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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 state why you wish to attend the course. Please also mention any experience you have with relevant topics such as CAD, project work, additive manufacturing (AM), simulation or experimental design. 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 that you could address using AM. Please send your letter to Julian Ferchow (email: ).
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Abstract

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

Objective

This course provides a basic knowledge of design for additive manufacturing (AM). The course will prepare students to - Apply basic AM processes (metal and plastic) - Apply AM design guidelines - Adopt AM in an industrial environment - Apply design tools and methods in AM - Create value from AM - Work in a project based product development team

Content

In parallel to the lectures, the students design, manufacture and test prototypes in a project at different stages of product development. The course covers the following topics: - State-of-the-art AM processes for metals and plastics: PBF (also known as SLM, SLS), BJT, MJF, MEX (FDM) - Design guidelines in AM - Industrial adoption of AM - Value creation and business models for AM - Design tools and methodologies for AM - Quality management in AM - Industrial 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
In this course, active participation in the semester project and lectures is required, as well as a successful oral examination. If the semester project or the oral exam is missing, the course will not be passed.The final grade is based on the performance in the projects (50%), the oral exam (30%) and the performance 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
06.09.2023

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Design for Additive Manufacturing
  • Tue 13:15-16:00 (ML F 40)
2 h weekly

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