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Metal additive manufacturing (MAM) revolutionizes production by building parts layer by layer from 3D model data, using metal powders or wires. Key materials include steels, aluminium and titanium alloys as well as nickel-based superalloys. Common processes, such as Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) and Directed Energy Deposition (DED), utilize an energy source like arc, plasma, laser or electron beam to melt and fuse the material.
This approach allows for the creation of components with complex geometries and customized microstructures, often resulting in high-performance, lightweight. While AM offers significant design flexibility and reduced material waste, the resulting components may exhibit potential issues like anisotropy or micro-porosity, which often require post-processing (e.g., heat treatment) to optimize mechanical properties such as ductility and strength.

Christof Sommitsch
Professor at Graz University of Technology, Austria
Chair of Conference Organizing Committee

TOPICS

The following topics will be considered at the conference:

• Metallic materials (steels, Al-alloys, Ti-alloys, Ni-based superalloys, etc.)
• Processes (WAM, PBF, LMD, etc.)
• Component Performance (Lightweight design, Topology optimization, Lattice structure 3d printing, Graded structures, etc.)
• Health and Safety (Powder handling, fumes, etc.)
• Repair with AM
• Postprocessing (Heat treatment, Surface treatment, Hot isostatic pressing etc.)
• Large-format metal AM
• Part qualification and Standards
• Digital twin in AM
• Modeling and Simulation (Microstructure modeling, FE, etc.)
• Sustainability and Circularity
• Integration into supply chains and MES systems
• AI-driven process optimization
• Applications and Market

INDUSTRIAL PRESENTATION

• 09:45 – 10:15 > FRONIUS – The way to easier welding: training, assistance systems, and the use of cobots in perfect combination
• 10:15 -10:45 > OTC-DAIHEN – Advanced Welding Solutions
• 10:45-11:15 > VOESTALPINE-BOEHLER – Recent Developments & Innovations for High Strength Welding Solutions
• 11:15-11:45 > PALFINGER – Handheld laser beam welding (HLBW) – Really useable for high loaded parts?

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Harald Langeder
CTO Fronius International: CMT – Two Decades of Revolutionising Welding and Joining – Past, Presence and Future
Martin Peruzzi
CTO Voestalpine Böhler Welding: Significance & future trends of wire feedstock material development for wire-based metal additive manufacturing

INVITED SPEAKERS

L. Alberty, S. Karanovic, A. Klug, O. König, E. Reisinger, C. Sommitsch
Tailoring Electrical Functionality through Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing
S. Amancio
Graz University of Technology, Austria
Integrating Additive Manufacturing and Joining for Next-Generation Hybrid Structures
S. Bodner, J. Keckes, T. Lengler, M.A. Nielsen, N. Ofner, M.W. Rackel, R. Schnitzer, S. Schulze, A. Stark, P. Staron
Technical University of Leoben, Austria
High‑Energy Synchrotron X‑ray Diffraction for Additive Manufacturing: In‑Situ and Ex‑Situ Characterization of Microstructure, Residual Stress and Texture Evolution
M. Dopler
METALPINE, Austria
Copper Alloys for Additive Manufacturing Processes
J. Giedenbacher, N. Wild
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
Challenges and Potential of LPBF and DED in Tooling Applications
F. Haas, S. Weger
Technical University of Graz
Laser Powder Layer Fusion (L-PLF) – An innovative Alternative to Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF)
L. Kaserer, J. Braun, B. Distl, V. Goettgens, G. Leichtfried, B. Mayr-Schmoelzer, J. Stajkovic
Universität Innsbruck, Austria
Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing of the Refractory Metals Molybdenum and Tungsten
P. Mendez
University of Alberta
The future is now: Handheld Laser Beam Welding and the revolution under way
M. Moshtaghi
LUT University, Finland
From Process to Performance: Fatigue, Fracture, and Environmental Behaviour of Additively Manufactured Alloys
M. Schnall
AIT – Austrian Institute of Technology
Wire Arc Directed Energy Deposition (waDED) – State of the Art and Application Examples
C. Turk
Voestalpine Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG
The complexity of additive manufacturing powder production
K. Wittig
General Accident Insurance Institution, Austria
Safety first in the world of 3D printing: Recognizing Risks, Seizing Opportunities