Equipment
Neue Materialien Fürth GmbH
Additive manufacturing
- ARCAM A2X and ARCAM Q10: 60 kV acc. voltage, 3 kW beam power, medium-sized build envelope
- Retrofit S12 and Retrofit A2: ELO, 60 kV acc. voltage, 6 kW beam power, medium-sized build envelope
- Freemelt ONE: ELO, 60 kV acc. voltage, 6 kW beam power, small-sized build envelope
- Pro beam K20-2 and Pro beam 30S: ELO, 150 kV acc. voltage, 45 kW power, large-sized build envelope
Casting
- Thixomolding®-unit with clamping force 650 t (HyMet650 Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.)
- Direct compounding prototype system with a clamping force of 400 t (casting machine with compounder)
Polymers
- Multi-component injection moulding machine with a clamping force of 120 t (KraussMaffei Technologie GmbH)
- Continuous Compression Moulding (CCM) with 25" and 50" production width (Teubert Maschinenbau GmbH)
- Precision forming press with a clamping force of 200 t (Langzauner GmbH)
- Large-scale additive manufacturing device (Massivit)
Powder metallurgy
- Continuous powder extrusion press with modified tool temperature control (prototype system, extrusion wheel diameter of 300 mm)
- Explosion-proof roller compactor for compacting metal bulk materials (prototype system)
Simulation
- Cluster with 96 cores for simulation computations
- Flow-3D (Flow Science Deutschland GmbH)
- ProCAST (ESI Group)
- code_aster (open source)
- Yade (open source)
- Simufact.forming
Forming
- Hydraulic press with integrated orbital forming function (Lasco Umformtechnik GmbH)
- CO2 cutting laser with 3.2 kW (Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG)
- High speed testing machine with 160 kN and testing speeds up to 20 m/s (Zwick GmbH & Co. KG)
- Rolling mill with metal preheating (Gerd Wolff Maschinenfabrik GmbH)
ABOUT US
Neue Materialien Fürth GmbH (NMF) is a national research center of the Bavarian State. We transform cutting-edge materials and manufacturing methods into industrial solutions. Our 3000 m² testing field is equipped with large-scaled industrial facilities. The scope of our work is not limited to research – we also manufacture prototypes and small batches.
Neue Materialien Fürth GmbH is linked with Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH and the University of Erlangen (Universität Erlangen/FAU).
You will find us at Dr.-Mack-Straße 81 in 90762 Fürth,
or simply let yourself be guided by Google Maps.
Contact
Funding
Neue Materialien Fürth GmbH is institutionally funded by:
