Oleksandr Plivak

Technical Specialist / MGF Additive Manufacturing

Technical Specialist at the Science Park of Additive Technologies Sikorsky Challenge, responsible for the MGF-printing area and for maintaining the additive manufacturing laboratory infrastructure.

Has hands-on experience working with equipment and technological processes, ensuring the implementation and stable operation of modern 3D-printing technologies.

Expertise

  • MGF (Metal/Material Granule/Fused) 3D printing and process setup
  • maintenance and calibration of additive equipment
  • preparation of materials and print process parameters
  • organizing the operation of technical infrastructure

Practical Role

  • responsible for the development and operation of the MGF-printing area at the Science Park
  • ensures equipment preparation and the launch of technological processes
  • supports printing, post-processing and testing of products, performs scanning and initial processing of scans of objects and people (limbs), implements new and unconventional scanning methods, performs reverse-engineering of scans into CAD models, supports engineering and R&D projects at the level of technological implementation
  • involved in training programs and hands-on user preparation

Impact

  • developing the MGF-printing area, new for the Park
  • increasing the technological capabilities of additive manufacturing
  • ensuring the stability and quality of production processes
  • supporting the implementation of innovation and educational projects

Professional Background

  • experience working with laboratories and equipment
  • participation in supporting the educational process and hands-on training of students
  • implementation of modern technologies into laboratory and research activities

Approach

  • Works within the logic: setup → process control → stability → scaling
  • Provides a critically important function for the innovation ecosystem: technological implementation and reliability of additive manufacturing processes.