Research Activities

Fast and flexible production of micro tools and micro parts out of metal and ceramic
(Short designation: Vacuum SLS)
promoted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Duration
April 2001 - September 2003

Project participants
University of Applied Science Mittweida /Institute for Laser Technologies LIM, Fraunhofer IFAM, Fraunhofer IKTS, Fraunhofer IWU, Dr. Teschauer & Petsch AG, IVS Solution AG, EGT GmbH, MiLaSys GmbH

Aim
On the basis of combined plant-, material-, software and process development of a novel manufacturing technique (vacuum SLS) for a generative production of micro-structured  components or tools of metallic and ceramic materials at a variety of shapes, features and flexibility unobtainable up to now.

Results
By the intended work concerning manufacturing techniques and miniaturization of tools, new and improved process cycles and manufacturing equipment can be expected which will lead to innovations in micro finishing techniques.
As a result of the development of techniques, an SLS process should be available which permits connecting ultrafine metallic and ceramic powders so that micro parts of sofar-unobtainable dissolution and surface quality can be generated.