Meeting of the DGM Expert Committee and the IAB – Additive Manufacturing on 03 July 2025

On 03 July 2025, the joint online meeting of the DGM Expert Committee and the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) for Additive Manufacturing took place under the leadership of Professor Vasily Ploshikhin. A total of 33 experts from science and industry participated.

The focus was on scientific keynote speeches from the Technical University of Darmstadt. Felix Kirmaier presented on the correlation between the microstructural and mechanical properties of IN718 from different manufacturing processes. Pia-Sophie Becks then presented the potential of "extreme high-speed laser cladding" (EHLA) for manufacturing thermoelectric contacts.

The project outline "Cross-scale Prediction of Sintering Distortion for Metal Binder Jetting Using Computer Vision — SkaVi," a joint project of the Fraunhofer Institute for Additive Production Technology (IAPT) and the Institute for Materials Applications in Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, was also presented.

The next Technical Committee and IAB Additive Manufacturing meeting will be held online on 03 December 2025. Project outlines for this meeting can be submitted until 10 November 2025.