Two weeks from AM fundamentals to application

Week 1 focuses on processes and materials. Week 2 expands into design, artificial intelligence, process control, post-processing, characterisation and industrial implementation. A team project runs across both weeks.

WEEK 1

Processes and materials

18 to 24 January 2027

Detailed timetable

WEEK 2

Design intelligence and industrialisation

25 to 29 January 2027

LEARNING OUTCOMES

From programme content to research practice

Participants combine scientific understanding, laboratory experience and industrial perspectives in a collaborative AM project.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

What participants will learn

• Identify the main AM process families and compare their advantages and limitations.
• Select an AM strategy based on product requirements, material and production volume.
• Relate material selection, process conditions and component performance.
• Integrate AM with conventional manufacturing and post-processing.
• Apply an AM workflow to a case study and communicate the results.

CREDITS AND CERTIFICATE

Recognition of participation

Participants who attend the required activities, complete the team project and present the final poster session receive a certificate of participation. The Winter School awards 3 ECTS credits, subject to recognition by the participant home institution.

TEAM PROJECT

A shared challenge across both weeks

International teams develop an additive manufacturing strategy for a research or industrial case, compare alternatives and communicate their proposal in the final poster session.