Ir. R. (Rein) van der Mast

Rein's location is the Brainport Industries Campus (BIC) and leads the research on 3D printing in metals at Fontys, for which the university has a modern Renishaw RenAM 500S. Rein is also the initiator of Industrial Additive Manufacturing in Metals (IAMM), a sustainable partnership between the universities of applied sciences Windesheim, Saxion and Fontys, focused on 3D printing in metals (additive manufacturing or AM). Several universities, industry organizations, training centers and high-tech companies in the Netherlands and Belgium have joined (Regieorgaan SIA SPRONG).

PhD Research
Rein is currently conducting his PhD research at KU Leuven (Additive Manufacturing Research Group), supported by ASML. His supervisor is Prof. Dr Brecht Van Hooreweder and co-supervisors Dr Bart Van der Schueren (CTO Materialise) and lecturer Dr Erik Puik (lecturer Smart Manufacturing at Fontys). He is also the initiator of RoSuRF, a project that investigates the fatigue strength of thin-walled 3D prints manufactured on the basis of powder bed and laser (PBF-LB/M), a wish of IAMM partner ASML (PPS program subsidy TKI). He is also committed to greater use of 3D printing in the armed forces: spare parts (including repair of worn parts), battle damage repair (BDR) and metamaterials.