Metal AM technologies:
Graz University of Technology
Contact information:
Research Centre Smart Production Graz
Franz Haas; Christof Sommitsch
AM Technologies
Powder Bed Fusion (PBF):
- Selective Laser Melting (SLM)
Directed Energy Deposition (DED):
- Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM)
- Plasma Arc Deposition
- L-PLF (Laser/LED-Powder Layer Fusion, New patented)
List of Metal AM printers:
Polymer AM technologies:
Material Extrusion (MEX):
- Fused filament fabrication (FFF)
- Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM)
Vat Photopolymerization (VPP):
- Stereolithography (SLA)
Other AM technologies:
- Ceramics AM
- Concrete Printing (Civil Engineering)
Materials and characterisation
Materials:
Metals:
High alloyed steel, Aluminium, Magnesium, Titanium, …
Polymers:
PA, ABS, …
Other Material Types:
Concrete, Magnetic Powders
Testing equipment:
Post-processing equipment:
Services
Key competences:
See Institutes
AM-related projects:
See Institutes
Key publications and patents:
See Institutes
Capabilities, activities and services:
Courses and Research Projects
Used software:
Focus areas:
General approach
Services offered:
- Technical Consulting
- Prototyping Services
- Design Optimization
Target groups:
- Start-ups
- Scale-ups
- Established SMEs
- Large Companies
- Research Institutions
Type of services provided on the market:
- Prototyping
- Tooling
- End-use Parts
- Spare Parts
- Design for AM
- Student teams
Description of industry services:
Focus on research projects and prototyping.
Material recycling capabilities
Life Cycle Assessment.
Energy efficiency measures
Measuring equipment (high frequency devices, edge devices).
Sustainable practices
Circular Economy in Additive Manufacturing.