Additive manufacturing is being increasingly used for industrial applications. However, long production times currently inhibit its use in large-scale series production typical of the automotive industry. Combining conventional processes with AM can be one solution to meet this challenge.
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden have developed innovative methods enabling more materials to be processed in additive manufacturing than ever before. For example, additive manufacturing systems could facilitate better future aircraft engines with lower fuel consumption.
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:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1707500/1707588/original.jpg "The collaboration is set for an open ended period of time and includes foundry experiments with a focus on rheocasting.")
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:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1682600/1682666/original.jpg "In the thermally relevant tool segments, the temperature control must be individual, efficiently controllable and possibly variable in time.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1669000/1669070/original.jpg "This demonstrator shows how blistering (expansion of gases sealed in under pressure) is almost completely prevented by combining casting and AM. The demonstrator components for laser-powder buildup welding to implement scenario 2 were provided by Audi from an external foundry.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1651500/1651576/original.jpg "By means of laser powder build-up welding, components made of different materials can be integrally manufactured.")
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