Michael Hofmann, M. Sc. (TUM)

Work at ZHAW

Position

Research Assistant

Focus

Modification of residual stresses in powderbed based additive manufacturing

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Master of Science / Development, Production and Management in Mechanical Engineering
  Technical University of Munich
  04 / 2022 - 08 / 2023
• Master of Science / Mechanical Engineering
  Technical University of Munich
  04 / 2020 - 03 / 2023
• Bachelor of Engineering / Mechanical Engineering
  University of applied Sciences Kempten
  10 / 2016 - 03 / 2020
• Vocational Education Industrial Mechanic
  Munich Chamber of Industry and Commerce
  09 / 2015 - 01 / 2018

Network

Social media

LinkedIn

Projects

• Reduced Residual Stresses through Support Structure Optimization in Laser Powder Bed Fusion / Team member / ongoing

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Hofmann, M., Mayer, T., Friso, F., Radis, R., Kontermann, C., Müller, F., & Oechsner, M. (2026). Melt pool geometry and process windows in PBF of 316L : comprehensive single-source dataset and statistical modeling. Materials & Design, 262(115459). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2026.115459

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Hofmann, M., & Mayer, T. (2026). Towards accurate thermal simulations in PBF : a novel calibration strategy for Gauss-Goldak heat-source models. 14th International Seminar on Numerical Analysis of Weldability, Graz, Austria, 21-24 September 2025. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-35912
• Mayer, T., Capozzi, P., Hofmann, M., Friso, F., & Radis, R. (2026). Modeling and simulation of the anisotropic thermal expansion of Ti-6Al-4V processed by PBF-LB/M. 14th International Seminar on Numerical Analysis of Weldability, Graz, Austria, 21-24 September 2025. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-35911

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