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Germany Study Visit was Held

A study visit to Germany was held on 17-21 January 2022 within the scope of the Technical Assistance for Establishment of Eskişehir Design and Innovation Centre. EDIC Director Hakan Ünal, Project Team Leader Dr. Kastytis Gečas with the delegation of EDIC Staff visited the innovation centers in Krailling, Aachen and Düsseldorf, introduced EDIC and its services and learned about the centers.

On the first day of the study visit, EOS GmbH in Krailling, which provides consultancy, training, design, cost and feasibility analysis services in the field of additive manufacturing, was visited and information received on the following topics; project processes, metal and polymer additive manufacturing processes, process parameters for additive manufacturing, design criteria, post processes and occupational health and safety.

Germany Study Visit continued with “Aachen Center for Additive Manufactuing GmbH” affiliated to Aachen University. After the training modules given by the center and the presentations about the history of additive manufacturing in Aachen, the 3D printing samples produced in the molding room were examined.

In the meetings held with the EOS Innovation Center in Düsseldorf, which operates as a separate unit with its own budget and income, completely independent from machinery production, and serves small and medium-sized industrial enterprises in Northwest Germany, in addition to the services provided by the center, the occupational safety measures were also discussed. After visiting the machine park, the EDIC team also exchanged ideas about possible collaborations with EOS.