methods
• Simulation-based optimization

For the research projects we have the following printers at our disposal:

• Laser powder bed fusion
• Binder jetting
• Stereolithography

In this video, one of our PhD students presents the basic principles of these manufacturing processes:

[Note: You are forwarded to the following website: https://youtu.be/9NeYRdtLotE]

Team members: