Metal AM technologies:
Montanuniversitaet Leoben
Franz Josef-Straße 18, 8700 Leoben, Austria
Number of employees: 1200
AM Technologies
Powder Bed Fusion (PBF):
- Selective Laser Melting (SLM)
- Electron Beam Melting (EBM)
Directed Energy Deposition (DED):
- Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM)
List of Metal AM printers:
Polymer AM technologies:
Material Extrusion (MEX):
- Fused filament fabrication (FFF)
- Fused granulate fabrication (FGF)
- Continuous filament fabrication (CFF)
- Direct Ink Writing (DIW)
Vat Photopolymerization (VPP):
- Stereolithography (SLA)
- Two-Photon Polymerization (2PP)
Other AM technologies:
- Ceramics AM
Materials and characterisation
Materials:
Metals:
Alloys of Al, Steel, Copper
Polymers:
Any type of polymers and multimaterial compounds.
Other Material Types:
Ceramic Materials– Gorilla Structures
Testing equipment:
A wide range of material characterisation methods (SEM, TEM, LIMI, Chemical Analysis, X-ray Diffraction, Raman, Infrared Characterisation, Mechanical Testing, Access to X ray 3D Tomography, Atome Probe Characterisation).
Post-processing equipment:
Quality certifications:
Services
Key competences:
Development of new materials, processes for new materials, process optimization with AI methods, equipment development (printing heads).
AM-related projects:
Addmanu (FFG), Education programm to Additive Manufacturing Manager, serveral H2020 project and national FFG cooperative projects, as well as cooperation in SIAT program.
Key publications and patents:
Please see https://pure.unileoben.ac.at/de/ or the webpage https://www.addmanu.at/home, there you will find the latest publications and information on patents.
Formal education programmes:
Informal trainings:
Training program in the field of “Additive Manufacturing Manager”
Contact person:
Capabilities, activities and services:
Topologic optimisation – see https://www.addmanu.at/home under Design4AM.
Used software:
Focus areas:
Research, Development and bringing AM to innovation.
Services offered:
- Technical Consulting
- Access to AM Equipment
Target groups:
- Start-ups
- Scale-ups
- Established SMEs
- Large Companies
- Research Institutions
Description of industry services:
Offering research and development opportunities.
Material recycling capabilities
High competence in recycling of metal and other materials.
Energy efficiency measures
Process optimisation for energy efficiency, design for reduced usage of material – light weight design and lattice structures.
Sustainable practices
AI and recycling see https://www.unileoben.ac.at/kiramet/home
or recycling for Polymers in Polymer Engineering Department of MUL https://www.unileoben.ac.at/universitaet/lehrstuehle/institute/department-kunststofftechnik/