6.8.─────Dresden 2014

3rd Industrial Workshop - Dresden 2014

On November 3-4, 2014 the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM-DD (KMM-VIN member) hosted in Dresden the 3rd KMM-VIN Industrial Workshop devoted to “Current Research on Materials and Technologies for Transport Applications”. 42 participants came to Dresden to discuss the latest R&D topics in materials and technologies for transport applications.

6.8.─────Summary

Speakers from both industry and science presented topics ranging from the state of the art to prospects in applications in the automotive, aerospace and rail sectors. Lightweight vehicle construction, thermoelectric materials for waste heat recovery and sustainable composite materials were some of the issues dealt with. The technologies presented ranged from joining technologies to Electron Beam Melting as well as to Selective Laser Melting and Metal Injection Melting.

6.8.─────Event

In addition to 17 oral presentations listed in IW3 Programme, a poster session with 14 contributions added to the high quality of the workshop. The social evening at the end of the first day was used for discussions and cooperation planning.

See Programme

See Report