Dr. Stefan Czerner
Dr. Stefan Czerner
ZHAW
School of Engineering
Research profile Additive Manufacturing
Lagerplatz 22
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
- Lead Additive Manufacturing
- Lead CAS Additive Fertigung
- Lead Additive Manufacturing Modul
- Advisor of the master students of the Institut of Product Development and Production Technologies
- Lecturer in the CAS Digital Technologies and Innovation
- Lecturer in CAS Industry 4.0
- Lecturer in the Smart Products and Production
- Lecturer in the Smart Factories module
- Dozent in CAS Betriebliche Ergonomie
Professional development teaching
- CAS Additive Fertigung
- CAS Industry 4.0 – from idea to implementation
- WBK Additive Fertigung (3D-Druck)
Network
Membership of networks
- Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV)
- Innovation Booster Additve Manufacturing (IBAM)
- SATW Expert Group Additive Manufacturing
- Swiss Engineering Group Additive Manufacturing
- SWISSMEM, Swiss Additive Manufacturing Group (SAMG)
- VDI: Additive Manufacturing - Metals - GPL FB1 FA105.2
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Social media
Projects
- Wire saw for cutting metal additive manufacturing components from the build plate / Project leader / ongoing
- Evaluation System for Additive Manufacturing Sustainability / Co-project leader / ongoing
- Supplementary training in additive manufacturing processes at the Mechatronics School in Winterthur / Project leader / completed
- Training order for the documentation of turbine blade repairs for submission to the American Aviation Safety Authority FAA / Project leader / completed
- Cooperation in training with Mechatronics School Winterthur / Project leader / completed
- Evaluation System for Additive Manufacturing / Project leader / completed
- Enhanced Modular Multi Sensor System (MMSS) for Caprock Integrity & Gas Storage / Project leader / completed
- Additive Manufactured Gears of Case-Hardened Steel / Team member / completed
- Enhanced prothesis for children finger replacements / Project leader / completed
- Development of a intergas system for welding applications / Project leader / completed
- Optimization of powder preparation in 3D printing using Laser Powder Bed Fusion / Project leader / completed
- Novel manufacturing process for tools for the production of implants / Project leader / completed
- Additive manufacturing for the repair or production of aerospace components / Project leader / completed
- Development of injection components with integrated functionality for optimizing the combustion process in 2-stroke large marine gas engines / Deputy project leader / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
Lanfant, B. et al. (2025) 'Process development and quality monitoring of additively manufactured 1.6657 case hardening steel for gear applications', Forschung im Ingenieurwesen, 89(141). doi: 10.1007/s10010-025-00901-3.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
- Kirchheim, A. and Czerner, S. (2021) 'Wissens- und Technologietransfer durch Weiterbildung in der additiven Fertigung', in Wissens- und Technologietransfer der Fachhochschulen, FHNW, Olten, 3. November 2021.
- Czerner, S. (2021) 'Adaptive additive manufacturing', in Tagung Angewandte F&E in der additiven Fertigung, Winterthur, 7. September 2021.