PROF. DR.-ING. ANDRÉS FABIÁN LASAGNI

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Mr. Lasagni, you have been working with laser processes for over 20 years. What’s your fascination with this topic?

The flexibility of the technology! I have not seen so far another technological area, where one day you are making a surface antibacterial, the next week you are reducing friction in wind turbines and in the next minute you are improving the efficiency of solar cells. Impressive!

In January 2023, the EU-funded CLASCO project for digital laser post-processing of 3D-printed components was launched. You are the project manager – what was the initial ignition for the project?

Many open questions are still unclear. How can we make surface functionalization more efficient? How can we combine two very different laser-based technologies in one system? How can we make laser processes more sustainable and environmentally friendly?

What are your expectations and wishes for the CLASCO project?

My expectations are to have a unique system worldwide capable to solve digitally very complex tasks in 3D parts. The exploitation of the system at the end of our work is also very relevant to me. I would really like to support European enterprises in new business markets.

In any project, there are likely to be ups and downs. What challenges might the CLASCO project face?

Challenges will be to integrate into one system all different modules that are being developed individuate. Also, to generate the data in advance that is needed for supporting the artificial intelligence models that are being developed.

With 13 EU project partners from industry and science, CLASCO is not only an interdisciplinary but also an intercultural project. And what does that mean for you as a project manager?

In CLASCO we have a least 15 different nationalities and not only from Europe! And actually, this is a huge advantage in the problem since people having different cultures address problems also differently speeding up the process for resolving problems.

Resource conservation, circular economy, and sustainability are closely related to the CLASCO project. Does the topic of sustainability also have significance for you in your private life?

Of course. I have been always very critical of topics regarding consume of energy as well as the disposal of goods. Actually, at home, we have implemented many measures related to the optimal use of resources and energy.

Thank you very much for the interview, Mr. Lasagni. We wish you and your project team all the best for the future. 

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