HAMMER – Hub for Additive Manufacturing Materials Engineering Research and

About Us

HAMMER is focused on design and Hi-Res complex devices manufacturing for both nuclear/astro-particle physics research and industrial technology transfer and services.

INFN Technology Transfer

The INFN is a leader organisation in basic research in the field of physics. To realise worldclass scientific experiments, researchers and technicians countinuosly develop cutting edge technologies in our specialised laboratories, always acquiring new expertise. INFN – TechTransfer

Technical Features

In the INFNs context, HAMMER poses itself as a network for AM production, design, material testing, quality check and chemical analysis. Intense activities, often in collaboration with universities, research institutes and industries, are ongoing in this field.

Our Services

Additive Manufacturing of Plastics and Metals

Powder Bed Fusion – Laser Based (PBF-LB), Stereolitografy (SLA), Digital Light Processing (DLP), Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM)

Metal Powder Atomization

Metal powder atomization for PBF-LB

Materials and Components Testing

Tensile, bending and compression test at room, low (-150 °C) and high (+350 °C) temperature. Modal analysis: natural frequencies, damping ratios and mode shapes evaluation. Custom experimental setups.

Heat Treatment

Heat Treatment on metals up to 1200 °C

Stereoscopic Hi-Res 3D scanning & Reverse Engineering

3D Stereoscopic Scanners

4K Ultra-High Accuracy Microscope and Automatic Profilometer

Material and production quality analysis

Control of Chemical Composition of Materials

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Surface Finishing and Coatings

Wet blasting, vibratory mass-finishing, electrolytic coating

X-Ray Computer Tomography (coming soon…)

Material and Additive Manufacturing process characterization

NAMOR – Neutron Techniques for AM

Neutron Tomography, Diffraction, Brag-edge
https://namor.sites.lngs.infn.it/

Finite Element Simulations

PBF-LB Process Simulation, Structural, Thermal and Fluid Dynamics Analysis

Formnext

Exhibitor at Formnext 2024, world-leading trade fair for additive manufacturing and smart production. INFN @Formnext

3D printer machines

3D Hi-Res Scanners

Optical Measurement Systems

Metal Powder Atomizer

Filament Maker

Universal Testing Machine

Galvanic System

Heat Treatment Oven

Facilities

Gran Sasso National Laboratory (LNGS)Mechanics Service - Design & AM Dept.

Technologies

• PBF-LB machine (x2) IR laser, new PBF-LB Green Laser (coming soon)
(Cu, CuCrZr, GRCop-42, AISI 316L, 17-4PH, AlSi10Mg, SCALMALLOY, StrengthAl, 16MnCr5, etc.)
• Metal powder atomizer for PBF-LB
• Heat Treatment Oven up to 1200 °C

• Stereolithography – SLA
• Digital Light Processing – DLP (x3)
• Fused Deposition Modeling – FDM (x2)
• Filament maker for FDM

• Spectrometric characterization (ICP-MS)
• Powder granulometer (coming soon)
• Galvanic System

• 4K Ultra-High Accuracy Microscope
• 3D Stereoscopic Scanners (x2)
• Optical Profilometer

• Universal Testing Machine (-150 / +350°C)
• Modal analysis
• X-Ray Tomograph (coming soon)

• Wet blasting
• Vibratory mass finishing

• HPC server for FE analysis