Metal Additive Manufacturing Conference - MAMC 2026

Session

Process- and Quality Control

11 Nov 2026, 13:30

Arcotel Wimberger

49. Quo Vadis Additive Manufacturing? From Process Understanding to Predictive Quality Control

Tanja Pfeifer (Pankl Racing Systems)

11/11/2026, 13:30

Process- and Quality Control & Sustainability

Oral Presentation

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35. Optimization of Processing Parameters for Laser Powder Bed Fusion Manufactured Rare-earth Free MnBi Magnets

Andrea Bachmaier (Erich Schmid Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences)

11/11/2026, 13:50

Recent Research Topics

Oral Presentation

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...

7. Validation of Imprintec Indentation Plastometry for Rapid Mechanical Property Screening of LPBF Ti-6Al-4V

Ashish Gahlot (Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH and University of Augsburg)

11/11/2026, 14:10

Process- and Quality Control & Sustainability

Oral Presentation

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...

39. Non-Destructive Quality Control in Additive Manufacturing Using Laser Ultrasonics

Mike Hettich (RECENDT)

11/11/2026, 14:30

Process- and Quality Control & Sustainability

Oral Presentation

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...

2. Effect of Preheating Temperature on Retained Austenite in LPBF Processed

Negar Panahi (Uddeholm AB / Karlstad University)

11/11/2026, 15:20

Process- and Quality Control & Sustainability

Oral Presentation

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...

27. Multi-Sensor Analysis of Thermal History and Process Stability in Arc-based Directed Energy Deposition with Varying Torch Angles and Positioning

Thomas Reindl (Technical University of Munich)

11/11/2026, 15:40

Process- and Quality Control & Sustainability

Oral Presentation

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...

41. Pressure Impulse Testing of Additively Manufactured Hydraulic Components: Influence of Hot Isostatic Pressing on Fatigue Life

Zita Tappeiner (RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems (ifas))

11/11/2026, 16:00

Design for AM & Engineering

Oral Presentation

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...

29. Geometric Process Parameter Relationships for Weaving in Wire Arc Directed Energy Deposition

Thomas Kopf (AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology)

11/11/2026, 16:20

Process- and Quality Control & Sustainability

Oral Presentation

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...

36. Zero-Defect Manufacturing through Layer-Wise AI Monitoring in Metal Additive Manufacturing: From Test Cubes to Drones

David Wimler (JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH)

11/11/2026, 16:40

Process- and Quality Control & Sustainability

Oral Presentation

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.
To achieve First-Time-Right or...