The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Expertise and Superior Supplies IFAM in Dresden has put in a Wayland Additive Calibur 3 Electron Beam Powder Mattress Fusion system.
Because the organisation builds on its superior additive manufacturing know-how analysis functionality, the Dresden facility turns into Fraunhofer’s third devoted to Electron Beam additive know-how.
The brand new set up enhances the capabilities of Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden’s Innovation Heart Additive Manufacturing ICAM, which carries out analysis into powder metallurgy, course of design, and supplies characterisation. With the addition of the Calibur 3, novel materials ideas, resource-efficient fabrication of complicated geometries, and the mixing of simulation and machine studying to attain first-time-right manufacturing would be the focus of analysis efforts. These core analysis instructions, Fraunhofer stated, will contribute on to enhancing sustainability, efficiency, and digitalisation in additive manufacturing.
Consistent with the set up of a Calibur 3 system, Wayland Additive and Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden will start a strategic collaboration with the purpose of driving joint analysis, software improvement and industrial readiness of NeuBeam-based options. NeuBeam, Wayland’s proprietary know-how, is claimed to allow charge-neutral processing, permitting for higher course of stability, simpler surplus powder removing, and broader materials compatibility, together with extremely reactive and high-performance alloys.
“We see Calibur 3 as a serious step ahead in increasing our analysis portfolio in next-geeration additive manufacturing,” stated Prof. Thomas Weißgärber, Director of Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden. “It allows our groups to work on revolutionary options that span from mate-rials improvement to clever course of management.”
“Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden is a perfect accomplice for advancing the NeuBeam know-how plat-form,” added Peter Hansford, Chief Income Officer at Wayland Additive. “Their mixed experience in supplies science, simulation, and software engineering is crucial for scal-ing up this know-how.”
The set up is financed by the INNO-EB challenge and supported by the European Regional Growth Fund (EFRE).
