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Journal of biomedical imaging and bioengineering
Volume 1, Issue 2
October 05-06, 2017 | Las Vegas, USA
3D PRINTING CONFERENCE INNOVATION,
MODELLING, APPLICATION & IMPLEMENTATION
A
dditive Manufacturing (AM) is a promising technology
and has advanced over the last years in terms of cost- and
product optimization potential. The advantages of AM have
been identified already in early stages from the aerospace
and space industry. Here a strong interest in lightweight
design is explained by financial revenues resulting from
low buy-to-fly ratios and decreased part weight. Hence,
these branches may allocate large budgets for technology
development. Based on this motivation, fundamental work
on the design of very complex lightweight load and stress
optimized structural elements e.g. for satellites have been
performed. The result is a methodology for an easy to use
and cost efficient topology optimization-process, which will
be presented in the speech. Based on this methodology not
only aero-/space parts are discussed, but also industrial
applications (e.g. from machine tools). The speech will
show the transfer from results in the aerospace sector into
everyday industrial applications. With regards to the cost
development, AM will soon be seen not only in space but in
earthbound machines at the shop floor.
Product optimization with additive manufacturing - from aerospace to everyday applications
Thomas Reiher
Paderborn University, Germany