Directed energy manufacturing

Modern manufacturing processes offer companies a higher degree of agility and flexibility to meet changing requirements. In addition to conventional manufacturing processes, which are constantly being improved and developed, unconventional technologies are increasingly shaping the manufacturing landscape. The predominantly laser-based unconventional processes open up new possibilities and effectively complement existing methods. Some of these processes are Additive Manufacturing (AM), Laser Structuring as well as material processing using high-pressure water jets. The Fraunhofer IPT researches and develops these technologies further and integrates them into manufacturing process chains.