Head of Machines and Controls Group
Materials and Processes Department
E-Mail: n.schwarz@lzh.dePhone: +49 511 2788-368
Short-Bio
Dual course of study in general mechanical engineering at DHBW Heidenheim and Robert Bosch GmbH in Nuremberg, graduating as B. Eng. in 2017. Master's degree at Leibniz University Hannover in the field of general mechanical engineering, specializing in construction and development, graduating as M. Sc. in 2020.
In 2020, Nick Schwarz joined the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. as a research associate in the SAM - School for Additive Manufacturing scholarship program of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK). Since 2023, he has been group leader of the Machines and Controls group.
Main Research Areas
• Development of laser assisted arc processes
• Wire deposition welding
• Double wire deposition welding
• Micro-wire deposition welding
• Process control and regulation for quality assurance in laser processes
LZH publications
Journal articles (reviewed) (9)
Welding Between Confinements as a New approach for high deposition rate Additive Manufacturing with laser-assised double-wire welding with nontransferred arc
Journal of Laser Applications
1
36
1-9
2024
Welding between confinements as a new approach for high deposition rate additive manufacturing with laser-assisted double wire welding with nontransferred arc
Journal of Laser Applications
1
36
2024
A small volume, local shielding gas chamber with low gas consumption for Laser Wire Additive Manufacturing of bigger titanium parts
Proceedings of the 34th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference
2023
Novel welding strategy in high deposition rate laser-assisted double-wire welding with nontransferred arc
Proceedings of the 34th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference
2023
Application of the ABA cladding technique to a wire based laser cladding process
Journal of Laser Applications
4
35
042043
2023
Process-integrated alloy adjustment in laser deposition welding with two wires
Proceedings of the 34th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference
2023
Sensitivity of process signals to deviations in material distribution and material properties of hybrid workpieces
Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Tech.
2023
Intermixing behavior of 1.4430 stainless steel and 1.4718 valve steel in in situ alloying using coaxial laser double-wire laser directed energy deposition
Journal of Laser Applications
1
35
012019
2023
Direction dependency in coaxial laser double wire Direct Energy Deposition
Procedia CIRP
111
196-200
2022
Journal articles (non-reviewed) (3)
Additive Fertigung großskaliger Produkte - Entwicklung einer Anlage zum Auftragschweißen im XXL-Format
GIESSEREI - Die Zeitschrift für Technik, Innovation und Management
11
38-40
2023
Material efficient production of functionally graded materials using coaxial laser double-wire directed energy deposition
Proc. SPIE 12414, High-Power Laser Materials Processing: Applications, Diagnostics, and Systems XII
2023
Automatic changing of weld deposit for additive manufacturing of hybrid metal-glass components using direct laser deposition
Proc. Lasers in Manufacturing (LiM)
2021
Conference papers (7)
Development and evaluation of a compact processing head for Additive Manufacturing with laser-assisted double-wire welding with nontransferred arc
Innovative Product Development by Additive Manufacturing
20.-21. September
Hannover
2023
Novel weling strategies in high deposition rate laser-assisted double-wire welding with nontransferred arc
Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium 2023
16. August
Austin, Texas (USA)
2023
Application of the ABA cladding technique to a wire based laser cladding process
International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro Optics (ICALEO)
16.-19. Oktober
Chicago
2023
Process-integrated alloy adjustment in laser deposition welding with two wires
International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF)
14.-16. August
Austin
2023
Development of a Laser Double-wire Directed Energy Deposition Process for Functionally Graded Materials and In-situ alloying
IPDAM23
20.-21. September
Hannover
2023
Monitoring of a single-mode cw laser process for texturing of aluminium cylinder bore surfaces of combustion engines for coating preparation
Conference on Lasers in Manufacturing (LiM)
26.-29. Juni
München
2023
Direction dependency in coaxial laser double wire Direct Energy Deposition
12th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies (LANE)
04.-08. September
Fürth
2022
Books (1)
Development of a Laser Double-wire Directed Energy Deposition Process for Functionally Graded Materials and In-situ alloying
Hannover : Institutionelles Repositorium der Leibniz Universität Hannover
2024
Book chapters (1)
Development of a Coaxial Laser Wire System for the Additive Manufacturing of Functional Graded Materials using Direct Energy Deposition
In:
Innovative Product Development by Additive Manufacturing 2021
Springer Nature
2022