Technology Campus Hutthurm of the TH Deggendorf receives funding certificate

22.01.2025

On January 20, Hubert Aiwanger, Bavarian State Minister for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, presented the Hutthurm Technology Campus of Deggendorf Institute of Technology (THD) with the funding certificate for the Sim3dApp research project. Over the next three years, intensive research will be carried out there into the further development of industrial 3D printing. The project underlines the importance of innovation and high-tech developments in rural areas.

The Sim3dApp project is dedicated to researching material and process understanding in FFF printing and developing automated post-processing strategies using digital twins and simulation technologies. The plan is to develop a special 3D printer that can reach very high temperatures in order to process high-performance plastics such as PEEK (polyether ether ketone). Artificial intelligence, simulations and automated post-processing processes will be used to permanently improve production quality. The aim is to detect errors at an early stage, optimize processes efficiently and ensure a high level of reproducibility. The funding project demonstrates how pioneering technologies such as 3D printing can strengthen regional economic power and promote specialist expertise.

Minister of State Aiwanger emphasized the importance of the project: "Investment in research and development is the best medicine against economically turbulent times. All the more so if, as in the Sim3dAPP project, researchers and regional companies work together as equals. In this way, all sides win. I wish the team around Prof. Sebastian Kölbl and Reimann Industrietechnik GmbH every success on their way to a market-ready product for the 3D printer market. Our research funding of over 400,000 euros is in good hands here at the Hutthurm campus. Projects like this show that a large part of innovation work throughout Bavaria is also taking place in rural areas.