Additive Ireland – research in additive/3D printing
The first Additive Ireland showcase, organized by Enterprise Ireland took place on 2nd October 2018 in Brussels. The Additive Ireland group comprises members of Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) – the EI/IDA funded Technology Centre – and SFI research centres; Amber, I-Form and Confirm. Additive Ireland is a new initiative that will be hosted in IMR and will bring together all key actors in Additive/3D printing in Ireland. Irish companies participating in the event – Henkel, Depuy Synthes Johnson & Johnson and Trend Technologies – highlighted the need for further R&D collaborations with Higher Education Institutes in Ireland to better understand manufacturing processing and standards and materials properties/behaviours used in these new technologies. The showcase also included presentations from the European Commission (DG Research and CONNECT), relevant European Industry Associations (AM-Platform, European Factories of the Future Research Association) and other EU centres (TNO and Fraunhofer). The clustering into Additive Ireland creates the needed critical mass around 3D printing technologies and makes Ireland very well positioned to attract further funding from the H2020 Advanced Manufacturing programme.
For more information please contact Sergio Fernandez-Ceballos sergio.ceballos@enterprise-ireland.com
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