Our third workshop on the additive process chain in the field of digitalization took place at the premises of our network partner pro-beam systems GmbH. In a fitting environment, speakers from industry and research provided interesting insights into technologies, trends and innovations:

• Additive manufacturing at a glance [M.Trautmann, TUC]
• WEBAM – Wire Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing [M.Will, pro-beam]
• LaserCusing® - Complex products rethought [M.Grütze, H+E Produktentwicklung]
• Integrated digital process chain for additive hybrid manufacturing [A.Hoffmann, Arc solutions]
• Smart Surface Control® [R.Bernstein, BMF]
• WirePrint - Network for industrial wire-based 3D printing [I.Dani, IWU]

Our second workshop on retrofittable features for monitoring and control of drives was held at the TU Chemnitz to great acclaim.

The colleagues from the control engineering department presented in interesting lectures as well as live in the test field:

• Methods for identification of controlled systems during operation
• Algorithms for monitoring performance and dynamics
• Method for non-invasive determination of machining forces
• Current approaches to force/position control in manufacturing technology

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Our first workshop on funding opportunities through SAB / SBG and the current status of property rights and patent rights took place on July 3 2019 at the Chemnitz University of Technology.

Current information on the following topics was presented:

• SAB funding programs for companies
• Funding modules of the SBG in the area of economy
• Patent and property right