Additive manufacturing (3D printing)

SINTEF has been in the AM field since the first machines appeared in the late 1980s. SINTEF has experience with various AM process categories, and associated machines ("3D printers"). SINTEF has machines for R&D purposes and some industrial machines.

SINTEF has experience in AM with the most common materials for such processes, and SINTEF is also establishing/developing new materials for AM. Furthermore, characterization and testing of materials and products made by AM has been a topic in many...

SINTEF uses various numerical simulation tools in combination with physical understanding and practical experience. This can, for example, be simulation of AM processes in order to improve component quality, or topology optimization of a component's...

A digital twin for additive manufacturing (AM) fuses data from part design, function and process simulation, and process monitoring for supporting quality control and certification of parts.

AM is the latest step in a long chain of digital processes using many different digital formats. The physical part is manufactured with a selected AM process, controlled by a process plan and selected process parameters. On the way from idea to...

Companies from different sectors have seen the potential in making spare parts with AM, and SINTEF is cooperating with several of these. The spare parts can then be produced on demand, and they can also be produced locally. You can then avoid having...

SINTEF is involved in all stages of bioprinting, from the development and optimization of materials, to the development of three-dimensional structures containing cells, and the analysis of the printed structures with in vitro assays.

3D printing has been in use in the construction industry for years, mainly to create architectural models and prototypes of buildings. However, we will soon see more technology on the construction site.