Fraunhofer Research Institution for Individualized and Cell-Based Medical Engineering
Fraunhofer Research Institution for Individualized and Cell-Based Medical Engineering

Additive Manufacturing

Fraunhofer IMTE offers a development and manufacturing process tailored to your needs, making the benefits of additive manufacturing accessible for you. Our interdisciplinary team with many years of experience in the production of prototypes, single pieces and small series will help you to realize your project. In addition, our scientific staff can support your projects with expertise in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, cell technology and medical engineering. It is this broad and technologically open support of your project that distinguishes us from classic 3D printing service providers, so that you can focus entirely on your product.

 

Systems for Additive Manufacturing

 

A wide range of additive manufacturing techniques (including post-processing) is available at Fraunhofer IMTE:

 

Polymers - Photonic Professional GT2 (Nanoscribe)

  • Application: 3D-printing of micro- and nanostructures from polymers with different mechanical and optical properties
  • Printing technology: 2-Photon-Polymerization (2PP-SLA)
  • Building volume: 100 x 100 x 8 mm³
  • Resolution X/Y: 150 nm; Z: 300 nm

 

Polymers - Perfactory Mini Multi Lens (EnvisionTEC)

  • Application: 3D-printing of small parts with high resolution from different polymers (also biocompatible)
  • Printing technology: Digital Light Processing (DLP)
  • Building volume: 84 x 63 x 230 mm³
  • Resolution X/Y: 16 µm; Z: 15 µm

 

Polymers - Form 3B (Formlabs)

  • Application: 3D-printing of small and mid-size parts with high resolution from different polymers (also biocompatible)
  • Printing technology: Stereolithography (SLA)
  • Building volume: 145 x 145 x 185 mm³
  • Resolution X/Y: 25 - 300 µm; Z: 25 µm

 

Polymers - J850 (Stratasys)

  • Application: 3D-printing of mid-size and large parts with high resolution from polymers with different mechanical properties in different colors
  • Printing technology: MultiJet Printing (MJP)
  • Building volume: 490 x 390 x 200 mm³
  • Resolution X/Y: 14 - 100 µm; Z: 14 - 100 µm

 

Polyamide - Formiga P100 (EOS)

  • Application: 3D-printing of mid-size and large parts with high resolution from polyamide
  • Printing technology: Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
  • Building volume: 200 x 250 x 300 mm³
  • Resolution X/Y: 100 µm; Z: 100 µm

 

Metal - SLM 280 2.0 (SLM Solutions) available soon

  • Application: 3D-printing of mid-size and large parts with high resolution from different metal alloys (e.g. TiAl6V4 Gd. 23)
  • Printing technology: Selective Laser Melting (SLM)
  • Building volume: 280 x 280 x 365 mm³
  • Resolution X/Y: 80 - 115 µm; Z: 20 - 90 µm