A researcher from the University of Southern Denmark has received a grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark to investigate whether contaminated metal waste from industry can be reused directly in advanced Additive Manufacturing. Mohammad Malekan’s project could, if successful, help reduce waste, strengthen Europe’s supply security and support more sustainable manufacturing.

European companies generate large quantities of metal chips and metal scraps as by-products of manufacturing processes. Associate Professor Mohammad Malekan from the Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark will explore how metal waste from industry can be transformed into metal powder and used directly in advanced metal AM after receiving a Sapere Aude Research Leader grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark.