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Arno Held (AM Ventures)10/11/2026, 10:30
Europe's metal additive manufacturing sector has spent a decade proving what's technically possible. The harder question now is what's commercially viable — and that question is reshaping the industry faster than any new alloy or machine architecture.
Drawing on 18 years in the AM sector, insight into 3,000+ scouted startups, and direct involvement in 40+ financing rounds on both the...
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Prof. Ke Huang (Xi'an Jiaotong University)10/11/2026, 11:00
Over the past three decades, China has achieved remarkable progress in additive manufacturing (AM), both in academic research and industrial applications. This presentation will first provide an overview of the current state of AM in China, covering publication outputs, patent portfolios, major publicly listed companies etc. The main focus will then be placed on the technological advancements...
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Benedikt Blitz (SMR Premium GmbH)10/11/2026, 11:30
The speech will focus on the developments of Powder Metallurgical Steels and especially its associated production technologies like HIP, MIM and AM. The presentation will also highlight the actual supply and demand situation of metal powders and the manufactured metal powder steels, will introduce leading manufacturers of both powders and steels, and summarizes installed capacity and new...
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Dr Bernhard Mayr-Schmoelzer (Plansee SE)10/11/2026, 13:30Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersOral Presentation
Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a powerful processing route for a wide range of materials. However, for refractory metals (RM), especially for Mo, W and their alloys, its implementation remains particularly challenging because of their unique combination of properties. Very high melting points, low-temperature brittleness, strong sensitivity to impurities, and high thermal...
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Dr Jakob Braun (Universität Innsbruck)10/11/2026, 14:00Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
Molybdenum is a difficult-to-weld metal that, when processed by Powder Bed Fusion – Laser Beam (PBF-LB/M) is prone to cracking and residual porosity. This presentation addresses the crucial role of oxygen impurities driving the formation of such defects and the beneficial effects that can be exploited by utilizing carbon as an alloying element.
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Benedikt Distl (Plansee SE)10/11/2026, 14:20Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
By processing carbon-alloyed molybdenum (MoC0.4) using Powder Bed Fusion – Laser Beam (PBF-LB) a unique fine-grained microstructure is achieved. This microstructure is characterized by molybdenum grains containing a subgrain structure of molybdenum cells embedded in a nanometer-sized Mo2C matrix. This material yields promising mechanical and physical properties, comparable to those of...
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Prof. Lukas Kaserer (Universität Innsbruck)10/11/2026, 14:40Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
Enabling additive manufacturing of tungsten (W) for components with properties that match or surpass those of conventionally manufactured powder metallurgical (PM) W parts is currently one of the greatest challenges in alloy and process development for PBF LB/M. For W, rapid solidification under steep thermal gradients typically produces coarse, columnar grains and high residual stresses,...
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Daniel Pattis (University of Innsbruck)10/11/2026, 15:00Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
Additive manufacturing of metals holds significant potential to drive breakthroughs in various technological fields. For example, Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) presents a pathway for fabricating topology-optimized superconducting cavities without weld seams or constraints imposed by traditional machining processes. These cavities are critical components in one of the most advanced quantum...
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Ziad Mohamed (Chair of Materials Engineering of Additive Manufacturing, Technical University of Munich)10/11/2026, 15:50Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
This study presents the development and optimization of a novel hybrid wire–powder Plasma Arc Directed Energy Deposition (DED) process for the fabrication of metal matrix composites (MMCs). The system integrates an auxiliary powder feeder into a conventional wire-based plasma DED setup, enabling the simultaneous deposition of a mild steel wire matrix and TiC ceramic powder reinforcement.
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Prof. Christian Gierl-Mayer (TU Wien)10/11/2026, 15:50
Additive manufacturing using photolithography has now reached a level of technical development that enables the achievement of superior mechanical and physical properties. To achieve these properties, the specific characteristics of the materials—particularly their thermodynamic properties—must be taken into account. Common to both systems is the necessity of quantitatively removing the...
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Dr Hossein Ghasemi (Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne)10/11/2026, 16:10Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
Processing of highly reflective metals such as copper and gold remains a significant challenge in laser-based additive manufacturing due to low absorption at infrared wavelengths, leading to process instabilities, excessive spatter, and defect formation. Recent advances in high-power blue laser sources offer a promising alternative, as these materials exhibit substantially higher absorption in...
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Mr Ziping Sang (Institute of Applied Powder Metallurgy and Ceramics at RWTH Aachen e. V. (IAPK), 52062 Aachen, Germany)10/11/2026, 16:10
Shell printing represents as an alternative binder jetting strategy in which binder is only applied to the outer shell, while the core region remains binder-free. Experiments on shell printed 17-4PH stainless steels showed reduced sintering anisotropy due to elimination of the process-induced layer-wise porosity in the core. In this work, we developed a multiphysics modeling framework to study...
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Markus Reiter (AVL List GmbH)10/11/2026, 16:30Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
Fuel cells (FCs) represent a key technology for sustainable hydrogen-based energy systems, with proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) offering high efficiency and suitability for mobility and stationary applications. However, their performance and durability are strongly influenced by local inhomogeneities such as uneven humidification, temperature gradients, and transient flooding...
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Atul Anand (TU Wien)10/11/2026, 16:30
Lithography-based Metal Manufacturing is a sinter-based metal additive manufacturing process well-known for producing small parts with complex, intricate designs. The feedstock, when melted and scraped off by a heated coating blade, takes on a roller shape as it is moved towards the build platform. A stable roller formation is essential for uniform coating, resulting in homogeneous,...
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F Friso (Institute of Materials and Process Engineering, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland)10/11/2026, 16:50Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) of Ti-6Al-4V produces a characteristic non-equilibrium microstructure dominated by acicular α′ martensite due to high cooling rates inherent to the process. Recent studies have demonstrated the effect of build orientation on the thermal expansion of the as-printed Ti-6Al-4V. The observed expansion was partitioned into an isotropic reversible thermal strain and an...
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Alexander Holzer (TU Wien)10/11/2026, 16:50
Sinter-based additive processes, such as lithography-based metal manufacturing (LMM) and fused filament fabrication (FFF), enable properties and design possibilities that cannot be manufactured any other way. The final geometrical precision of LMM is strongly affected by the viscosity of the used feedstock. In the printing process, the feedstock viscosity is directly connected to the roller...
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Karel Brulík (Brno University of Technology)10/11/2026, 17:10Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) structures have the potential to effectively tune the mechanical stiffness of orthopedic implants to mitigate stress shielding. To achieve the requisite low modulus, lattice wall thicknesses must approach the physical limits of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF). While existing literature predominantly evaluates process parameters for walls thicker than 0.3...
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Mr David Schimbäck (Airbus Defense & Space)11/11/2026, 08:30Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersPlenary Talk
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Dr Juan Carlos Redondo (Airbus Defense and Space)11/11/2026, 09:00Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersOral Presentation
The escalating threat of High-Intensity Conflict (HIC) and the increasing fragility of global supply chains pose existential risks to modern defense readiness. Traditional centralized logistics models are increasingly inadequate for contested environments, where supply chain interdiction is a constant threat. To address this strategic vulnerability,
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Mr Michael Unger (LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen GmbH)11/11/2026, 09:20Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersOral Presentation
The rapid repair of damaged military equipment is often essential for the sustainment of operational capabilities. Whenever the damage is beyond repair and logistics are not ready to deliver spare parts in reasonable time, the manufacturing of crucial spare parts near the battlefield is offering a suitable solution. Additive manufacturing has been instigated and tested for these purposes...
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Mr Michael Eberhard (Fronius International GmbH)11/11/2026, 09:40Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersOral Presentation
The evolving European security environment has increased the demand for resilient, flexible, and sovereign manufacturing capabilities within the defence sector, placing additive manufacturing (AM) at the forefront of future production strategies. This contribution examines the potential of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), with a particular focus on the Fronius Additive Cell, as a...
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Dr Constantinos Goulas (University of Twente)11/11/2026, 10:30Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersPlenary Talk
Strategic autonomy is created not in policy papers but in melt pools, powder plants, and qualification labs. Europe is rearming, yet its materials and manufacturing base has not kept pace with its ambitions: critical dependencies in refractory metals, titanium feedstock, and powder production sit alongside a deeper structural problem: qualification. Metal additive manufacturing offers defence...
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Prof. Eric Jägle (Univesity of the Bundeswehr München)11/11/2026, 11:00Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersOral Presentation
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Rudolf Gradinger (LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen GmbH)11/11/2026, 11:20Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersOral Presentation
The integration of additive manufacturing into the logistics processes of the armed forces has been established successfully at various levels in various nations. Especially the spare parts supply chain of armed forces during military missions can benefit from the advantages of additive manufacturing, particularly by reduced lead times, smaller spare parts inventories as well as enhanced...
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11/11/2026, 11:40Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersOral Presentation
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Dr Briac Lanfant (ZHAW-IPP)11/11/2026, 13:30
Additive Manufacturing Service Providers (AMSPs) have rapidly emerged with the increasing demand for mass-customized products. Evolving in a highly competitive market, AMSPs must provide accurate quotes, including price and delivery time, within a few minutes. Often receiving incomplete product manufacturing information (PMI), AMSPs face significant challenges in anticipating deviations...
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Tanja Pfeifer (Pankl Racing Systems)11/11/2026, 13:30
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Andrea Bachmaier (Erich Schmid Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences)11/11/2026, 13:50
Hard magnetic materials are essential for various applications, including green energy technologies such as renewable energy systems and electromobility. Additive manufacturing has emerged as a promising method for fabricating hard magnetic materials, offering design flexibility and scalability. While most research has concentrated on rare-earth-based NdFeB magnets, few studies have also...
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Ohseop Kim (Inha University)11/11/2026, 13:50
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) is widely used to manufacture complex metallic components. However, low-angle overhang features generally require support structures to prevent distortion and build failure. Conventional contact supports provide mechanical and thermal assistance during the manufacturing process. However, they must be removed after manufacturing, which increases post-processing...
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Dr Simon Chan (The University of Auckland, New Zealand)11/11/2026, 14:10Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersOral Presentation
Hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing parts made from hybrid powder-wrought tool steel using laser powder bed fusion have proven to be a cost-effective strategy for injection moulding tool applications. This article reports the development of a hybrid powder-wrought hardened stainless alloy steel, with balanced strength and hardness, for such applications. In this study, the mechanical...
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Ashish Gahlot (Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH and University of Augsburg)11/11/2026, 14:10
Mechanical property verification for laser powder bed fused (LPBF) Ti-6Al-4V traditionally relies on machined witness specimens and destructive tensile testing. Indentation plastometry offers a faster, less material-intensive alternative by extracting stress-strain behaviour from controlled surface deformations via inverse numerical analysis. However, implementing this methodology for additive...
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Mike Hettich (RECENDT)11/11/2026, 14:30
Non-destructive testing (NDT) plays a critical role in the quality assurance of additively manufactured components. Due to the layer-wise manufacturing process, additive manufacturing can introduce process-induced defects such as porosity, lack of fusion, and residual stresses, which may significantly affect mechanical performance and structural integrity. NDT methods ideally enable the...
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Mustafiz Shaikh (Queens University Belfast)11/11/2026, 14:30
Metal additive manufacturing enables the production of complex near net shape geometries but remains limited in achieving the dimensional tolerances required for functional assembly features. Consequently, post process CNC machining is commonly employed within hybrid AM-CNC workflows to manufacture precision features. A potential advantage of this approach is the direct use of additively...
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Negar Panahi (Uddeholm AB / Karlstad University)11/11/2026, 15:20
Retained austenite (RA) is known to influence the printability and resulting microstructure of additively manufactured (AM) tool steels, particularly under low preheating conditions where thermal gradients and cooling rates are high. This study investigates the effect of preheating temperature and selected laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) process parameters on the retained austenite content of a...
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Hanxing Zhang (Welding and Additive Manufacturing Centre, Cranfield University, UK)11/11/2026, 15:20Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
Additive manufacturing is a transformative technology and manufacturing process that offers significant advantages over traditional manufacturing techniques, including greater design flexibility, higher material efficiency, reduced reliance on costly tooling, and shorter production lead times. Wire-based Direct Energy Deposition (w-DED) can produce large components on a scale of metres at high...
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Oliver Bürgi (Institute for Materials Applications in Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University)11/11/2026, 15:40Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/M) enables the production of highly individualized and geometrically complex components, making it particularly attractive for tooling applications. However, the range of materials that can be processed without cracking remains limited, particularly in the case of tool steels. In this study, the addition of chromium carbides (Cr₃C₂) particles to the hot-work...
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Thomas Reindl (Technical University of Munich)11/11/2026, 15:40
Arc-based Directed Energy Deposition (DED-Arc) provides significant potential for large-scale additive manufacturing, yet industrial adoption remains restricted by the underutilization of multi-axis system kinematics and a lack of comprehensive data for robust process control. This study investigates the complex interdependencies between torch orientation, stick out length, and welding...
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Alberto Barci (Università degli Studi di Padova DFA, INFN Padova)11/11/2026, 16:00Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
Refractory metals are attracting increasing interest for additive manufacturing applications in extreme thermal environments, owing to their high melting temperature, thermal stability and corrosion resistance. Among these, tantalum and Ta-W alloys are promising candidates for components operating under demanding thermal and chemical conditions.
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Zita Tappeiner (RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems (ifas))11/11/2026, 16:00
Hydraulic components are subjected to high internal pressures and repeated pressure fluctuations during operation. Pressure impulse testing is commonly used to assess their safety and functional reliability. However, limited data are available on the dynamic strength of additively manufactured hydraulic components, particularly regarding the influence of thermal post-processing such as hot...
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Julius Arnhold (Chair of Materials Engineering of Additive Manufacturing, Technical University of Munich)11/11/2026, 16:20Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
This study investigates the influence of thermal process conditions on the microstructural evolution and wear-related properties of a Fe-Cr-Nb coating produced by laser cladding. Iron-based hardfacing alloys with increased niobium content have attracted interest for wear-resistant applications due to their potential to form hard Nb-rich precipitates while maintaining good corrosion resistance....
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Thomas Kopf (AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology)11/11/2026, 16:20
Parameter selection in wire arc Directed Energy Deposition (wa-DED) is inherently complex due to the large number of interdependent process variables. For weaving strategies in particular, no straightforward empirical rules exist across varying deposition rates. This makes trial-and-error approaches costly and unreliable. This work presents a systematic, geometry-based derivation of key...
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Dr Edison Bonifaz (York University)11/11/2026, 16:40Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
A numerical layer build-up procedure coupled with a moving heat flux was constructed to investigate thermal cycles and temperature distribution that result in the multi-layer deposition of an AISI 316 austenitic steel on an AISI 304 austenitic steel substrate. To simulate the DED process, the automated interface of the ABAQUS AM module was used to define element activation and heat input event...
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David Wimler (JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH)11/11/2026, 16:40
Metal Additive Manufacturing (MAM) via Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) has become an established production technology, ranging from rapid prototyping to the serial production of complex components. However, the increasing diversity of machines, materials, and process configurations creates significant challenges for quality assurance and process stability.
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Sascha Hartig (AMDefNet - Additive Manufacturing Defence Network)12/11/2026, 09:00Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersPlenary Talk
Europe has a strong research and industrial base in additive manufacturing, but it is scaling up much more slowly than its global competitors. The main challenge is not a lack of innovation, but a lack of implementation. From the perspective of AMDefNet, this keynote argues that Europe must move from demonstration projects to real industrial capability. This can be achieved through structured...
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Armin Wiedenegger (voestalpine Additive Manufacturing Center), Christoph Turk (voestalpine Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG)12/11/2026, 09:30Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersOral Presentation
Metal Additive Manufacturing is enabling a new generation of suppressors that are lighter, stronger, more durable, and faster to develop than conventionally manufactured solutions. This presentation examines how advanced design methodologies, titanium and nickel-based alloys, process qualification, and industrial-scale AM production combine to create sustainable competitive advantages for...
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12/11/2026, 09:50Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersOral Presentation
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12/11/2026, 10:10Tools, Space and Aircraft, Automotive, Medical, Defense and othersOral Presentation
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Luca Juris (Chair for Digital Additive Production DAP - RWTH Aachen)12/11/2026, 11:00Digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence & SimulationOral Presentation
Hydrogen burner design requires accurate prediction of three-dimensional flow and mixing fields, since local hydrogen distribution strongly influences flame stability, flashback risk, and emission behavior. Additive manufacturing enables the realization of complex burner concepts with tailored injection layouts, small-scale fuel inlets, and compact mixing geometries that would be difficult or...
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Hugo Drexler (LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen GmbH)12/11/2026, 11:00Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting & Direct Energy Deposition ProcessesOral Presentation
The increasing demand for developing lightweight liquid hydrogen (LH₂) storage systems, particularly for aviation applications, has intensified the need for reliable multi-material structures capable of operating under cryogenic conditions. While stainless steel is commonly used for LH₂ tanks due to its excellent cryogenic performance, hybrid concepts combining stainless steel and aluminium...
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Dr Jules Topart (Université of Picardie Jules Verne)12/11/2026, 11:20
Simulation has become an essential tool for understanding and optimizing
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additive manufacturing (AM) processes. In Binder Jetting, part quality is
dictated to a large extent by the powder bed itself: local packing density,
layer homogeneity, and surface roughness directly govern binder penetration,
green-part integrity, and final density after sintering. Yet the recoating
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Georgij Safronov (Technische Universität München), Mr Heiko Theisinger (BMW Group)12/11/2026, 11:20Digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence & SimulationOral Presentation
Artificial intelligence (AI) can enable adaptive, in-process quality assurance in arc-based manufacturing and wire-arc directed energy deposition (wire-arc DED). Industrial deployment lags behind. Machine environments are heterogeneous, sensor systems are proprietary, and transferable concepts for feeding process data into AI-based monitoring are missing. AI already works for isolated welding...
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Min Soo Kim (Inha University)12/11/2026, 11:40
Thermo-mechanical simulation of Laser-Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) requires calibration against measured displacement, but the common practice of tuning a single Strain Scaling Factor (SSF) applies one constant to the entire strain field and cannot reproduce the localized displacement caused by non-uniform thermal contraction. We present an active-learning framework for multi-parameter inverse...
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Sven Erb (Chair for Digital Additive Production DAP - RWTH Aachen)12/11/2026, 11:40Digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence & SimulationOral Presentation
Parts produced by Powder Bed Fusion with Laser Beam of Metals (PBF-LB/M) are susceptible to thermally induced defects during the manufacturing process. The thermal history of parts can be assessed through Optical Tomography (OT), an in-situ monitoring technique that captures layer-wise integrated near-infrared emission intensity during the build process. Acquiring reference OT images in...
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Ms Emily Esmeralda Carvajal Camelo (Materialise, LMSD Lab, KULeuven)12/11/2026, 12:00
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) produces complex metal alloy geometries and ready-to-use prototypes for industrial applications; However, this geometric freedom still depends heavily on preparation expertise and process tuning to achieve a successful first print. Among the failures that are induced by the manufacturing process cracks are especially critical, as they can lead to part rejection...
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Luke Schüller (Fraunhofer-Institut für Lasertechnik ILT)12/11/2026, 12:00Digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence & SimulationOral Presentation
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/M) enables the tool-free manufacturing of complex metallic components. However, the often-emphasized geometric freedom of PBF-LB/M is limited by the insufficient transferability of process parameters developed on simple reference geometries to real components with locally varying geometric conditions. In particular, thin-walled sections, overhangs and filigree...
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