We congratulate Thomas Künneke to the successful completion of his doctoral studies on "Methodical development of design guidelines for the design of directly additively manufactured particle dampers from laser beam melting". His research focussed on the respective development of a test stand and experimental analyses as part of metal-based Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/M). Due to his research, design guidelines for designing particle dampers in additively manufactured structures could be derived and documented.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Roland Lachmeyer, head of the Institute of Product Development and Equipment Construction at the Leibniz University Hannover was the co-advisor.
In addition to his research and teaching activities, Thomas Künneke was involved in student counseling, publicly and industry funded projects as well as cooperation topics at the DMRC.
During his employment as a research associate at the Chair of Design and Drive Technology as well as at the DMRC from September 2014 to September 2022, his research focused on the additive manufacturing processes Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and metal- and plastic powder-bades Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/P and PBF-LB/M). Next to analyses relevant to his doctoral studies, research in hybrid process chains, design methods and digitalization approaches to additive manufacturing was also addressed.
Thomas Künneke is presently employed as project manager for the production of mechatronic systems at Beckhoff Automation in Gütersloh. We wish him all the best for his professional and personal future and thank him for his work at the Chair of Design and Drive Technology as well as at the DMRC!
