Fraunhofer ILT developed the LPBF process in the middle of the nineties, and since then has constantly refined it in close cooperation with leading industry companies and research institutions while taking the whole process chain into consideration. Thanks to our expertise and many years of experience, our experts can assist you individually from the very first idea, through feasibility studies, process and system development all the way to implementing the results into your production chain. You can fall back upon our comprehensive range of equipment, consisting of various commercial systems and highly flexible laboratory systems, but also upon our know-how in the area of laser beam source and optics development.
Thanks to our close cooperation with other Fraunhofer Institutes, the FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, the University Hospital RWTH Aachen, the RWTH Aachen University, the Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing (ACAM) as well as the International Center for Turbomachinery Manufacturing (ICTM), you can also profit from the bundled competence this location, Aachen, offers in the sector of additive manufacturing.