Powder Handling and Flow for Additive Manufacturing

Course Dates

1 - 2 July 2020

Course Fee

£825 per delegate

Discounts are available for multiple attendances from the same company when booking at the same time.

Content

Day 1 - Basic introduction

Metal and Plastic Powders in the AM process:

• Recycle and quality issues;
• Contamination and Oxidation issues;
• Standards for AM Powders

Basic introduction to handling processes:

• Hoppers for storage and discharge; flow patterns, principles of reliable flow
• Powder flow properties;
• Pneumatic conveying; key components, features and operating issues;
• Fluidisation;

Characterisation and control of powder properties

• Powder flow measurements;
• Environmental effects;
• Density measurements and particle morphology

Basic overview of powder evolution and quality loss:

Day 2 - Quality considerations in depth

• Control of flow properties;
• Segregation in processes
• Particle aggregation;
• Powder electrostatics;
• Particle degradation
• Workshop

Format

Presentations and demonstrations (where appropriate) will be used to illustrate key points. A tour round the host venue will be part of the course.

Why should you attend?

If you work in powder-based AM processing you will find this course to be invaluable as you are guided through the critical aspects of powder handling and management. You do not need any previous formal training to attend, you just need to work in this relatively new field of processing. It will also be extremely useful if you are about to change career direction to AM processing.

Presenters

Experts from the Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, Carpenter Additive and Fraunhofer IFAM Institute, Bremen have come together to provide a varied programme of presentations, demonstrations and workshops with the help of the  local KTN focussing on AM.

Prof Mike Bradley, Director of the Wolfson Centre, has worked internationally on design and troubleshooting of bulk solids handling as a commercial consultant and research expert for over thirty years.

Dr Neil Harrison, Materials Development Manager at Carpenter Additive, has over 5 years of academic and industrial experience in metal powder AM, including work on alloy design, powder behaviour and powder evolution.

Claus Aumund-Kopp,  Group Leader for AM at the Fraunhofer IFAM Institute in Bremen, has worked with metal powders for AM powder bed fusion and AM binder jetting approaches for over fifteen years.

Please note: Each of the above companies reserves the right to substitute leaders of equal quality should this be dictated by circumstances beyond their control

Venue

TBC

Registration

To register and request invoice payment please click here.

To register and pay by credit card please complete the online booking form.
The fee is payable upon return of the registration form and covers lectures, course notes, lunch, refreshments and the networking reception on the evening before the course.

All applicants will be acknowledged and confirmed. See here for discounts available and cancellation charges.