Fraunhofer Direct Digital Manufacturing Conference DDMC 2020. (eBook)

Conference brings together researchers, educators and practitioners from around the world. The conference covers the entire range of topics in additive manufacturing, starting with methodologies, design and simulation, right up to more application-specific topics, e.g. from the realm of medical engineering and electronics.

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Purpose of the Fraunhofer Direct Digital Manufacturing Conference is an intellectual exchange between researchers, enterprises and users of Additive Manufacturing technologies in order to gather the latest information about trends, progress, importance and the future potential of these technologies for industrial applications. The range of topics covers Product Development (incl. co-design, mass customization), Technologies (incl. bio-printing, hybrid processes, technological novelties), Materials (incl. ceramics, bio-materials, multi-material approaches), Quality (incl. process monitoring, part quality management), Post Processing (incl. surface finishing, process chains for industrial production), Software (incl. process simulation, automated design) as well as latest industrial trends. Further innovative and visionary approaches not fitting the range of topics are also included. Renowned international keynote speakers give insight into the latest trends and challenges in additive manufacturing in a variety of industry sectors.