Thesis in the field of Additive Manufacturing - Focus on Design for AM

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH is one of the leading European manufacturers of aircraft equipment. The products are used on board many large-scale aircraft, business jets and helicopters. In addition to chassis, flight control and actuating systems, the program also includes gears.

Final work in the field of additive manufacturing - Focus on Design for AM Job ID 80622

Topic of work: Investigation and expansion of design space for AM-Ti6Al4V components using SmartFusion for energy homogenization The aim of this final work is the systematic analysis and extension of the design space for additively manufactured Ti6Al4V components (AM-Ti6Al4V) using SmartFusion technology. The focus is on identifying and evaluating the design restrictions caused by the additive manufacturing process as well as the theoretical and experimental examination of how SmartFusion can address these limitations and extend the design space. The work includes a well-founded literature and method research as well as the practical development, production and analysis of test specimens to evaluate the potentials and limitations of technology. Finally, the expanded design space is implemented using an exemplary component and the impact on weight and production costs is discussed in comparison to the previous design space. The following objectives are provided under the work: Systematic analysis of design restrictions and the existing design space for AM-Ti6Al4V components, in particular with regard to process-related limitations. Theoretical investigation of the functioning and operating mechanisms of SmartFusion in the context of additive manufacturing of titanium alloys. Development, production and analysis of superheated specimens for targeted provocation and evaluation of SmartFusion technology. Definition and description of the expanded design space taking into account the new degrees of freedom enabled by SmartFusion. Implementation of the expanded design space on a selected component as well as comparative analysis of the advantages in terms of weight and manufacturing costs compared to the previous design space. Expected knowledge gain: The work provides a scientifically sound contribution to expanding the design space for AM-Ti6Al4V components by using SmartFusion. It demonstrates in practice how innovative process strategies can overcome existing design restrictions and what potentials result from this for component optimization in terms of weight and economy.

enrolled students from the degree programmes Production Technology, Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Technology or comparable Safe handling of MS Office Safe handling of CAD, knowledge in Catia desirable

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