The Chair of Fluid Technology and Microfluidics deals with additive manufacturing technologies. The focus is on technical as well as medical applications (e.g. customized implants).

Additive manufacturing is a method that allows toolless production of models and end products directly from computer data. In this group of methods, the components are created in layers. This makes it possible to produce models with undercuts that can not be realized by conventional manufacturing methods (e.g. drilling, milling). Systems are available with different materials such as plastics, ceramics and metals (titanium).

Through direct production on the basis of computer data, these methods are particularly suitable for single and small batch production.