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Stefan Junk

• Processes and materials in Additive manufacturing have advanced significantly in recent years and are increasingly being used in both scientific and industrial applications. Therefore, it is important to integrate these new additive processes and the selection of suitable materials into engineering studies. This paper presents an innovative course called “Workshop Additive Manufacturing”, whichProcesses and materials in Additive manufacturing have advanced significantly in recent years and are increasingly being used in both scientific and industrial applications. Therefore, it is important to integrate these new additive processes and the selection of suitable materials into engineering studies. This paper presents an innovative course called “Workshop Additive Manufacturing”, which provides knowledge about additive manufacturing through a project. In this project, students work in multidisciplinary teams to develop a product and realize it through additive manufacturing. The development of a scale model wind turbine as a functional and economic prototype for sustainable energy generation is a key feature of this new course. The students carry out all the steps from idea generation to the manufacturing of the models. This includes the development of a gearbox and the integration of a generator. At the end of the project, the models are tested for functionality and performance in a simple wind tunnel. In order to examine the changes in the students’ knowledge and skills during the course, they will be surveyed in eight different areas before and after the workshop. Furthermore, an evaluation was conducted in order to ascertain the students’ workload during the various phases of product development, as well as the influence of the different components of the course on learning success. The results demonstrated that the students were able to significantly improve their skills, particularly in the areas of wind turbine development, application of design methods for sustainable design and practical knowledge of additive manufacturing.…