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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Introduction to Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) Technology
EIT RawMaterials and KU Leuven
In this online course, an introduction was given to additive manufacturing (AM) technology with a focus on AM of metals. The course covered topics including workflow of AM process, advantages and disadvantages of AM, materials used in metal AM and applications of metal AM within sectors ranging from aerospace, automotive, biomedical and other industries.
3 weeks, 1 hour per week
Prof. Dr. Brecht Van Hooreweder
Head of Additive Manufacturing group
KU Leuven
Dr Didier Zimmermann
Interim Director Education
EIT RawMaterials
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe what additive manufacturing is and what the different steps of the AM process chain are
- Explain the advantages and disadvantages of additive manufacturing
- Identify main applications of metal AM
- Compare different metals that are being processed by AM
Syllabus
- Week 1: What is additive manufacturing? What are the advantages and disadvantages of AM?
- Week 2: Applications of metal AM in various sectors
- Week 3: Materials for metal AM
Issued on 16th November 2020
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