Fraunhofer Institute IAPT

Prof. Ingomar Kelbassa took over as director of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Additive Manufacturing Technologies IAPT in Hamburg on April 1, 2022. He succeeds Prof. Ralf-Eckhard Beyer.

Ingomar Kelbassa sees Fraunhofer as an enabler of value creation in Germany. As the new director of Fraunhofer IAPT, he intends to eradicate problems that plague the industry and, in the long term, wants to ensure that 3D printing is used on a large industrial scale.

Part 1/6 Can you give a short introduction about yourself?

Part 2/6 How do you envision the future of Additive Manufacturing, and what will be the contribution of the Fraunhofer IAPT?

Part 3/6 Do you think enhancing the virtualization of Additive Manufacturing can lead to a wider market adoption?

Part 4/6 Hamburg wants to become the city of innovation, how do you think Fraunhofer IAPT will contribute to that?  

Part 5/6 As the new director of the Fraunhofer IAPT, what are your plans for the future? 

Part 6/6 70 days in office, a first summary: What happened so far? What is planned for the future?