XX International Fairs EXPO Katowice - 3DMPWIRE - Material-efficient Cu wire-based 3D printing technology

Place: Katowice

Date: 04 – 06 September 2024

The International Fairs EXPO KATOWICE is the largest heavy industry fair in Europe and the third largest in the world.

During the jubilee edition of the Fairs Exhibitors presented an offer of machines and devices as well as 4.0 technologies used in heavy industry, including renewable energy sources, construction and the mining industry.

Innowator Śląska

3D Printing Conference

Project Partners

Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals

Development of the Cu-based alloys
Development of production technology of feedstock materials for WAAM
Wire arc additive manufacturing at laboratory scale
Materials investigations

Ghent University

Corrosion-fatigue investigations
Tests of the prototypes in seawater environment
Educational activities

Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development

Material investigations
Mechanical proporties

Gefertec GmbH

Development of the production process parameters by means of 3DMP technology
Implementation of the results of the project (end user)
Manufacturing of the new products

Tecnalia Research and Innovation

Erosion tests
Non-destructive tests

XX International Fairs EXPO Katowice 24 stycznia 2025