The Additive Manufacturing Laboratory (AddLab) is the result of a cooperation between the Institute of Production Engineering (IFT) and the Institute of Materials Science, Joining and Forming (IMAT). This centralized research facility is a printing pilot laboratory that brings together Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) – also referred as Selective Laser Melting (SLM) – additive manufacturing technique, materials characterization and topology optimization. By combining those topics, this new laboratory aims to allow the production of parts with complex designs, maintaining the necessary mechanical properties and reducing the component weight.