Additive manufacturing processes can be classified according to their mechanisms of action in accordance with DIN EN ISO/ASTM 52900. Individual processes can also combine several mechanisms of action.

Mechanism of Action /
AM Process
Abreviation Materials
Polymers Metal Other
Binder Jetting
3D-Printing
3DP
X
X
X
Direct Energy Deposition
Laser Metal Deposition / Laser Cladding
LMD
X
Wire Arc AM / Wire Cladding
WAAM
X
Material Extrusion
Fused Layer Modeling
FLM
X
X
Material Jetting
Poly-Jet Modelling
PJM
X
Powder Bed Fusion
Laser Sintering
LS
X
X
X
Laser Powder Bed Fusion
LPBF / LBM
X
Electron Beam Melting
EPBF / EBM
X
Multi Jet Fusion (HP)
MJF
X
Sheet Lamination
Layer Laminated Manufacturing
LLM
X
X
X
(Vat) Photopolymerisation
Stereolithography
SL
X
Digital Light Processing
DLP
X

The research-oriented cooperation with the FH Aachen enables us to cover many of the additive manufacturing processes for the production of polymers as well as metallic components at the Aachen site and make them accessible to our customers.