Clamping systems for an automated and more economical process chain of additive-manufactured metal components

At a glance

Project leader : Julian Ferow
Co-project leader : Andreas Kirchheim, Dr. Christoph Klahn
Project team : Yogeshkumar Katrodiya, Hanspeter Sautter, Livia Zumofen
Project status : completed
Funding partner : Innosuisse (Innovationsprojekt / Projekt Nr. 35194.1 IP-ENG)
Project partner : inspire AG, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ETH / Product Development Group, Gressel AG, AM Kyburz AG

Description

In this project, novel clamping systems for the Process Chain of Selective Laser Melting developed. The developed clamping systems provide standardized interfaces for an automated SLM process chain.

Publications

Ferchow, Julian; Bühler, Marvin; Schüssel, Marcel; Zumofen, Livia; Klahn, Christoph; Hoffmann, Urs; Kirchheim, Andreas; Meboldt, Mirco,

2022.

Design and validation of a sheet metal clamping system for additive manufacturing and post-processing.

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.

119(11), pp. 7947-7967.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-08773-5
Schüssel, Marcel; Ferchow, Julian; Kirchheim, Andreas; Hofer, Martin,

2020.

Enabling automated post-processing for Additive Manufacturing using integrated bolts for clamping and handling.

In:

2nd International Conference on Additive Manufacturing for Products and Applications (AMPA), Zurich, 1-3 September 2020.

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