Advanced manufacturing
for advanced applications
Advanced Manufacturing
for advanced applications
Additive manufacturing, which was initially used for producing visual models, prototypes, and functional samples, has quickly evolved into a process for manufacturing high-performance components in safety-critical applications. Examples include aircraft turbines, rocket engines, and hydraulic valves. For these applications, the use of high-performance materials such as Inconel, titanium, high-strength aluminum alloys and tool steels is essential. Equally important is the expansion of additive manufacturing into large-scale applications with significant cost pressures on materials, such as pressure vessels, steel components or parts used in crane construction. However, since the material is produced during the process, quality assurance for the mechanical and technological properties of the final products cannot be entirely delegated to the feedstock material supplier, as is common in conventional machining processes. Instead, the component manufacturer may effectively assume also the role of a material producer.
Additive manufacturing refers to processes in which the geometry is no longer generated by physical tools, but is instead created on the basis of numerical control data. This innovative method offers a high degree of flexibility and geometric freedom. Furthermore, the material is created or significantly modified during the process. In contrast to conventional machining processes, quality assurance for the mechanical and technological properties of the finished products cannot be transferred exclusively to the feed stock material manufacturer. In fact, depending on the perspective, the component manufacturer may even become a material manufacturer. In these special processes (see e.g., ISO 9001), quality assurance and proof of machine capability are of paramount importance.
Additive manufacturing, once used for the production of illustrative material, prototypes and functional samples, has rapidly developed within a short time into a process that is used for the production of high-performance components in safety-critical applications.
Examples include aircraft turbines, rocket engines and hydraulic valves. The use of high-performance materials such as Inconel, titanium, high strength aluminum alloys and tool steels is crucial, as is the expansion of additive manufacturing to large-volume applications with high price pressure regarding the material, such as pressure vessels, steel components or components in crane construction.
Therefore, this workshop will cover all aspects of additive and advanced manufacturing that significantly affect the mechanical properties of the produced components, including strength, ductility, and fatigue resistance. Topics include a qualitative and quantitative understanding of the influence of process parameters, resulting microstructures, and mechanical properties, along with challenging application examples, machine enhancements, new process developments, and process monitoring.
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