DIAMETER General Assembly: Focus on data collection and Next Project Steps

The General Assembly of the DIAMETER project, hosted at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), was a key opportunity for partners to review the project’s progress and align on upcoming activities.

The discussions centered on the data collection phase for additive manufacturing technologies, the first step needed to design experiments that will lead to the development of DIAMETER’s digital tools.

In particular, partners reported on progress in the five technologies under investigation:

• LPBF (Laser Powder Bed Fusion) – led by  Valland
• PBF (Powder Bed Fusion) – led by KTH
• DED(Directed Energy Deposition) – led by Trentino Sviluppo
• AFSD(Additive Friction Stir Deposition) – led by AMRC
• MMD (Molten Metal Deposition) – led by ValCUN

The collected data will feed into process simulation and environmental impact assessment through LCI (Life Cycle Inventory) and LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) methodologies, paving the way for software tools capable of evaluating the sustainability of different manufacturing processes.

During the meeting, Moduleworks presented initial developments on process simulation applied to the different technologies, aiming to build an integrated descriptive model. In addition, the KTH Royal Institute of Technology led a briefing on intellectual property management, defining parameters for the use and exploitation of research results.

The General Assembly highlighted the importance of close collaboration across the consortium and confirmed that the data gathered will be crucial to ensure reliability, transparency, and scientific value in DIAMETER’s journey towards more circular and sustainable manufacturing.

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