RMIT University
Melbourne · AU · publishing in AM since 2005
Laser powder bed fusion and DED of titanium alloys, AM repair and surface finishing
Milan Brandt is Distinguished Professor of Laser Manufacturing at RMIT University and Australia's most prominent additive manufacturing researcher. He has led RMIT's AM research since 2005, building the centre into a nationally recognised facility for laser-based manufacturing of titanium and aluminium alloys. His work spans LPBF process parameter optimisation for Ti-6Al-4V, directed energy deposition for repair of aerospace components, and laser-based surface finishing to reduce the high roughness typical of as-built LPBF parts. Brandt has collaborated extensively with Boeing, Safran, and the Defence Science and Technology Group on airframe and landing-gear component repair, contributing to the first certified AM metal parts approved for Australian defence aviation. He has been chief investigator on multiple ARC Linkage and Discovery grants and has co-authored a widely used textbook on laser material processing for AM.
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