{"id":8871,"date":"2025-10-01T18:27:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/?p=8871"},"modified":"2025-10-01T18:27:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:27:24","slug":"metal-3d-printing-up-close-at-the-researchers-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/en\/blog\/metal-3d-printing-up-close-at-the-researchers-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal 3D Printing Up Close at the Researchers\u2019 Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"533\"><strong>At the end of September, the halls of BME once again came alive as Researchers\u2019 Night opened its doors to science enthusiasts. This year\u2019s programs allowed visitors to explore laboratories that are rarely accessible to the public. The Department of Automotive Technologies also welcomed guests, who had the chance to discover one of today\u2019s most advanced manufacturing processes: metal 3D printing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"906\">The demonstration was led by <strong data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"591\">Dr. Ferenc L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Varga<\/strong>, Assistant Professor at our department, and <strong data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"658\">Alexandra Bereczki<\/strong>, PhD student. They introduced the audience to <strong data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"738\">Selective Laser Melting (SLM)<\/strong>, an additive manufacturing technology, guiding them through the entire workflow \u2014 from design and production to post-processing \u2014 and showcasing finished components.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"1201\">Visitors could see a selection of several hundred printed parts produced at the department, and even witnessed something special: the live production of a <strong data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1097\">drone main frame from titanium<\/strong>, created within the framework of the <strong data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1190\">Cooperative Technologies National Laboratory (KTNL)<\/strong> project.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1364\">All three sessions quickly filled up, and participants enjoyed an engaging, hands-on insight into how metal 3D printing is shaping the future of manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1364\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/labor--1030x824.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"824\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/labor--1030x824.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/labor--300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/labor--768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/labor--1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/labor--2048x1639.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7666-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7666-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7666-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7666-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7666-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7666.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7665-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7665-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7665-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7665-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7665-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7665.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7662-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7662-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7662-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7662-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7662-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/auto.bme.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7662.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of September, the halls of BME once again came alive as Researchers\u2019 Night opened its doors to science enthusiasts. 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