Advanced Manufacturing

Development of core competences on Advanced Manufacturing Processes, developing knowledge in the following scientific domains:

Aiming at Zero Defects Manufacturing (ZDM)
On-line process monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) inspection
Consideration of energy efficiency and health and safety aspects of manufacturing activities
Merging of NDT, Welding and Additive Manufacturing

How to develop variants of Additive Manufacturing by WAAM?
How to improve Friction Stir Welding and Processing?
How to manufacture NiTi components using Joule effect processing?
How to improve inspection of micro surface defects on high performance materials and engineering components?
How to inspect Additive Manufacturing parts, both metallic and composites?
How to perform characterization and damage quantification for composite materials?
How does 3D printing technologies perform regarding mechanical properties?