Lea Eilert,
Technology 6 Project Manager; ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing GmbH

Lea Eilert studied Business Engineering and Mechanical Engineering focusing on product development at the FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences. During her studies she worked as a research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology in the field of Extreme High Speed Laser Material Deposition. In her master thesis she developed parameters for processing Stainless Steel with Laser Powder Bed Fusion focussing on high productivity in cooperation with the Institute for Toolless Fabrication. Since May 2019 Ms. Eilert works as a Technology and Project Manager at the ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing.

Andreas Collet,
Research Assistant; Chair for Digital Additive Production – DAP

Andreas Collet is an engineer and holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University. After 1.5 years with a well-known German management consultancy, Mr. Collet developed a holistic analytical approach, which he now uses at the Chair for Digital Additive Production to explore the entire digital and physical process chain of Additive Manufacturing (AM). With regular market analysis and strategy development for our industry partners, Mr. Collet gets a deep insight into the real requirements to AM.”

Lea Eilert,
Technology & Project Manager, ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing GmbH

Lea Eilert studied Business Engineering and Mechanical Engineering focusing on product development at the FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences. During her studies she worked as a research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology in the field of Extreme High Speed Laser Material Deposition. In her master thesis she developed parameters for processing Stainless Steel with Laser Powder Bed Fusion focussing on high productivity in cooperation with the Institute for Toolless Fabrication. Since May 2019 Ms. Eilert works as a Technology and Project Manager at the ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing.

Steffen Hohenstein, WZL

Steffen Hohenstein is a research associate at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) of RWTH Aachen University. Steffen has worked in R&D projects which dealing with Design for additive Manufacturing for automotive industries and FDM process development in order to improve the maturity level of additive manufacturing. In his dissertation, he works on CAM algorithms to develop an application orientated trajectories planning for multi-axis 3D printing.

Patrick Neudegger, Technology Manager at KEX Knowledge Exchange AG

Patrick Neudegger, born 1984, received his Diploma in Aerospace Engineering 2014 at the University of Stuttgart. Since 2014 he is employed at KEX Knowledge Exchange AG in the area of Advanced Manufacturing & Materials. Among other topics, he participated in several consortium projects and bilateral projects regarding Additive Manufacturing.

Dr.-Ing. Kristian Arntz,
Managing Director, ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing GmbH

Kristian Arntz studied mechanical engineering and materials technology at the Technical University RWTH Aachen majoring in production technology. In his PhD thesis he developed a process model for “Multi axis hard milling of tempered high speed steel”. He worked as scientist in the Process Technology Department at the Fraunhofer IPT from 2003 to 2009, concentrating on HSC-, micro- and hard milling technology for tool and die making. In 2005 he became head of the business unit “tool and die making” offering research and consulting for companies in that area which today is one of the most recognized institutions for mold and die making research in Europe. Since April 2009, Mr. Arntz has been chief engineer of the department “laser machining” at the Fraunhofer IPT which develops and qualifies efficient manufacturing processes to use laser beam technologies in industrial value chains.

He is Technical Director and Associate of WBA Aachener Werkzeugbau Akademie, founded in 2010. This company offers consulting, services and education for tool and die making.

Since 2015 Dr. Arntz is Managing Director of ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing GmbH. ACAM offers Research and Development, Services and further education all around Additive Manufacturing in an industrial partner network.

Max Steiner,
ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing and Fraunhofer ILT

Max Steiner has studied engineering since 2009 at the RWTH and obtained in 2015 his master’s degree. During his studies Mr. Steiner was involved in several projects at the Jouhsen-Bündgens Maschinenbau GmbH and worked there on topics in the area of tool making, assembly and maintenance. Since 2015 Mr. Steiner is employed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Lasertechnology ILT in the area of Laser Metal Deposition.