Increased process efficiency and productivity through enhanced utilization of hot wire current in wire-based build-up welding
Additive manufacturing processes for metallic materials have long been established in a wide variety of industries. Powder bed fusion (PBF) and direct energy deposition (DED) processes are particularly widely used as highly developed and efficient methods.
The project aims to further optimize DED processes using various energy sources such as laser beams or electric arcs. The aim is to make the process more resource-efficient and improve the sustainable processing of metallic components. This should enable companies to increase order rates and component quality by using DED processes in their production processes, while at the same time minimizing energy consumption, scrap, and defects.