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Chair of Product Development

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tamara A. J. Reinicke

PE-Siegen

Large appliance: LPBF system (3DS)

The LPBF (Laser Powder Bed Fusion) system enables the additive manufacturing of complex metallic components.
It is used across all chairs in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Siegen and is organizationally linked to the Chair of Product Development.
Current areas of application include prototyping, materials science investigations and the production of function-oriented components and samples for research.

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Equipment

The LPBF system is equipped with components for job preparation, powder handling, post-processing and heat treatment, including

  • Software for build job preparation (3Dxpert)
  • Material change module
  • sieving station
  • Wet separator
  • band saw
  • Chamber furnace
  • blasting cabin

Possible uses

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Internal use

 

For working groups at the University of Siegen

  • The LPBF facility is available to working groups at the University of Siegen for research purposes.
  • Use is subject to prior agreement and within the scope of available capacities.
  • Costs are regulated according to expenditure and project.
  • Membership is possible for regular use.

 

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External use

 

For external partners (industry / institutions)

  • Use by external partners is possible as part of joint research projects or cooperative projects.
  • Invoicing is expense-based and subject to individual agreement.
  • The facility is used exclusively in the context of research and scientific collaboration. The provision of commercial services is not intended.

 

Phone

Contact us

 

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Instituteof Design

Chair of Product Development

Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Lohr

Paul Bonatz Street 9-11

57076 Siegen

0271/740 4699

wolfgang.lohr@uni-siegen.de

Promotion

Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the large-scale equipment program.

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DFG

Technical data DMP Flex 350

 

Manufacturer / Model 3D Systems / DMP Flex 350/B
Laser power 500 W (fiber laser)
Installation space 275 x 275 x 420 mm
Accuracy (minimum) +/- 0.1 mm
Residual oxygen content (inertized installation space) 25 ppm
Materials Titanium, aluminum, copper-nickel alloys, steel, tungsten, ...
Process monitoring Recording and analysis of each individual layer

 

Impressions

Delivery, installation and inauguration in the laboratory

Anlieferung
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Einweihung
Installation