Projects

A niche research trend in advanced materials is the creation of materials that are non-isotropic or graded in single or multiple directions of a component, which is referred to as functionally graded materials (FGM). Directional material properties are seen in nature in various forms and this can be utilized in engineering applications where a gradation in thermal, mechanical or tribological ...

AM4EM will investigate the use of additive manufactured (AM) parts into electrical machines (EM). In particular, we aim at additively manufactured parts that are in the electromagnetic path of the machine, like the windings or elements of the stator/rotor core. In order to do so, there is a need for additive manufacturing processes that are able to print multi-materials (MM). Multimaterials means that we can combine the following materials in ...

Additive manufacturing encompasses all technologies that produce three-dimensional objects, usually by adding one layer of material at the time. Technologies have been developed for a wide range of materials, including metal, thermoplastics, ceramics, composites and glass. While additive manufacturing has the potential to produce very complex geometries, it is still characterized by certain technological constraints. One of these ...

Digital, intelligent manufacturing and the application of new materials represented by additive manufacturing will reshape the relationship between manufacturing and service industries, reshape the comparative advantages of countries and regions, reshape the economic development pattern, and accelerate the process of the third industrial revolution. Multi-material additive manufacturing represents the forefront and future ...

Powder-based additive manufacturing techniques are evolving rapidly during the last 10 years. A recently emerging trend is the use of more than one material in a single production run. This is mainly driven by the industrial demand to add more functionalities and hence more value in the produced parts to offset the relatively high (additive) manufacturing costs. Especially in powder-based manufacturing routes, ...

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is evolving into a manufacturing process for the production of end-user parts, serving a diversity of application domains. This evolution has distinct implications for the quality requirements imposed on the parts and consequently the quality assessment procedures. While a visual inspection of the parts, basic dimensional measurements (e.g. measurement with caliper) and ...

Additive manufacturing techniques are growing in popularity because of their freeform abilities and decreased product development cycle time. Although these manufacturing techniques are relatively new, they have come to a certain level of maturity as shown by the various commercially available manufacturing machines and specialized companies offering 3D printing services for both metal and plastic parts. Currently the main application for ...

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has significantly increased the potential of metal lattice structures (MLS). For structural applications, first steps are being made to investigate the use of AM-MLS for weight reduction, and for improving and tuning mechanical characteristics such as stiffness, energy absorption, impact resistance, damping or fatigue performance. Multi-functional MLS designed to perform well in several of these areas are at ...