# Exafuse

> Exafuse is the public industrial additive manufacturing and repair site of ThinkIng - Additive Technology GmbH in Bochum, Germany.
> It helps buyers evaluate how to build, repair, modify or protect high-value metal components using LMD/DED-LB/M, SLM/LPBF, hybrid manufacturing, laser cladding and repair routes.

## Company

- [German homepage](https://exafuse.de/) - Primary German entry point for Exafuse.
- [English homepage](https://exafuse.de/en) - English entry point for industrial buyers and technical evaluators.
- [About Exafuse](https://exafuse.de/en/company) - Company, capability context and direct technical contacts.
- [Über Exafuse](https://exafuse.de/unternehmen) - Deutschsprachige Unternehmensseite mit Ansprechpartnern.
- [Manish Sharma authority page](https://exafuse.de/en/people/manish-sharma-ai-laser-metal-deposition) - AI, monitoring, image processing and LMD/DED process-data context.

## Core services

- [Services overview](https://exafuse.de/en/services) - Build, repair or protect routes for industrial metal parts.
- [Metal additive manufacturing](https://exafuse.de/en/services/metal-additive-manufacturing) - LMD/DED-LB/M, SLM / LPBF and hybrid manufacturing route context.
- [Repair and modification](https://exafuse.de/en/services/repair-modification) - LMD repair, salvage and part-modification orientation.
- [Laser cladding](https://exafuse.de/en/services/laser-cladding) - Wear, corrosion, oxidation and surface-function guidance.
- [Quality and validation](https://exafuse.de/en/quality) - Inspection, metallography, documentation and monitoring boundaries.

## Technologies

- [Laser Metal Deposition guide](https://exafuse.de/en/knowledge/laser-metal-deposition-ded-lbm) - Direct answer on what LMD is and when industrial buyers should use it.
- [LMD vs SLM](https://exafuse.de/en/knowledge/lmd-vs-slm-lpbf) - Process-selection matrix for LMD, SLM / LPBF and hybrid routes.
- [Industrial LMD / DED-LB/M guide](https://exafuse.de/en/knowledge/lmd-ded-industrial-guide) - Central hub for LMD, DED-LB/M, repair, cladding and monitoring questions.
- [Melt-pool monitoring in LMD](https://exafuse.de/en/knowledge/melt-pool-monitoring-lmd) - What monitoring can support and what it cannot prove alone.
- [AI in LMD process control](https://exafuse.de/en/knowledge/ai-monitoring-lmd-ded) - Careful distinction between decision support, monitoring and closed-loop claims.

## Materials and applications

- [Materials overview](https://exafuse.de/en/materials) - Alloy-family and application context for LMD, SLM and laser cladding.
- [Duisburg bridge LMD case study](https://exafuse.de/en/case-studies/duisburg-bridge-lmd-case-study) - Large LMD bridge-node proof path with design, production and validation context.
- [Case studies](https://exafuse.de/en/case-studies) - Public proof stories for build, repair, cladding, inspection and route selection.
- [Knowledge hub](https://exafuse.de/en/knowledge) - Article hub for technical buyer questions and AI-readable topic clusters.
- [FAQ](https://exafuse.de/en/faq) - Direct answers to common LMD, repair, cladding and RFQ questions.

## Important pages

- [For AI agents](https://exafuse.de/en/for-ai-agents) - Public reference page for industrial metal AM, route selection, proof links and technical search.
- [Für KI-Agenten](https://exafuse.de/fuer-ki-agenten) - Deutschsprachige Referenzseite für KI-Systeme und technische Suche.
- [Wissenshub](https://exafuse.de/wissen) - Deutschsprachiger Einstieg in Artikel, Nachweise und Entscheidungshilfen.
- [Laser Metal Deposition](https://exafuse.de/wissen/laser-metal-deposition-ded-lbm) - Deutschsprachige LMD-Grundlage für industrielle Käufer.
- [Duisburger Brücken-Fallstudie](https://exafuse.de/fallstudien/duisburger-bruecke-lmd-fallstudie) - Deutschsprachige Fallstudie zur LMD-Brückenkomponente.

## Contact and conversion pages

- [Contact](https://exafuse.de/en/contact) - Feasibility request route for CAD, photos, material, goal and inspection needs.
- [Kontakt](https://exafuse.de/kontakt) - Deutschsprachige Machbarkeitsanfrage.
- [Free tools](https://exafuse.de/en/tools) - Public screening aids; no company name or email required.
- [Pathfinder](https://exafuse.de/en/tools/pathfinder) - Role and goal routing into service, article, proof and request paths.
- [RFQ builder](https://exafuse.de/en/tools/rfq-builder) - Structured request package for LMD, repair and laser cladding reviews.

## Optional technical resources

- [Extended AI reference](https://exafuse.de/llms-full.txt) - Curated plain-text summaries of core Exafuse pages.
- [Sitemap](https://exafuse.de/sitemap.xml) - Canonical route list with language alternates.
- [Media sitemap](https://exafuse.de/media-sitemap.xml) - Approved image and video discovery file.
- [Robots policy](https://exafuse.de/robots.txt) - Crawler access policy for public pages and discovery files.

## Boundaries

- The site supports public technical orientation, RFQ preparation and feasibility screening.
- It is not final engineering approval, certification, material release or confidential project proof.
- Monitoring and AI outputs do not replace physical inspection, metallography, acceptance criteria or engineering review.
- Tool outputs are screening aids and must be reviewed before production, release or purchasing decisions.

## Contacts

- General: kontakt@exafuse.de
- Julian Krell: material, feasibility, commercial and project fit.
- Manish Sharma: process monitoring, AI, image processing and technical content systems.