Universität Bayreuth – Lehrstuhl Umweltgerechte Produktionstechnik

The research focus of the Chair of Environmental Production Engineering is the industrialization of additive manufacturing systems for metal and plastics. Due to the direct cooperation with numerous other chairs at the University of Bayreuth in the fields of material development metals/plastics/ceramics/biomaterials, process optimization, digitalization as well as strategic management and law, an interdisciplinary and holistic know-how and plant equipment can be accessed at the University of Bayreuth.

Sustainable and efficient use of additive manufacturing in medium-sized businesses

The Chair of Environmental Production Engineering at the University of Bayreuth has been researching the application and implementation possibilities of additive manufacturing for many years. This knowledge is to be transferred specifically to small and medium-sized enterprises in particular as part of the Research and Application Center, which is operated with the Fraunhofer IPA. The companies should thus be enabled to implement additive manufacturing sustainably and efficiently in the company.

• Sensitizing SMEs to the potentials and opportunities of additive manufacturing
• Neutral entry-level and technology consulting in the application and research center
• Providing feasibility studies for the implementation of additive manufacturing in production
• Simulation-based design optimization of components for additive manufacturing
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• Providing feasibility studies for the implementation of additive manufacturing in production
• Simulation-based design optimization of components for additive manufacturing
• Application of holistic production systems in additive manufacturing
• Material characterization for high-speed sintering

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• Material extrusion and sterolithography with diverse equipment and materials
• High speed sintering for components made of plastic
• Laser beam melting for components made of TiAl6V4
• Long fiber reinforced additively manufactured components made of plastic
• Digitizing equipment for quality assurance and reverse engineering

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