IWM-IAPK Colloquium 2024

Development of new tool materials

On 21 March 2024, the two institutes from Aachen (IAPK and IWM) welcomed friends and members of the IAPK Sponsors' Association to the TEMA Pyramid in Aachen. After a welcome address by Institute Director Prof. Dr. Christoph Broeckmann, Prof. Dr. Thomas Bergs from the Manufacturing Technology Institute opened the lecture series with an exciting discussion on the frontiers of manufacturing technology. The focus of this year's IWM-IAPK colloquium was on the "Development of new tool materials". Dr. Uwe Schleinkofer from Ceratizit Austria GmbH encouraged a sustainable approach to carbide tools with his presentation. Manfred Weigand focused on innovative coating technologies from CemeCon AG and Dr. Michael Zins from Fraunhofer IKTS discussed the use of ceramic cutting materials in wood machining. For the first time, the Hilti Award was included in the agenda of the IWM-IAPK Colloquium, where PhD students were given a stage to present their research results. Leonhard Gertlowski (IAPK) kicked off the event with an exciting presentation on the use of MAX phase composites in precision glass moulding. Siyuan Qin (IAPK) focused on the influence of microstructure of additive manufactured hot work tool steels on thermal conductivity, toughness and hardness. Marie Luise Scheck (IAPK) presented her results on the material development of additively manufactured carbide-rich tool steels. Finally, Michael Ackers of Kolibri Metal GmbH discussed hybrid 3D printing of innovative tool materials. Leonhard Gertlowski was honoured as the winner of the IWM-IAPK colloquium for his presentation on the adjustability of the thermal expansion coefficient of MAX phase composites. The event was rounded off with a presentation by Prof. Dr. Christoph Escher on current trends in tool steel and a talk by Prof. Dr. Arne Röttger on problems and solutions in the additive manufacturing of tool steels.

Ceramitec 2024

Meet us on April 09 2024 at Ceramitec in Munich! The international meeting place for the ceramics industry offers participants from the sector an opportunity to exchange information about the latest trends and innovations in the industry.

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IWM-IAPK-Colloquium 2024

Development of Tool Materials

The Institute for Materials Applications in Mechanical Engineering (IWM) at RWTH Aachen University and the Institute for Applied Powder Metallurgy and Ceramics at RWTH Aachen e.V.. (IAPK) invite you to next year's colloquium of the institute network under the title "Development of Tool Materials". On March 21st, 2024 in TEMA Pyramid ten lectures in German language will be held.

The following lectures are already confirmed:

• Tool materials for applications at the limits of manufacturing technology (Prof. Dr. Thomas Bergs, WZL RWTH Aachen University)
• Carbide - a scientific and sustainable approach for use as cutting tools and wear products (Dr.-Ing. Uwe Schleinkofer, Ceratizit)
• HiPIMS: Research paves the way for coating technology for future tool manufacturing markets (Dr.-Ing. Christoph Schiffers, CemeCon AG)
• From the cutting insert to the complex tool - ceramic cutting materials for the machining of wood and composite materials (Dr. Michael Zins, Fraunhofer IKTS)
• Max-phase composites with adjustable coefficient of thermal expansion for precision glass pressing (Dr.-Ing. Simone Herzog, IWM/IAPK)
• Current trends in the field of tool steel (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Escher, Dörrenberg)
• Additive manufacturing of tool steel - motivation, problems and solutions (Prof. Dr. Arne Röttger, FUW Uni Wuppertal)
• Material development for the additive manufacturing of carbide-rich tool steels by LPBF (Marie Luise Scheck, IAPK/IWM RWTH Aachen University)
• Hybrid 3D printing of novel tool materials with PBF-LB/M (Michael Ackers, Kolibri Metal GmbH)
• Production of hot work tool steels by LPBF: How microstructure influences thermal conductivity, toughness and hardness (Siyuan Qin, IWM)

During the colloquium, numerous interesting lectures are held on current research topics from science and industry leading to further discussions.

The exchange among colleagues on current issues is always a welcome opportunity to get up to date.

For further information and registration please refer to the website.

IWM-IAPK-Kolloquium 2023

Sinter-based additive manufacturing

The Institute for Materials Applications in Mechanical Engineering (IWM) at RWTH Aachen University and the Institute of Applied Powder Metallurgy and Ceramics at RWTH Aachen e.V. (IAPK) invite you to next year's colloquium of the institute network under the title "Sinter-based additive manufacturing". On 23th March 2023, nine interesting lectures on current research topics from science and industry await you in Aachen. The spectrum will range from classic structural ceramics to ceramic composites, hard metals and tool steels.

You can obtain information and register by e-mail info@iapk.rwth-aachen.de or by telephone (+49 241 80-95534)

IWM-IAPK-Kolloquium 2022

Design and construction with hard materials

The colloquium of the IWM and IAPK institutes took place again this year. On 20.09.2022, Prof. Christoph Broeckmann, head of both institutes, invited participants to a top-class exchange of knowledge under the title "Design and construction with hard materials".

The event in the halls of TEMA in Aachen attracted around 50 participants from all over Germany to Aachen. The speakers and listeners listened to a total of nine interesting contributions on current research topics from science and industry. The extensive range of topics spanned topics such as classical structural ceramics, ceramic composites and hard metals, and tool steels program booklet (in German).

Among the speakers were also several colleagues from IWM sharing their progress and findings of current work, thus contributing to an informative and knowledgeable day.

Last year's successful colloquium could thus be realized in exactly the same way in 2022 and was very well received and appreciated by those present.

IWM - IAPK - Kolloquium 2021

Additive Fertigung harter Werkstoffe

On 23 September 2021, the IWM-IAPK Colloquium could finally take place in Aachen. Under the title "Additive Manufacturing of Hard Materials", numerous top-class speakers gave lectures and invited discussions on the topic. The event attracted over 60 participants from industry to Aachen. Among the programme items was the tribute to Prof. Horst Maier (founder and honorary member of the IAPK, formerly IPAK). On the occasion of his 80th birthday, which he celebrated this year, Prof. Broeckmann and Mrs. Scharrer (Göller Verlag) presented him with a special edition of the CFI (Ceramic Forum International), featuring articles by his former doctoral students. The event, which was delayed by the Covid situation and could finally take place in person, was a complete success and inspired all those present. The personal exchange and the debates stimulated by the lectures were particularly enjoyed.