Fraunhofer IFAM offers a wide range of innovative additive manufacturing processes for metals, which can be used to produce any type of heat exchanger:
- Design of optimised geometries for high efficiency
- Processing of highly thermally conductive materials, including copper-diamond composites with thermal conductivities of up to 800 Wm/K
- Characterisation of the manufactured structures
- Ultra-fine geometries from 100 µm
Thanks to a wide range of processes and virtually any material, Fraunhofer IFAM opens up additional possibilities for product design
- Expertise in materials ranging from lightweight composites to wear-resistant speciality materials and tungsten alloys
- AM processes ranging from delicate designs to robust mass production
- Support from development through to production integration
Fraunhofer IFAM offers comprehensive expertise in the development and characterization of radiation-absorbing materials:
- Equipping housings, seals, and components with radar-absorbing properties
- Processing of a wide range of thermoplastics and thermoplastic elastomers (also for 3D printing)
- Adaptation of material composition for specific frequency ranges
- Performance measurements up to 500 GHz and operating temperatures up to 250 °C
Fraunhofer IFAM offers material and process development for a wide range of metallic additive manufacturing processes:
- Beam-based technologies such as PBF-LB/M, PBF-EB/M
- Sintering-based technologies such as Metal Binder Jetting, Mold Jet, 3D screen printing, gel casting, Metal-SLS and lithography- and filament-based metal printing
- Processing of a wide range of metals, regardless of their weldability
- Analytics of all relevant powder properties, from particle size distribution to wettability
The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materisl IFAM is one of Europe’s leading research institutions in the fields of applied materials science and manufacturing technology. The Additive Manufacturing Department offers an exceptionally broad range of additive manufacturing processes for metallic materials: a total of nine different technologies are available, including laser- and electron beam-based processes, sintering processes such as Metal Binder Jetting, Additive Screen Printing, Lithography-Based Metal Manufacturing (LMM), MoldJet, GelCasting, Cold Metal Fusion and Fused Filament Fabrication.
With this comprehensive portfolio, Fraunhofer IFAM supports companies throughout the entire process chain – from powder development, through the selection of the appropriate manufacturing process and component design, right through to the finished product. Even complex geometries and customised requirements can thus be realised cost-effectively and in line with specific applications. Particular mention should be made of Fraunhofer IFAM’s expertise in processing high-performance materials such as tungsten and tungsten-copper, which can be used for demanding applications with the highest requirements, particularly in terms of temperature resistance, wear resistance or thermal conductivity.
At the Eudex trade fair, Fraunhofer IFAM is presenting itself as a specialist partner for industry. The institute supports companies in implementing tailored solutions in additive manufacturing – from feasibility studies through process and material development to series production – offering access to state-of-the-art processes and comprehensive expertise all under one roof.
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