TUHH-DC2: Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing

Supervisors: Prof. Claus Emmelmann (TUHH), Dr. Ing. Dirk Herzog (TUHH) and Associate Prof. Andrey Molotnikov (RMIT), Distinguished Prof. Milan Brandt (RMIT)

Project 1: Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing

Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing could further enhance the design freedom in the future. Lately, AM technologies have evolved that can handle different materials at the same time, and thus enable design of parts using multiple materials.

Project 2: Topology Optimization for Multi-Material

Topology optimization is today widely used in lightweight design to re-design parts, which are later on manufactured using 3D printing technologies. With the proof-of-concept of multi-material 3D printing technologies, there is a potential to also adapt the design process. Thus, the goal of this project is to develop topology optimization algorithms that are capable to identify the best suitable material per location and include the choice in the further optimization.

Project 3: Benchmarking MEX/M and PBF-LB/M

MEX/M and PBF-LB/M are two Additive Manufacturing technologies capable of producing serial parts out of metals. Using specific machine modifications and set-ups, it is possible to manufacture multi-material parts from both technologies. The goal of this project is to identify suitable benchmark geometries and parts, and evaluate the performance of the technologies both for ‘conventional’ single-material applications as well as for multi-material applications.

Reference

TUHH-DC2

Research Areas

Advanced manufacturing and mechatronics, Artificial intelligence and Machine learning

Research Host

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)

PhD awarding institution/s

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and RMIT University

Location

Germany

Status

Closed Position

RMIT University

Other Positions

Supervisors

Prof. Mikko Pynnönen (LUT) and Prof. Anne-Laure Mention (RMIT) Juha Kauppinen (Mikkeli Development, Miksei Ltd)

PhD awarding institution/s

Lappeenranta – Lahti University of Technology (LUT) & RMIT University

Location

Finland

Status

Closed Position

Supervisors

Dr. Malte Wagenfeld and Prof. Regina Bernhaupt

PhD awarding institution/s

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Netherlands and RMIT University, Australia

Location

Netherlands

Status

Closed Position

Supervisors

Dr. Carmen Mendoza Arroyo, Prof. Esther Charlesworth and Dr. Apen Ruiz Martinez (Project 1)

PhD awarding institution/s

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) and RMIT University

Location

Spain

Status

Closed Position

RMIT and many of the REDI partners are HSR4R certified
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101034328.

Results reflect the author’s view only. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains

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