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Frank Vollertsen is affiliated with the Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology in Germany, contributing extensively to the field of Engineering with a focus on Mechanical Engineering and related subfields. Their research spans various aspects of laser material processing, additive manufacturing, and advanced machining technologies.

The scientist's body of work includes publications concentrated on Laser Material Processing Techniques, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques, Advanced machining processes and optimization, as well as Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses. The integration of computational mechanics and materials science also characterizes their research profile.

Significant recent papers authored by or associated with the research domain include:

  • Mechanical Properties of High Strength Aluminum Alloy EN AW-7075 Additively Manufactured by Directed Energy Deposition, 2020, Metals
  • Picosecond-laser polishing of CVD-diamond coatings without graphite formation, 2020, Materials Today Proceedings
  • Dynamic beam shaping-Improving laser materials processing via feature synchronous energy coupling, 2024, CIRP Annals
  • Determination of a contact length dependent friction function in micro metal forming, 2020, Journal of Materials Processing Technology
  • Influence of laser beam scanning pattern and polar angle on the fatigue behavior of additively manufactured specimens made of steel 316L, 2023, Materials Science and Engineering A

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative network are Tim Radel, Marcel Simons, Peer Woizeschke, Lewin Rathmann, and Tobias Valentino, reflecting multiple joint publications. This collaboration pattern indicates ongoing interdisciplinary projects and shared research interests.

Publication venues where the scientist most regularly disseminates their work include:

  • CIRP Annals
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Procedia CIRP
  • JOM
  • PhotonicsViews

Frank Vollertsen's subfields of study reflect a strong emphasis on the mechanical and computational aspects of materials engineering, including Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The topics frequently addressed in their research highlight technical and process-driven approaches such as:

  • Laser Material Processing Techniques
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques
  • Advanced machining processes and optimization
  • Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses

Best Publications

  • Laser based additive manufacturing in industry and academia

    Michael Schmidt;Marion Merklein;David Bourell;Dimitri Dimitrov

  • Size effects in manufacturing of metallic components

    F. Vollertsen;D. Biermann;H.N. Hansen;I.S. Jawahir

  • State of the art in micro forming and investigations into micro deep drawing

    F. Vollertsen;Z. Hu;H.Schulze Niehoff;C. Theiler

  • Numerical simulation of molten pool dynamics in high power disk laser welding

    Won-Ik Cho;Suck-Joo Na;Claus Thomy;Frank Vollertsen

  • State of the art in micro forming

    F. Vollertsen;H. Schulze Niehoff;Z. Hu

  • The Mechanisms of Laser Forming

    M. Geiger;F. Vollertsen

  • Categories of size effects

    Frank Vollertsen

  • Modelling of laser forming – An review

    Hong Shen;Hong Shen;Frank Vollertsen

  • Fundamentals on the Manufacturing of Sheet Metal Microparts

    M. Geiger;F. Vollertsen;R. Kals

  • The laser bending of steel foils for microparts by the buckling mechanism-a model

    F Vollertsen;I Komel;R Kals

  • Dry metal forming: Definition, chances and challenges

    Frank Vollertsen;Florian Schmidt

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of laser-welded joints of TWIP and TRIP steels

    L. Mujica;L. Mujica;S. Weber;S. Weber;H. Pinto;H. Pinto;C. Thomy

  • Extrusion, channel, and profile bending: a review

    Frank Vollertsen;Axel Sprenger;Jürgen Kraus;Horst Arnet

  • Size effect in the FE-simulation of micro-forming processes

    A. Messner;U. Engel;R. Kals;F. Vollertsen

  • Extending Laser Bending for the Generation of Convex Shapes

    H Arnet;F Vollertsen

  • Laser processing of aluminum–titanium-tailored blanks

    Michael Kreimeyer;Florian Wagner;Frank Vollertsen

  • Tribological size effects in sheet metal forming measured by a strip drawing test

    F. Vollertsen;Z. Hu

  • On possibilities for the determination of the coefficient of friction in hydroforming of tubes

    F Vollertsen;M Plancak

  • High temperature behaviour of NiCrAlY coatings made by laser cladding

    Knut Partes;Carlo Giolli;Francesca Borgioli;Ugo Bardi

  • Combined Laser Beam Welding and Brazing Process for Aluminium Titanium Hybrid Structures

    F. Möller;M. Grden;C. Thomy;F. Vollertsen

  • Analysis, finite element simulation and experimental investigation of friction in tube hydroforming

    M. Plancak;F. Vollertsen;J. Woitschig

  • State of the art of Laser Hardening and Cladding

    F. Vollertsen;K. Partes;J. Meijer

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred Geiger
Manfred Geiger University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Frank E. Pfefferkorn
Frank E. Pfefferkorn University of Wisconsin–Madison
Fritz Klocke
Fritz Klocke RWTH Aachen University
Joost Duflou
Joost Duflou KU Leuven
Ya Cheng
Ya Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Suck-Joo Na
Suck-Joo Na Xi'an Jiaotong University
Walter Lang
Walter Lang University of Bremen
Tao Sun
Tao Sun University of Virginia
David L. Bourell
David L. Bourell The University of Texas at Austin

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