www.3dsystems.com With almost 30 years of additive manufacturing (AM) research and as the third largest contributor to AM, the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) in Belgium is one of the leading AM academic institutes in the world. The KU Leuven AM research group is led by Professor Dr. Ir. Ing. Brecht Van Hooreweder from the mechanical engineering department at KU Leuven, who is continuing and extending research activities in different areas related to laser-based AM including: • Broadening the AM materials palette to include ceramics, aluminum, and biomaterials; • Relating process conditions to static and dynamic mechanical properties by analyzing microstructure, texture, porosity, and thermal stresses; • Optimizing machine design and process for software and hardwar

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