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Advanced Manufacturing Centre

The Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Advanced Manufacturing at the University of Twente offers innovative services to strengthen the (manufacturing) industry in the region and beyond. To embody our mission, we have our own office, which includes a state-of-the-art industrial shop floor: the Advanced Manufacturing Centre.
We are looking forward to your visit and do exciting, innovative projects together!

The shop floor is based around the following technical areas:

(Flexible) Matrix Assembly

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Additive Manufacturing

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Metrology

5G & Connectivity

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Digital Twinning

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Precision Assembly

The Advanced Manufacturing Centre offers industry the opportunity to:

  • Experience state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies
  • Experiment with new ways of configuring their manufacturing systems
  • Engage in projects in the AMC
  • Conduct feasibility studies and work on proof-of-concepts
  • Access other field labs for challenges outside of our expertise

Shopfloor layout

 

Name

Short Description

A – 3DGence F421
A – 3DGence MMS
B – Aconity3D MIDI+
C – Additive Industries MetalFab1
D – Aixemtec XT-FAS-500
E – Bambu Lab X1C 3D Printer
F – Demcon Robot Production Unit
G – Ericsson 5G
H – FormLabs Form 3L
I – GFMS CUT-AM 500
J – IMS Welding Process Unit
K – Makino D500
L – Meltio M450
M – Montratec Shuttle Logistics
N – Normfinish 3D Smart Clean
O – ORYX SCA 1200ht
P – OTTO 100 AMR
Q – Production Cockpit
R – RETSCH Planetary Ball Mill
S – Valk Welding WAAM Container
T – Vention Robot Production Units
U – Zeiss ScanBox 5110 RC
V – zRapid iSLM 160

Short Description

A – Dual extruder 3D printer
A – Material management system
B – Multi-material Metal 3D Printer
C – Ti64 Laser Powder Bed Fusion 3D Printer
D – Modular and highly accurate assembly station
E – FDM 3D-printer for polymers
F – Robot production unit
G – 5G network
H – Large Format Resin 3D Printer
I – Wire EDM Machine
J – Automated resistance welding unit for battery modules
K – 5-Axis CNC milling machine
L – DED 3D printer for metals
M – Logistic shuttle system
N – Sandblaster and tumbler
O – Polymer support dissolving system
P – Autonomous Mobile Robot
Q – Information provisioning and management
R – Planetary ball mill for metal scraps
S – Mobile WAAM 3D Printer
T – Flexible pick and place
U – Optical 3D Measuring Equipment
V – Powder Bed Sintering Machine

Project ideas with the AMC?

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