Collaborative R&D Project 2016

Are unconventional machining processes powerful alternatives to finish additive anufacturing parts?

Challenge and Motivation

• Improved functionality like for instance aerodynamics due to additively manufactured parts
• Hard to machine alloys and filigree structures that tend to oscillate during conventional finishing

Objective

• Compare different additive manufacturing techniques as well as unconventional processes for finishing of parts by experimental analysis
• Identify most suitable process chains for finishing of different features (in terms of costs/process time)