Additive Manufacturing

The LKT is equipped with several commercial SLS systems as well as specialized systems with adaptable equipment and parameterization for powder-based additive manufacturing. Additionally, multiple SLA and DLP systems are available, along with two systems from Carbon, located in the joint collaboration center at the LKT. For extrusion-based additive manufacturing, several desktop systems are in operation, supplemented by equipment designed for filled material systems. A manufacturing cell featuring a dual-robot system enables the production of complex, functionalized components using strand-based additive manufacturing. The dual-robot system is also available to industrial partners as part of collaborative research projects and contract manufacturing.

  • SLS System (self-construction | SFB 814)
  • SLS System (Fa. EOS GmbH | Typ: Formiga P110)
  • SLS System (Fa. EOS GmbH | Typ: Formiga P396)
  • SLS System (Fa. EOS GmbH | Typ: Formiga FDR)
  • SLS System (Fa. Sintratec AG | Typ: Sintratec KIT)
  • SLS System (Fa. Sinterit GmbH | Typ: Sinterit Lisa)
  • Powder application system (self-construction)

  • DLP System (Fa. Carbon, Inc. | Typ: Carbon M2)
  • DLP System (Fa. Carbon, Inc. | Typ: Carbon L1)
  • DLP System (Fa. Anycubic | Typ: LCD-DLP Anlage Anycubic Photo Mono)
  • DLP System (Fa. Flashforge | Typ: Flashforge Hunter)
  • Stereolithography System(Fa. Formlabs | Typ: Formlabs Form 2)
  • Stereolithography System(Fa. Anycubic | Typ: Phrozen Sonic 12K)
  • UV-based printing system (Eigenbau)
  • UV-based hardening station (Fa. Intamsys Technology Co. Ltd.)
  • Gel Dispensing Printing (Fa. Massivit3D Printing Technolohgies Ltd. | Typ: Massivit 1800)

  • Freeformer (Fa. Arburg GmbH + Co KG | Typ: Arburg Freeformer)
  • Dual-robot system(Fa. Fill GmbH | Typ: Sonderbau)
  • Granulate-based 3D-Printer(Fa. AIM3D GmbH | Typ: ExAM 255)

  • FFF-Printer(Fa. Ultimaker | Typ: 2+)
  • FFF-Printer(Fa. Ultimaker | Typ: S3)
  • FFF-Printer(Fa. Ultimaker | Typ: S3 extended)
  • FFF-Printer(Fa. Ultimaker | Typ: S5)
  • FFF-Printer(Fa. Ultimaker | Typ: S7 Pro Bundle)
  • FFF-Printer(Fa. Intamsys Technology Co. Ltd. | Typ: Intamsys Funmat HT)
  • FFF-Printer(Fa. Markforged | Typ: Markforget Mark Two)
  • Filament extruder (Fa. 3devo B.V. | Typ: Composer 350° Filament Maker)

The multi-component, freely parameterizable dual-robot system expands the range of processes in additive manufacturing and is located at the Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI) in Fürth. The dual-robot system includes, in particular, two 6-axis robots, two extruders, a build platform with an integrated temperature control unit, and a variety of tools, such as a gripper, a 3D scanner, and a thermography system.
 
Our research focuses primarily on the following areas:
  • Integration of metal inserts in the extrusion-based Additive Manufacturing
  • Integration of the subtractive post-processing of additively manufactured components for the generation of functional surfaces
  • Embedded Additive Manufacturing with silicone
  • Large Scale Additive Manufacturing

 
The dual-robot system is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), projekt number 401501386.

  • Determination of component porosity (self-construction)
  • Thermography (Fa. IRCAM GmbH | Typ: IRCAM Velox 1310k SM)
  • Topography (Fa. Carl Zeiss AG | Typ: Zeiss Comet L3D 2)