Event "3D printing in theory & practice"

3D printing in theory & practice - VDI visits H2Solutions Fulda
Prototype printing using 3D printing has long since become part of the standard product development process. In this way, prototypes can already be tested for functionality during concept and product development. Although 3D printing from plastic materials has long been state of the art, metal printing and other 3D printing processes still have some pitfalls in the details. Speakers: Julia Richter, M.Sc, from the Institute for Materials Technology at the University of Kassel and Dipl.-Ing Volker Heil, H2Solutions Fulda.

3D printing in practice
Mr. Dipl.-Ing. Volker Heil, Managing Director of H2Solution from Fulda, demonstrates how variable and fascinating 3D printing is in practice. He is an experienced professional in the field of 3D printing and offers a wide range of products with many different materials and different 3D printing processes with his company under the name "Weprint3D".

After providing an insight into the theory, he will use several practical examples to present the areas of application for the various printing processes and also discuss the respective framework conditions for the production of prototypes, series parts and large-format prints. The choice of material plays a particularly important role here, as he will explain using examples.


3D printing in theory
Ms. Richter from the University of Kassel will provide information on current developments in her presentation "On the properties of additively manufactured metal alloys":
As interest in additive manufacturing increases, so does the desire to produce metallic components with high strength and durability requirements in a near-net-shape condition with freely selectable geometries. However, the challenges with metals in particular lie in dealing with the parameters and the necessary process energies of the respective processes in order to achieve the best possible microstructure. In this lecture, opportunities and problems in the processing of titanium, nickel and Fe-based alloys will be presented and the microstructure and properties will be discussed. It will also be shown that the manufacturing method known as 3D printing offers new and reproducible combinations of material properties for materials research.

Venue:
Bürgerhaus Dirlos, Diorolfstr. 3 in 36093 Künzell

Organizer is the VDI Fulda. Participation is free of charge.
Please register here for organizational reasons: www.vdi.de/BG-Fulda

Contact details
Chairwoman of the VDI Fulda, Ms. Barbara Gronauer. All information: www.vdi.de/BG-Fulda