Function-integrated components are in the focus of different industrial companies. Additive manufacturing processes and functional printing enable a high functional density and customer-specific product customization. In addition to intensive research and development, new technologies also require well-founded training and further education of specialists. Fraunhofer IFAM has broad expertise in printing inks and pastes for targeted functional integration in components and structures. The development of the printing technologies at Fraunhofer IFAM is directly linked to the development of the functional materials associated with the new technologies. A wide range of materials from metals and alloys to polymers and composites are used.