The final PAM² workshop “Geometry and functional assessment, revisit design and modelling ” was held at LEGO System A/S in October 2019. Lectures were given on several topics such as Industrial implementation of precision metal AM concepts into the end-user production, Topology optimization, Design for metrology, CAE tools, Product assessment and etc. Furthermore, the ESRs…

The sixth PAM² workshop “Post-process metrology” was succesfully organized at the University of Nottingham in May 2019. Different topics within post-process metrology were covered in this workshop through lectures on for example basics of metrology, surface metrology, form metrology and etc. The ESRs also received a tour in the facilities of the University of Nottingham.

The 5th PAM² workshop “Post-processing in AM” was organized at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany in November 2018. The public part of the workshop consisted of several lectures on post-processing in AM as well as on various topics such as laser lithography, laser direct writing, functional 3D printing in the domain of Industry 4.0,…

The first PAM² summer school was organized in September 2018 by BHGE where the ESRs got a 4-day training on leadership. Highly interactive trainings were given through courses such as Empowerment and goal achieving, Self-introduction, Communication Styles, Personal branding, Innovation, Activity related to negotiation skills and etc. Further, the ESRs received a tour in the…

The fourth PAM² workshop “AM processes and in-process monitoring” was organized in February 2018 by KU Leuven in cooperation with 3D Systems Leuven. In the public part of the workshop, lectures on different aspects of metal AM processes were given such as General processing, Design rules, Materials aspects, In-process monitoring and etc. The attendees could…

The third PAM² workshop, which dealt with Additive Manufacturing process modelling, was organized at Technical University of Denmark in November 2017. In the public part of the workshop, lectures with exercises were given on different aspects of thermomechanics and multiphysics modelling of metal AM such as 1D, 3D  thermoelasticity, Thermal simulations of AM, Meso-scale (CFD)…

The second PAM² workshop on “Basic system design, Specs and Computational design” was held in October 2017 at the Delft University of Technology. Our ESRs received lectures on several topics, namely Topology optimization, Continuum mechanics, FE basics, Optimization basics and Sensitivity analysis. Further, hands-on exercises were given on topology optimization for AM using the MATLAB…

The first PAM² workshop on “Basics of Additive Manufacturing” was held in September 2017 at the University of Leuven. During the public part of  the workshop, lectures on several aspects of AM processes were given such as Fundamentals of metal AM, Applications, Microstructure and mechanical properties, Design, Modelling and simulations, Metrology and etc. The detailed…