Workshop “Innovative Product Development by Additive Manufacturing”
Additive Manufacturing (AM) revolutionizes product development by offering unprecedented design freedom and manufacturing capabilities. AM allows for complex geometries, enables customization and the manufacturing of products tailored to individual needs and preferences. It is possible to accelerate the product development cycle by quickly producing prototypes and to explore a wide range of materials, opening up possibilities for enhanced functionality and performance.
Learn more about the potentials of Additive Manufacturing in our workshop “Innovative Product Development by Additive Manufacturing" on September 29, 2026. We organize the workshop in collaboration with the Institute of Product Development (IPeG) at Leibniz University of Hannover. This year the workshop will once again take place at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH).
Program:
08.30
Registration
09.00
Welcome
Prof. Dr.-Ing. R. Lachmayer, Leibniz Universität Hannover, IPeG
Prof. Dr. D. Kracht, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
09.15 - 10.00
Innovative Design and Optimization Methods I
AI-supported workflow in the early phase of SGE - System Generation Engineering:
An exploratory study using an additively manufactured medical device
Anusch Musawi, Hamburg University of Technology
AI-Assisted Automation of Sustainability Assessment for
Additive Manufacturing: Bridging Engineering Requirements and Environmental Assessments
Rasool Okhovat, TU Berlin
Towards Transferable Development of
Individualised Additive Manufacturing under Defence Constraints
Siddhartha Biswas, University of the Bundeswehr Munich
10.00 - 10.30
Break
10.30 - 11.30
Advanced Additive Manufacturing Processes I
A Geometry-Based Evaluation Framework for Laser Powder Bed Fusion Incorporating Beam Shaping
Laura Sun, TU Darmstadt
Influence of Substrate Heating and Stress-Relief Annealing
on the Geometrical Accuracy of PBF-LB/M-Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V IBS Grid Structures
Dr.-Ing. Michael Müller, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
Infuence of Welding Parameters in Laser-Based Directed Energy Deposition
on the Manufacturing of Support-Free Bridge Structures Using Embedded Wire Scafolds
Marvin Spengler, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover
Investigation of Recycled MAR-M247 Powder Feedstock from
Aircraft Engine Scrap and Process Development for Laser-Based Directed Energy Deposition
Antonios Giourgas, MTU Maintenance Hannover
11.30 - 13.15
Lunch Break | Demonstration and tour in the LZH test field | Poster AM2H2
Poster AM2H2
Material Concept for Additively Manufactured Ammonia Crackers
Niclas Zerner, TU Clausthal
Development of a hybrid laser system for simultaneous wire and powder deposition
Christian Schröder, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover
Additive Manufacturing of Graded 316L/IN625 Components for Ammonia Reformers
Marco-Nicolas Galati, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
Topology Morphing for Wire DED:
Optimizing Surface-to-Volume Ratios for Compact Additive Heat Exchangers
Kiran Pabha, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
Multi-Material PBF-LB Process Development for Ammonia Reactors
Ina Meyer, Leibniz University Hannover, IPeG
Multi-Objective Optimization of Ammonia Decomposition Reactors
Lennart Mesecke, Leibniz University Hannover, IPeG
13.15 – 14.15
Novel Applications of Additive Manufacturing
Algorithm-based design of fow channels in high-performance ceramic components
Dr.-Ing. Stefan Holtzhausen, TU Dresden
A Methodology for Identifying AM Use Cases:
Redesign and Validation of a Recurve Bow and Compliant Bicycle Stem
Hussein Tarhini, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Functional Stiffness of a Patient-Specific PA12 Ankle-Foot
Orthosis Manufactured by Multi Jet Fusion: A Pilot Experimental Study
Olha Musiienko, Ph.D., Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
From Printed Defects to AR Inspection:
Additive Manufacturing as an Enabler of Defect Data Generation for AI-Based Quality Assurance
Finn Lukas Budde, Paderborn University
14.15 - 14.35
Break
14.35 – 15.20
Innovative Design and Optimization Methods II
A feasibility assessment workbench for
orientation-dependent part analysis in metal additive manufacturing
Claudius Ellsel, TU Berlin
Nesting Trade-Offs in Sinter-Based Additive Manufacturing:
Support Minimization vs. Furnace Utilization
David Stachg, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
Topology Optimisation-Informed Graded Connectors
for Stress Mitigation in Additively Manufactured Lattices
Dr.-Ing. Tobias Rosnitschek, University of Bayreuth
15.20 - 15.40
Break
15.40 – 16.25
Advanced Additive Manufacturing Processes II
Toward Lights-Out FLM Print Farms:
Automated Build-Plate Exchange, Cache/Storage, and AI-Based Readiness Inspection
Prof. Dr. Marcus Menzel, Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences
Physics-Informed Modelling of Substrate Temperature in Large-Format
Additive Manufacturing: Single-Operating-Point Feasibility Study and Identifiability Analysis
Roberto Seyfert, Fraunhofer IWU
Function-Related Energy Efficiency of FFF-Printed PLA Infill Structures
under Compressive Loading: An Experimental Comparison of Cross, TPMS-D and TPMS-G Patterns
Haoze Wang, TU Ilmenau
16.25
Farwell
Here you can download the program as a PDF-file.
Registration
Free registration until September 18, 2026 on our website
Timeline and Submission Dates:
Final Paper Submission / Registration: 11.09.2026
Workshop: 29.09.2026
Previous books (Springer Vieweg):
Innovative Produktentwicklung durch additive Fertigung – Innovative Product Development by Additive Manufacturing 2025
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-72573-3
Innovative Produktentwicklung durch additive Fertigung – Innovative Product Development by Additive Manufacturing 2024
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-71380-8
Innovative Produktentwicklung durch additive Fertigung – Innovative Product Development by Additive Manufacturing 2023
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-69327-8"
Innovative Product Development by Additive Manufacturing 2022
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27261-5
Innovative Product Development by Additive Manufacturing 2021
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05918-6
Konstruktion für die Additive Fertigung 2020
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63030-3
Konstruktion für die Additive Fertigung 2019
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-61149-4
Konstruktion für die Additive Fertigung 2018
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-59058-4
Additive Serienfertigung
ISBN: 978-3-662-56463-9
Additive Manufacturing Quantifiziert
ISBN: 978-3-662-54113-5
3D-Druck beleuchtet
ISBN: 978-3-662-49056-3
Workshop Location:
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
Hollerithallee 8
30419 Hannover
Here is a map.
Scientific Committee*
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Henning Ahlers, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Kaierle, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Kirchner, Technical University of Darmstadt
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Roland Lachmayer, Leibniz University Hannover
Prof. Dr. Iryna Mozgova, Paderborn University
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kristin Paetzold-Byhain, Dresden University of Technology
*As of August, 2026.
Chairs
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Roland Lachmayer (IPeG)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Kaierle (LZH)
M. Sc. Marcus Oel (IPeG)
Contact
Email: AM@ipeg.uni-hannover.de
Telephone: +49 511 762 13427
Web: www.ipeg.uni-hannover.de
