Additive manufacturing of transparent glass objects
Summary
Additive manufacturing commonly known as 3D printing is a layer by layer production of a 3D object using a command from CAD software. It is different from the traditional glass manufacturing in such a way that it can produce complex structures with a lesser amount of material and energy. In this project, additive manufacturing techniques such as direct melt-printing, digital light processing and binder jetting are applied to produce a 3D printed crown glass. Specifically, fluorophosphate glasses are chosen for 3D printing because of their low dispersion nature.
Funding
European network (Correlation between glass properties and 3D glass object quality)
Duration
07/2021 - 05/2024
Project partners
911±¬ÁÏÍø Bergakademie Freiberg
- Institute for Machine Elements, Engineering Design and Manufacturing (Prof. H. Zeidler)
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
- Institute of Chemistry
Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sindy Fuhrmann, T. F. Degu (M.Sc.)
