Aachen Center for 3D Printing

Modern 3D printing technologies offer numerous advantages: They enable users to produce complex parts with a high degree of accuracy that cannot be achieved using traditional methods. The field of application of AM covers a wide range of industries. In the semiconductor industry, for example, AM makes it possible to develop high-density memory chips and produce high-performance processors.

Additive manufacturing enables individualization in the automotive sector, for example since it can produce tailor-made components. In medicine, AM can fabricate implants and prostheses in a personalized way or complex structures for medical devices and models for pre-operative planning, all of which increase the accuracy and efficiency of surgical interventions. The technologies can also be used to manufacture space components that have to withstand extreme conditions. This allows development times to be shortened and more efficient components to be manufactured. The technology is also gaining importance in the consumer goods industry, where it is not only used for prototypes, but also increasingly for mass production.

By integrating these advanced technologies, companies can not only produce more efficiently, but also develop more innovative products. These developments make AM a crucial technology for the future of the manufacturing sector.

The Aachen Center for 3D Printing supports companies in exploiting and further developing the potential of additive manufacturing technologies through application-oriented research and knowledge transfer. It supports small and medium-sized companies in integrating these technologies into existing process chains and promotes the training and further education of specialist staff. In particular, the center focuses on developing new materials and optimizing processes along the physical and digital process chain.