Design for Polymer Additive Manufacturing

Design for Polymer Additive Manufacturing

Course Overview

Master key design principles for polymer-based additive manufacturing using Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF). This course provides practical strategies to optimize geometry, minimize material use, and improve print reliability—helping you design manufacturable parts that take full advantage of polymer LPBF technology.

Format: Online Course

Time Commitment: 1 hour

Ideal Duration: 1 day

Language: English 

Prerequisites: Basic CAD knowledge recommended

Key Learning Methods:

E-Learning
Video
Price:
€270,00

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Description

This course is tailored for engineers and designers experienced in CAD and familiar with traditional manufacturing processes such as injection molding or machining. You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the polymer LPBF process, covering functional design, material efficiency, and common challenges like wall thickness, orientation, and surface quality.

 

Through step-by-step guidance and real-world examples—including a medical device case study—you’ll learn how to apply DfAM principles to create lightweight, durable, and cost-effective polymer parts. Completion earns you an official EOS Certificate in Design for Polymer LPBF.

Who is it for

  • Design engineers and CAD professionals working with polymer materials
  • Engineers transitioning from traditional manufacturing to additive design
  • Anyone aiming to reduce print failures and improve part performance

What You Will Learn

  • How to design lightweight, functional parts for polymer LPBF.
  • How to apply DfAM principles for improved performance and reliability.
  • Best practices for wall thickness, orientation, and tolerances.
  • Strategies to optimize material usage and post-processing.
  • How to interpret parameter sheets and process data for quality control.

Course Breakdown

Get an overview of the Laser Powder Bed Fusion process for polymers, its advantages over traditional manufacturing, and where it fits in the additive manufacturing landscape.
Explore how polymer LPBF enables unprecedented design flexibility and how to balance geometric complexity with cost efficiency through smart nesting and part optimization.
Learn the foundational principles of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), including function-oriented design, material minimalism, and force-flow alignment to achieve lightweight, high-performance parts.
Apply practical rules for success—covering wall thickness, holes, pins, threads, hinges, fittings, and lattice structures—to ensure printability and reliable part performance.
Understand how file export, scaling, part orientation, and nesting influence print quality, dimensional accuracy, and surface finish.
Review essential finishing methods such as depowdering, bead blasting, and chemical smoothing, and learn how design choices affect post-processing results.
See how a medical device manufacturer used polymer LPBF to design and produce a patient-specific surgical guide—reducing production time and improving outcomes.
Summarize key takeaways and explore how to apply these DfAM concepts to future projects and further training opportunities within the EOS learning pathway.

FAQ

Engineers and designers who want to develop practical design skills for polymer additive manufacturing.

It focuses on the polymer LPBF process, offering design insights specific to this technology—not general additive design.

Any standard CAD software is sufficient. Data preparation tools like EOSPRINT or Materialise Magics are optional.

Learners can advance to the EOS Process Engineering and Science Certificate Program to deepen their AM expertise.

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