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Obituary Uwe Fresenborg

Dear colleagues, members & friends,

we have received the sad news that our former chairman of the board and honorary member Uwe Fresenborg passed away unexpectedly and suddenly Wednesday night at the age of 56.

He got to know and appreciate Additive Manufacturing at Airbus and then paved the way for this exciting technology within the DB Group. As a convinced networker, Uwe Fresenborg was the visionary initiator of Mobility goes Additive, as he recognized very early on that the potential of 3D printing can only be exploited in cross-industry collaboration.

He was very proud of the fact that since 2016 this idea has found over 130 comrades-in-arms and he expressed this appreciation with great persuasiveness at our Annual Meetings when he walked through the rows and spoke about the joint projects and successes of the network. The involvement of suppliers and close cooperation between the European railroads was also a matter close to his heart.

Anyone who knew him personally will be able to confirm that the man from Cloppenburg in northern Germany had a very strong personality. A full-blooded producer whose passion was the operational business. A man with an impressive stature and a powerful voice, who liked to address people personally and was a real “Spotlight Tiger”. A “doer” and a friend of clear, direct words – yet with a soft core.

Before joining Deutsche Bahn Fahrzeuginstandhaltung, the trained engineer worked for Airbus for many years. After that – in November 2019 – Mr. Fresenborg took over the CEO position of the company Deharde GmbH until last. At that time, he also relinquished the chairmanship of the network’s management board. To honor his achievements, he was awarded honorary membership in “his” network.

Uwe Fresenborg was particularly proud of his two sons and four grandchildren. We extend our special sympathy to his family and relatives in these difficult times.

Uwe Fresenborg will always remain in our best memories!

Additive Inspirations #6

Due to Corona, digital technologies are in greater demand than ever before: aviation and automotive markets have suffered severely from the crisis, new jobs for 3D printing machines have to be identified to fill capacities, while operators try to compensate for supply bottlenecks with 3D printing. Additive Manufacturing is in search of new impulses for its market.

As a virtual teaser to the MGA Annual Meeting 2020, we started a new online webinar series to keep our network connected. In exciting presentations, we highlighted recent practical examples and gave impulses as to the segments in which Additive Manufacturing can apply and expand its potential.

On January 21 we restarted this format with Prof. Dr. Jens Kurreck of the Technische Universität Berlin in a session on The Veggie Way: 3d printing prevents animal testing. Prof. Dr. Kurreck gave an insight into bioprinting of liver and lung models by pneumatic extrusion, the use of bio printed organ models in infection biology, cancer studies on bio printed organ models and the bioprinting initiatives in Berlin.

Now we would once again like to invite you to our next Additive Inspirations Session on March 25 at 14.00 CET. Bruno Knychalla, Managing Director of Additive Tectonics GmbH, will be our guest for this session on: “Radically innovative construction – buildings powered by Rocket Science”.

We are happy to learn about how innovative simulation and design strategies can decisively shape the built world of tomorrow through the latest possibilities in additive manufacturing. The talk will show how such technologies are being applied across disciplines to produce not only extremely performant, but also sustainable and stunning architecture. Groundbreaking developments in the field of 3D printing in concrete, artificial stone and other building materials of Additiv Tectonics GmbH will be shown and explained.

Materials – Focus Group Technical Standards

In order to bundle the majority of interests, better understand the market and jointly advance AM, they are working in 6 focus groups.

One of these Focus Groups is TECHNICAL STANDARDS tasked with standardization, guidelines and norms in 3D printing. The group developed into a kind of pool of knowledge about what material standards do already exist, which AM specific testing methods are available and where major white spots are.

Over 340 standards and norms were collected, but of those only 66 could be collected completely with all available details. The completeness of a database from all existing norms and standards proved to be a major challenge.

But the cooperation with the major standardization institutes and platforms such as DIN, ISO, VDI and ASTM was the path to success. A win-win-situation for the institutions and our network: we gained access to all available standards and norms and the standardization bodies profited from its increasing visibility.

1.5 years of hard work paid off: Under the categorie “Technical Standards” on the weboostam platform a database with all available standards, norms and guidelines is accessible for our members. Here, the appropriate standard can be found according to the individual interest through a clear filter logic.

What happens next? To improve the database, we need it to be empowered by our members. Therefore, our request: Please check out the platform and give us your honest feedback!

The next step will be to integrate medical standards and norms from our Medical Division to the database.

Not quite up to date on standards? TĂśV SĂśD has agreed to not only support us with updating the platform but to also offer free training sessions to our members on these topics:

Thank you,TĂśV SĂĽd, for this support! To participate in any of these sessions, please contact the head of the Working Group, Dr. Tina Schlingmann

Hospitals: A successful Kick Off

Thank you to the Parc Taulí Hospital Barcelona, Tel Aviv Medical Center, German Heart Center Berlin, Charité – University Clinic Berlin, Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin, Medical University Graz, University Clinic Eppendorf, University Clinic Basel and Hospital of the Armed Forces Berlin for joining us and enriching the kick off with you expertise.

Special thanks to Jonathan Morris, who gave a fantastic presentation about the wide scope of additive manufacturing at the Mayo Clinic, thus providing an inspiration for other hospitals.

In this first discussion, the following key topics for the working group were raised:

  • Change management: Decision makers need to know what to expect with the use of additive manufacturing technologies.
  • Quality management: Establishment of new standards. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs( are often already regulated for in-house processes, but are regulated differently for external suppliers.
  • Increase awareness of materials, especially new materials
  • networking with industry
  • further training programs

In the next working group meetings, we would like to address the raised topics in more detail.

We will start on 2 March 2021 with the topic of quality management, inviting Simon Schlagintweit from TĂśV SĂĽd Service GmbH and Dr. Ă–zlem WeiĂź, CEO of Expertants GmbH.
The speakers head our medical working groups Approval and Materials and are well-known experts on the topic of quality management in the medical sector.

In the following working group meeting, we will then address the topic of change management.

Working Student (Werkstudent) f/m/x for 3dprinting in Medical

From our office in the south of Berlin you will work with some of the leading professionals in the field of 3d printing and Additive Manufacturing. Along with other creatives, engineers and strategists, you’ll play an important role in field of Additive Manufacturing in the Medical Sector. You should have a keen interest and intuitive understanding of trends, especially in the technical and additive manufacturing fields. However, we would also be happy to support you as a newcomer in this field.

YOUR TASKS

  • Independent research on data and content of 3D printing in medicine
  • Maintenance of databases and support for the expansion of the website
  • Support for presentations, events, workshops, meetings etc.
  • Assistence of working group meetings

YOUR PROFILE

  • You are a registered student in the field of medical technology or other technical orientation (e.g. biotechnology). You are available as a working student for at least two semesters.
  • High commitment and enthusiasm for medical applications and digital technologies
  • distinguish yourself through your open-minded and proactive manner as well as your independent, conscientious and committed way of working.
  • You also have a very good knowledge of MS-Office as well as very good written and spoken German and English skills

WHY MGA

  • We rely on flat hierarchies and are respectful, loyal and appreciative
  • We offer a steep learning curve and opportunities of professional development within the network
  • Equipment with own laptop, remote working by arrangement
  • Modern flexible workplace with cosy and warm atmosphere, free coffee and softdrinks, located directly opposite brew dog gastronomy
  • Immediate entry possible

Introduce yourself to us if you like : Motivation letter, curriculum vitae, certificates, your salary expectations and possible starting date to : hr@mobilitygoesadditive.com . Your contact is Susann MĂĽhler. We are looking forward to your application!

Additive Inspirations – Session #5

Due to Corona, digital technologies are in greater demand than ever before: aviation and automotive markets have suffered severely from the crisis, new jobs for 3D printing machines have to be identified to fill capacities, while operators try to compensate for supply bottlenecks with 3D printing. Additive Manufacturing is in search of new impulses for its market.

As a virtual teaser to the MGA Annual Meeting 2020, we started a new online webinar series to keep our network connected. In exciting presentations, we highlighted recent practical examples and gave impulses as to the segments in which Additive Manufacturing can apply and expand its potential.

Restarting on January 21 and to sweeten the time until we can all meet again, we will keep the ball rolling with regular online events.

Join us and Prof. Dr. Jens Kurreck of the Technische Universität Berlin on January 21 at 13.00 CET for a session on The Veggie Way: 3d printing prevents animal testing and learn more about Bioprinting.

New Marketing Responsibilities

Nothing is as constant as change, which is why we take this opportunity to say goodbye to our Marketing Director Susanne Merten after 2 years of great development work in our network marketing.

But she will not be far away for us. Susanne has the great opportunity to take over the responsibility for the marketing activities regarding 3D printing within Deutsche Bahn.
So, we hope for even more exciting use cases and strong cooperation and wish her good luck in the new position! Thanks a lot for your work at MGA!

We are very pleased to have found an excellent successor in Berit Thal,
who previously supported us in event management. In future, Berit Thal will be available as a contact person for all marketing and event topics.

LightCon: Call for Papers

Especially in these times, innovations and thoughts of the future are what keep us going!
The new international trade fair for lightweight construction solutions “LightCon”, organized by Deutsche Messe with Composites United as the technology sponsor, will for the first time in 2021 showcase the latest trends and solutions in the field of lightweight construction, spanning all materials, technologies and sectors of industry.

Again we are happy to be part of this promising sector of Additive Manufacturing, our Managing Director Stefanie Brickwede together with Dr. Gunnar Merz from Composites United e.V. heads the Advisory Board of the LightCon 2021.

In an interview, Stefanie informed us, why she supports this trade fair: “Lightcon has the great task of providing information about innovative materials and new manufacturing technologies to enable new applications. To this end, experts will provide information on the latest trends and real implemented applications can be experienced on site. Especially in small and medium-sized companies, the possibilities are often not sufficiently explored yet. Get inspired by other companies at LightCon!”

The Advisory Board is convinced that lightweight construction solutions are indispensable for achieving climate targets and a sustainable economy. “Sustainability Needs Lightweight Design” is therefore the motto of LightCon 2021 and focuses on four key topics: material solutions, manufacturing innovations, sustainable lightweight engineering and design, and applications and use cases. The deadline for submitting presentations on these topics is December 10.

Learn more

RAILiability & Friends

The MGA Mobility working group RAILiability is the platform for exchange of European railways for the use of Additive Manufacturing e.g. in the spare parts sector for mutual benefit and the development of common use cases.
Since the beginning this has been a closed group for the railways to share knowledge amongst their own kind, without external influences.
However, RAILiability has now considered inviting guests from the network to individual meetings with specific topics. This newely introduced meeting format will be known as “RAILiability & Friends”.

The pioneer working joining RAILiability will be Materials. This working group with more than 60 members is by far our largest group, proving the point that when it comes to higher accuracies, better components, new technologies and new AM applications, there is no getting-around the topic of Materials. In Additive Manufacturing, the range of materials is even wider than the number of different technologies therefore the aim of the group is to bundle common interests, better understand the market and jointly advance AM.

The topic of this first fusion of the two working groups will be “flame-resistant plastics”. On Dec 3rd 2020 MATERIALS & RAILiability want to discuss the development needs of flame-resistant plastics and push the topic further.

Welcoming new members

Now more than ever it has become clear that Additive Manufacturing is a technology capable of withstanding crises. We are going against the negative Corona trend and greet seven new members since August from different branches of the industry to our network.

Meet our newest members:

 

SNFC

The SNCF is the public service provider for rail and mobility solutions in France. The SNCF is currently working on additive manufacturing for trains and infrastructure with a focus on maintenance and engineering of rail vehicles and is interested in sharing experiences with European industry representatives, which could be done now and in the future.

 

r3volutionD

r3volutionD would like to expand and deepen its network and knowledge in the AM industry and learn more about new materials and processes in order to drive innovation in the company and develop exciting new products in the equestrian sector. To this end, they bring a slightly different perspective on additive manufacturing.

 

ILAS TU HH

Equipped with a long history in laser material processing, the Institute for Laser and Systems Engineering researches and develops additive manufacturing processes. In addition to technology transfer to industry, the focus is on the development of bionic 3D printing technologies, the training of skilled personnel and the design and calculation of multifunctional additive components.

 

SPEE3D

SPEE3D was founded because the same problems came up again and again… the production of metal parts was simply difficult. Through new technologies, SPEE3D enables the world’s most cost effective manufacturing process for metal additives. They make metal parts in the fastest possible way and enable the use of metal cold spray technology to produce industrial quality metal parts in minutes, not days or weeks.

 

OST FH

The OST is the university of applied sciences of the six cantons of Eastern Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. With six departments and more than 1,000 current research projects, the OST unites an educational and research tradition of more than 170 years. The OST aims to support the network with experience and to build up further know-how, as well as to accompany the further development of AM.

 

Additive Marking

As a young start-up, Additive Marking wants to further develop an already very disruptive industry. They offer software solutions to integrate individual markings into digital product data. Their vision is to help companies to further automate their additive production lines by using software “”The path to industrial, additive series production is not always straight and often not easy to follow, but our expertise and agility will help us and our partners to follow it””.

 

Fehrmann Alloys

3D printing is the cross-section production technology of the future. But there is no printing without metal powder: With 50 years of experience in the development of high-performance aluminum for casting and the first own high-performance aluminum powders, Fehrmann is making a significant contribution to establishing 3D printing and strengthening Germany and Europe as leading regions for metal 3D printing. “

16.04.2024

Kick-Off Focus Group Dental

On April 16, 2024 the time has finally come: MGA Medical is kicking off a new Focus Group for the Working Group Use Cases.

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