Additive Manufacturing Laboratory

Production of 3-dimensional structures and components through layer by layer material deposition
Direct Energy Deposition with standard and special wires (WAM)

Advantages of WAM

Additive-Manufacturing Laboratory: Fabrication of WAM prototypes and WAM demonstrator parts
Smart wire production route for development of targeted WAM wires
Process and material characterisation
Optimisation of existing WAM processes
Consulting, concept development and feasibility studies
Analysis of WAM processes with numerical methods
Online process monitoring
Calorimeters and efficiency measurements
Environmental analyses (LCA)
Dust measurements
Welding camera & process sensor technology (Vitronik, nLIGHT Plasmo, Fronius and many more)

Torch technologies (Fronius)	GMAW CMT, CMT Pulsed, CMT Advanced GTAW Moderne AC / DC Plasma technology Plasma cleaning
Handling	6-axis industrial robot and 2-axis rotary tilt table from Kuka and ABB Kr c4 control (Kuka) Irc5 control (ABB)
Test laboratory for various test setups	Component dimensions: 0 - 1,500 mm 24/7 operation 6 components inline gas mixer Glovebox Real-time process control Process temperature control