UROP Project

Improving Additive Manufacturing - Research in Material Extrusion (MEX)

Contact

Name

Jan Müller

Program Director UROP

Telephone

workPhone
+49 241 80-90299

E-Mail

Key Info

Basic Information

Project Offer-Number:
1192
Category:
UROP International
Field:
Mechanical Engineering
Faculty:
4
Organisation unit:
WZL Production Engineering
Language Skills:
Proficient English skills (written and spoken)
Professor:
Prof. Dr. Günter Schuh

MoveOn

In additive manufacturing, materials and the associated machine technology are continuously being developed. The process category of material extrusion (MEX) is particularly suitable for a variety of materials and applications, each of which has different problems that must be solved.

Task

Together we will identify a specific technical problem in the area of MEX, which you will then analyze and work on. Examples of topics may include: - Layer adhesion in filament and granulate extrusion (experimental) - Dimensional stability of cookie prints (experimental) - Speed optimization of G-code (software development) - Optimization of nozzle geometries (hardware development)

Requirements

Hands-on mentality, open-minded and motivated mindset, self-organization, interest and experience in Additive Manufacturing