Additive manufacturing in OWL: A success story of the Condor Group
Additive manufacturing in OWL: A success story of the Condor Group
Future technologies in focus at the University of Paderborn
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, was the focus of an event at the University of Paderborn on Tuesday, July 2, at which the newly founded Paderborn Institute for Additive Manufacturing, or PIAF for short, was also presented. In various lectures and workshops, experts provided information about the potentials and applications of the trendy technology as well as about different funding options.
Future technologies in focus at the University of Paderborn
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, was the focus of an event at the University of Paderborn on Tuesday, July 2, at which the newly founded Paderborn Institute for Additive Manufacturing, or PIAF for short, was also presented. In various lectures and workshops, experts provided information about the potentials and applications of the trendy technology as well as about different funding options.
On behalf of the Executive Board, Vice President Simone Probst welcomed the guests, most of whom came from the fields of industry and business: "The founding of the PIAF as a central scientific unit is due to the great success of our university's Direct Manufacturing Research Center (DMRC). We are pleased to be able to introduce additive manufacturing to an even wider public with this." The DMRC is an interdisciplinary facility of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the university that conducts research with the aim of improving the use of additive manufacturing processes to create end products.
Dr. Christian Lindemann, Managing Director of the DMRC and the PIAF and organizer of the conference, presented the institute as well as the core technologies of networked production. "Patent applications in the field of 3D printing have been increasing rapidly since 2012. The technology of the future enables companies to work more efficiently by, for example, cutting costs, reducing weight and producing without tools, which makes it extremely flexible. At PIAF, not only engineers but also computer scientists, chemists and scientists from other disciplines work together to advance research and teaching in the field. There are also a number of well-known industrial partners involved in technology and knowledge transfer."
At the event, success stories from regional medium-sized businesses and a spin-off from the University of Paderborn were also presented. It's OWL presented the transfer voucher for the promotion of regional companies. The Condor Group reported on the successful introduction of the technology in their own company with the help of the transfer voucher. The event was rounded off by a guide showing how to get to the first "printed component". During a lab tour, there was the opportunity to experience the technology live.
The event was organized in cooperation with the technology network it's OWL, an association of all OWL universities, research institutes and about 175 companies.