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151-3215-00L 4 Credits DR , MSC D-MATL , D-MAVT
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Design for Additive Manufacturing

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Mirko Meboldt, Dr. Julian Ferchow
Please write a short motivation letter to apply for the course. The motivation letter should include why you intend to visit the course. Additionally, please mention what experience you have with relevant topics, such as CAD, project work, additive manufacturing (AM), simulation or design of experiments. Please also mention in the letter, if you already have a proposal for an AM component to be designed as part of the project or if you have a real-world challenge you could address by AM. Please send the letter to Julian Ferchow (email: ).
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Abstract

This course focuses on the design, fabrication, and testing of components produced by additive manufacturing (AM) technologies.The course includes a project based on a real-world problem in which students design, fabricate and iteratively optimize functional AM parts using an appropriate AM technology.

Objective

In this course fundamental knowledge of Design for Additive Manufacturing (AM). The course will prepare the students to: - Apply fundamental AM processes (metal and plastics) - Apply the AM design guidelines - Adopt AM in an industrial environment - Apply design tools and methods in AM - Create an added value of AM - Work in a project-based product development team

Content

Parallel to the lectures the students design, manufacture and test prototypes in a project in different product development stages. The course is addressing the following topics: - State of the art AM Processes for metal and plastics (LPBF, BJ, MJF, SLS, FDM) - Design guidelines in AM - Industrial adoption of AM - Value creation and business models for AM - Design tools and methods for AM - Quality management in AM - Industry cases of AM applications - Problem solving and creativity - Agile Development

Resources

Lecture Notes

Script and handouts are available in PDF-format.

Literature

Christoph Klahn; Mirko Meboldt: Entwicklung und Konstruktion für die Additive Fertigung - Grundlagen und Methoden für den Einsatz in industriellen Endkundenprodukten Vogel Business Media, Würzburg ISBN: 978-3-8343-3395-7 Ian Gibson; David Rosen; Brent Stucker: Additive manufacturing technologies - 3D printing, rapid prototyping, and direct digital manufacturing Springer, New York ISBN: 978-1-4939-2112-6

General Information

Language
English
Levels
DR , MSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
Registering to the course requires fulfilling the semester performance (active participation in the semester project and oral exam). If the semester project or the oral exam is missing the course is not passed (Abbruch).Final grades are based on the performance in the projects (50%), the oral examination (30%) and the performance of the participation in the lecture (20%). The language of the projects and the presentation can be English or German, depending on the student's preference.

Registration & Places

Limited places (Special selection)
Signup End
07.09.2022

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Design for Additive Manufacturing
  • Tue 13:15-16:00 (LEO B 8.1)
2 h weekly

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