The MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes at the University of Bremen has raised a total of 2.2 million euros from the German Research Foundation (DFG) to build a new high-tech facility. Since 2014, MAPEX has been supporting cooperation between various departments of the University and non-university research institutes, including Leibniz-IWT. The funded facility for three-dimensional laser cladding will in future be used jointly by researchers from various departments of the University of Bremen, the Leibniz Institute for Materials-oriented Technologies - IWT and BIAS - Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology.

Laser metal deposition (LMD) is an additive, powder-based manufacturing process for metals. This type of 3D printing produces large components and very fine structures, both with comparatively high build-up rates. With the help of LMD, structures can even be built onto existing parts and surfaces. The welding process can be used to manufacture, coat, repair and modify 3D components. It is used in the aerospace industry, among others, and increasingly also in automotive and mechanical engineering. It is also highly relevant for industry in Bremen.

The new DFG-funded high-tech LMD facility at the University of Bremen opens up new research opportunities. Among other things, it is also planned to integrate this device into the joint basic research of the Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 1232 "Coloured States".

Seven MAPEX scientists from four different institutions were involved in the successful application within the framework of the DFG large-scale equipment initiative "Laser Cladding for High-Throughput Investigations and Additive 3D Fabrication of Complex Alloys and Composite Materials":

Lucio Colombi Ciacchi, HMI, University of Bremen
Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Rolf Drechsler, Computer Architecture Group, University of Bremen
Dr.-Ing. Nils Ellendt, Managing Director SFB 1232 "Colored States
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Lutz Mädler, Mechanical Process Engineering, IWT
Vasily Ploshikhin, ISEMP, University of Bremen
Dr.-Ing. Matthias Steinbacher, Materials Engineering/Metals, IWT
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Vollertsen, Welding Technology and Related Processes, BIAS

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The MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes at the University of Bremen has raised a total of 2.2 million euros from the German Research Foundation (DFG) to build a new high-tech facility. Since 2014, MAPEX has been supporting cooperation between various departments of the University and non-university research institutes, including Leibniz-IWT. The funded facility for three-dimensional laser cladding will in future be used jointly by researchers from various departments of the University of Bremen, the Leibniz Institute for Materials-oriented Technologies - IWT and BIAS - Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology.

Laser metal deposition (LMD) is an additive, powder-based manufacturing process for metals. This type of 3D printing produces large components and very fine structures, both with comparatively high build-up rates. With the help of LMD, structures can even be built onto existing parts and surfaces. The welding process can be used to manufacture, coat, repair and modify 3D components. It is used in the aerospace industry, among others, and increasingly also in automotive and mechanical engineering. It is also highly relevant for industry in Bremen.

The new DFG-funded high-tech LMD facility at the University of Bremen opens up new research opportunities. Among other things, it is also planned to integrate this device into the joint basic research of the Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 1232 "Coloured States".

Seven MAPEX scientists from four different institutions were involved in the successful application within the framework of the DFG large-scale equipment initiative "Laser Cladding for High-Throughput Investigations and Additive 3D Fabrication of Complex Alloys and Composite Materials":

Lucio Colombi Ciacchi, HMI, University of Bremen
Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Rolf Drechsler, Computer Architecture Group, University of Bremen
Dr.-Ing. Nils Ellendt, Managing Director SFB 1232 "Colored States
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Lutz Mädler, Mechanical Process Engineering, IWT
Vasily Ploshikhin, ISEMP, University of Bremen
Dr.-Ing. Matthias Steinbacher, Materials Engineering/Metals, IWT
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Vollertsen, Welding Technology and Related Processes, BIAS

Further information: https://idw-online.de/de/news730011
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