In 2017, the 3rd edition of the Add+it (Symposium on ADDitive Manufacturing and Innovative Technologies), focused on polymers, will take place on September 28 – 29, 2017, in Steyr, AT.
Symposium venue:
Museum Arbeitswelt
Wehrgrabengasse 7
4400 Steyr
We are ha
ppy to welcome experts from ten different countries. All talks will be in English.
The program can be downloaded here >> Add+it 2017 PROGRAM
September 27, 2017
14:00 – 17:00 Optional:
(3D Printing of polypropylene)
September 28, 2017
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Registration
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| 12:30
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Opening, welcome & agenda
Prof. Dr. Z. Major, JKU IPPE I G. Hackl, Major of the city of Steyr I bmvit I T. Fischinger, PROFACTOR
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| 12:40
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Value creation with AM in serial products and services
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mirko Meboldt, ETH Zurich
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| 13:15
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Additive manufacturing for medical devices: an overview
Dr.-Ing. Benoît Herman, Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering, Université catholique de Louvain
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| 13:50
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Print it Right the 1st Time – How Simulation can help the Additive Manufacturing Industry Transition from Visual Prototyping to Optimally Engineered Products
Dr. Roger Assaker, e-Xstream Engineering
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| 14:30
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Networking & exhibition | ||||
| 15:00
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Parallel Session I |
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Additive Manufacturing for Medical Applications* |
National flag ship
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Material Development
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Stereolithography in the medical field. State of the art and future prospects Dr. Simon Gruber, W2P Engineering
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Additive manufacturing for tools and components Christopher Wiednig, voestalpine Additive Manufacturing Center GmbH, Düsseldorf
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Challenges in 3D-FLM-printing of Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymers DI Dr. Andreas Haider, Kompetenzzentrum Holz
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| Potential of AM for wearable systems with patient-specific design: orthoses, prostheses and exoskeletons
Philip Czapka, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA
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Material- and process-related challenges modifying surfaces of 3D printed objects using robot-based inkjet printing
Dr. Michael Mühlberger, PROFACTOR
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UV curable polymer-ceramic inks for 3D inkjet printing
Dennis Graf, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) IAM-WK
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| Additive Manufacturing and applications in Cranio-Maxillofacial surgeries
Ralf Schumacher, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Institute for Medical and Analytical Technologies Co-Author: Dr. med. Florian Thieringer, Universitätsspital Basel |
Improvement of intra- and inter-layer strengths in extrusion-based additive manufacturing
Martin Spörk, Montanuniversität Leoben |
Molecular dynamic simulation of nanocomposites
Dr. Sheikhnedjad, Johannes Kepler University, IPPE
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| Discussion, World Café | Lithography-based Ceramic Manufacturing of Refractory Components
Dr. Gerald Mitteramskogler, Lithoz |
Printing Polyolefin is a nasty work! Is it?
Dr. Thomas Fischinger, PROFACTOR
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| Filament metal printing
Markus Kaltenbrunner, EVO-tech
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| 16:40
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Networking & exhibition
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| 17:20
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Additive Manufacturing of Medical Products
Dr. Ing. Bogdan Dybała, Wroclaw University of Technology, Center for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
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| 17:55
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Additive Manufacturing applied to mold making industry: Challenges and Opportunities
Cândida Malça, Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development of Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
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| 18:30
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Closing of day 1
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| 19:30
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Dinner at the restaurant „Orangerie“, sponsored by
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September 29, 2017
| 08:15
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Welcome coffee
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| 08:30
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Opening, welcome & agenda
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| 08:40
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Silicones – A novel Material for 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
Karsten Schlichter, Bluestar Silicone |
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| 09:15
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Case Study: FFF Printed Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Heat Exchanger
Tom Mulholland, Polymer Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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| 09:50
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Networking & exhibition | ||||
| 10:30 | Parallel Session II |
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Micro/Nano Additive
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Integrated Electronics* |
Additive Product
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Hot Lithography – Additive Alternative for Micro Injection Molding Dr. Markus Pfaffinger, cubicure
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NanoDrip printing for printed electronics Dr. Patrick Galliker, Scrona AG
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Additively Manufactured Pneumatic Actuators for Lightweight Robots Gabriel Dämmer, FESTO
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| Additive Manufacturing for M3dical RESearch. (M3dRES)
Ass. Prof. Francesco Moscato, Medical University Vienna
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3D-Printed Electronics
Dr. Volker Zöllmer, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials
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Additive Manufacturing (AM) and Product development: Opportunities, prospects and applications in Carinthia
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Heiden, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences
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| Recent Applications of 3D Microprinting in Medicine and Biology
Dr. Jochen Zimmer, Nanoscribe
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Additive Digital Manufacturing in the Mass Production of Electronic Devices – A reality Now!
Dr. Fernando de la Vega, PV Nano Cell
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Benefits of 3D-Printing in Communication and Product Development Processes
Bernhard Mayrhofer, Canon Austria
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| 3D printed Micro Needles
Michael Haslinger, PROFACTOR
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Tailoring magnetic field sources by printing NdFeB magnets
Prof. Dr. Dieter Suess, University of Vienna
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Streamline the Additive Manufacturing of Individualized Products
Dr. Martin Reiter, Johannes Kepler University, IPPE |
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| Combining direct write laser lithography with 3D printing for optical applications
Ladislav Kuna PhD, Joanneum Research
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Twinning Si- and organic-based electronics into printegrated systems on flexible substrates
Roman Lassnig, RISE Acreo
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Additive Manufacturing and the economic impact to the value creation chain
Arko Steinwender, Fraunhofer Austria Research |
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| 12:00
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Networking & exhibition
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| 12:30
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AM-MOTION Project: a strategic approach to increasing Europe’s value proposition for Additive Manufacturing
Dr. Margherita Cioffi, Rina Consulting S.p.A.
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| 13:05
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Additive Manufacturing: End-to-End Process
Thomas Willinger, Siemens Industry Software GmbH, Digital Factory Division
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| 13:40
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Bionics, Lightweight Design and Additive Manufacturing – an ideal combination for the future?
Daniel Siegel, Alfred Wegener Institute, Elise Group
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14:20
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Awarding Ceremony of School Competition and Closing of day 2 & farewell lunch
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Mini Maker Faire 2017 (September 29-30) |
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Competition on the field of additive manufacturing for schools
Moreover, we are intended to extend Add-it 2017 with novel program elements.
We invite technical high schools for a competition on the field of additive manufacturing.
Conrad electronics and Makerbot support the competition with a 3D- Printer.
We will prepare the corresponding call in the next week and both publish on the Add+it 2017 homepage and contact selected schools.
Symposium dinner, sponsored by UAR
Apart from the professional framework, a lot is offered: the symposium dinner, organized by the UAR, will take place in the castle garden Lamberg in Steyr.
Registrations Fees – Add+it 2017

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PROGRAM 2016
Here you can download the program of the Add+it 2016.
Feel free to contact us, in case of any questions
Dr. Thomas Fischinger
PROFACTOR GmbH
Im Stadtgut A2 | 4407 Steyr-Gleink | Austria
Tel. +43(0)7252 885-101



























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