Engineering, consulting and training for additive manufacturing from LPBF and DED through to the finished product.
IWF - Institut für werkzeuglose Fertigung GmbH
Campus-Boulevard 79, 52074 AachenNew on Amplifa
About IwF
The Institute for Toolless Manufacturing (IwF) in Aachen is a service partner for additive manufacturing and supports companies along the entire process chain. Its range of services covers the optimization of existing designs for additive processes, the redesign of products up to the finished component, and the integration of additive systems into existing process chains. The focus areas are powder bed processes (LPBF) and directed energy deposition (DED). In addition, the institute offers training: basic seminars, customized in-house seminars, and certified DVS courses, including the LPBF Specialist, DED Specialist, Plastics Specialist, and the Supervising Person for AM Processes according to DVS 3607 and DIN EN ISO/ASTM 52935. Its know-how spans industries and is based on many years of experience in the field of additive manufacturing technologies. The institute is located at Campus-Boulevard 79 in Aachen.
- Site
- Aachen
- Processes
- Additive manufacturing (LPBF), Additive manufacturing (DED), Design optimization for additive manufacturing, Integration of additive systems into process chains, Training/seminars on additive manufacturing (DVS courses: LPBF Specialist, DED Specialist,, Consulting/engineering for additive manufacturing (design optimization, redesign of, Training/seminars (basic seminars, customized in-house seminars), DVS courses: Supervising Person for AM Processes (DVS 3607 / DIN EN ISO/ASTM 52935), LPBF
- Materials
- Laser-Powder Bed Fusion, Directed Energy Deposition, Additive Manufacturing of Plastics
- Industries
- Additive Manufacturing, Cross-industry
- 01
Consulting and design optimization
- 02
Redesign of products
- 03
System integration into existing process chains
- 04
Training and certification of specialists (DVS courses)
Processes & Competencies
Laser-Powder Bed Fusion
Powder bed process for which the institute offers specialist courses according to DVS.
Directed Energy Deposition
Directed energy deposition process with its own DVS specialist course.
Additive Manufacturing of Plastics
Its own DVS Plastics Specialist course for the additive processing of plastics.
Location
Aachen
DEHeadquarters
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additive manufacturing (LPBF)Additive | – | – | – | – | – |
| Additive manufacturing (DED)Additive | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design optimization for additive manufacturingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Integration of additive systems into process chainsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Training/seminars on additive manufacturing (DVS courses: LPBF Specialist, DED Specialist,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services