Expertise
Additive Manufacturing
- Laser-Powder bed fusion
- Stereolithography
- Fused Layer Manufacturing
- Process Chain Optimization
Design for Additive Manufacturing
- Topology optimization
- Lattice & Surface structures
- Data preparation
Training & Consulting
Publications
Papers
- Schwarz, A. Gebhardt, M. Schleser, and P. Popoola, "New Welding Joint Geometries Manufactured by Powder Bed Fusion from 316L," Materials Performance and Characterization 8, no. 6 (2019): 1249-1264
Conference Proceedings
- Benjamin Gerhards, Markus Schleser, Christian Otten, Alexander Schwarz, Andreas Gebhardt, Innovative Laser Beam Joining Technology for Additive Manufactured Parts, 72nd IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference
Books
- Andreas Gebhardt, Alexander Schwarz, Produktgestaltung für die Additive Fertigung, Hanser Verlag, 2019, München
Conference Speeches
- Alexander Schwarz. New design possibilities for welding of AM parts, PISA, The Plastics Institute of Southern Africa, Conference 2017, 9-11 November 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Education
Doctor of Engineering in Metallurgy Engineering
- Integration of joining fixtures into parts manufactured by Selective Laser Melting
- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
Master of Engineering
- Specialization: Mechanical Design Engineering
- Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Bachelor of Engineering
- Specialization: Development and Design Engineering
- Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany