AM Project Cluster Meetining, Barcelona This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agrement no AM Project Cluster Meeting, Barcelona, 2 nd May 2016 Oliver Refle, Fraunhofer IPA AM Project Cluster Meeting - Generic technologies GT14-EU-Nextfactory

AM Project Cluster Meetining, Barcelona The NextFactory Solution 2 A hybrid manufacturing approach including… … Inkjet-based 3D-printing … Microdispensing … Assembly … Measurement & Inspection 3D printing (Packaging) Functional/Smart materials in 3D printing Functional components (Sensors systems etc.) 3D Assembly Inspection & testing

AM Project Cluster Meetining, Barcelona The NextFactory Solution 3 Transferring the principles of AM to a hybrid process chain Utilizing the degrees of freedom known from conventional AM For manufacturing functional micro-mechatronic systems 3D printing (Packaging) Functional/Smart materials in 3D printing Functional components (Sensors systems etc.) 3D Assembly Inspection & testing

AM Project Cluster Meetining, Barcelona NextFactory: Eploitable results 4 ER 2 ER 3 Modular manufacturing platform and process modules Set of AM-compatible materials for functional micro-mechatronic- systems ER 1 Hybrid process chain for micro- mechatronic systems

AM Project Cluster Meetining, Barcelona ER 1 - Hybrid process chain for micro-mechatronic systems 5 Customers Customer Benefits R&D institutions, System-in-Package Manufacturers, Manufacturers for Micromechatronic Systems Manufacturing of functional prototypes & small-lotsize products, that cannot be manufactured economically today; Reduced time-to-market; Local production w. reduced manufacturing equipment; Direct component integr. in AM-parts Type of result & Innovation Flexible process chain containg 3D-Inkjet- printing-, High-precision assembly-, dispensing-, sintering / curing- and inline- inspection-technologies

AM Project Cluster Meetining, Barcelona ER 1 - Hybrid process chain for micro-mechatronic systems 6 Milestones to TRL 9 Main Techn. Challenges Finalization of project with 1-year trial period in 8/2017, collaborative further development with external partners and early adopters of this new technology Increasing structural resolution and adaption to futher materials TRL Time to Market IPR years Not in particular, but the result as a whole is based on IPR owned by the consortium

AM Project Cluster Meetining, Barcelona ER 2 - Modular manufacturing platform and process modules 7 Customers Customer Benefits Similar to ER1, Researchers and R&D institutions, System-integrators for micromechatronic systems flexible ooperation and extendibility with other processes, The platform allow direct interaction between the processes and can therefore be used to evaluate and develop complex manufacturing processes. Type of result & Innovation Modular manufacturing platform and corresponding, standardized process modules as extendible platform for Prototyping, process- and product development

AM Project Cluster Meetining, Barcelona ER 2 - Modular manufacturing platform and process modules 8 Milestones to TRL 9 Main Techn. Challenges Platform further development in direct interaction with early adopters and R&D customers of the platform Testing against customer need and further implementation application relevant functionalities TRL Time to Market IPR TRL 7 Depending on market 1-5 years after project end Not in particular, but the result is partially based on IPR owned by the consortium

AM Project Cluster Meetining, Barcelona ER 3 - Set of AM-compatible,aterials for functional micro-mech.-systems 9 Customers Customer Benefits Customers of ER1/2; Users of AM processes, manufacturers for micromechatronic systems New materials with improved properties. Adjusted set of materials including conducting and non-conducting materials Type of result & Innovation Set of AM-compatible materials for functional micro-mechatronic-systems which is verified to work in the proposed hybrid manufacturing process

AM Project Cluster Meetining, Barcelona ER 3 - Set of AM-compatible,aterials for functional micro-mech.-systems 10 Milestones to TRL 9 Main Techn. Challenges Increasing processing stability and material bandwith Adjustment of materials properties to the restriction of the manufacturing approach and to the product requirements at a time TRL Time to Market IPR TRL5-7 (depending on material-/process combin.) Partially based on IPR

AM Project Cluster Meetining, Barcelona Expression of Interest 11 Collaboration with other projects in the area of Additive Manufacturing Expanding the network, aiming at new applications Collaborations for further developments (GT11-EU-FoFAM) Product Design for complex process setups, automated tool-chains Translation of functional part description in manufacturing data for a hybrid process chain (GT4-SA-Design) Algorithmic toolkits and novel data formats Utilizing new data formats and corresponding algorithms to describe functionality and complex geometrical setups for functional, individual products (GT10-EU-CAXMAN)