Additive Manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, first emerged in the 80's and since then it was the subject of many researches and technological developments leading to numerous printing technologies (e.g. SLS, SLM, LOM, FDM, etc.). In 2012, The Economist described AM as the third industrial revolution and we witnessed a large adoption by various types of industry but also designers, engineers, hobbyists and consumers.
The department of manufacturng engineering at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN) has more than 20 years experience in the field of AM technologies and built strong cooperation with national industries to promote and democratize the use of AM. The AMaTUC project aims to boost the scientific excellence and innovation capacity of TUCN for the benefit of the automotive industry and personalised products markets.
The 3-year project will build upon the existing strong research and innovation base of TUCN and its twinning partners Loughborough University (LbU), FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences (ACUAS) and Intelligentsia Consultants (Intelligentsia). The AMaTUC project will focus on sub-topics relevant to AM with a high socioeconomic impact for European and Romanian markets. The three (3) project's sub-topics are the following:
The department of manufacturng engineering at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN) has more than 20 years experience in the field of AM technologies and built strong cooperation with national industries to promote and democratize the use of AM. The AMaTUC project aims to boost the scientific excellence and innovation capacity of TUCN for the benefit of the automotive industry and personalised products markets.
The 3-year project will build upon the existing strong research and innovation base of TUCN and its twinning partners Loughborough University (LbU), FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences (ACUAS) and Intelligentsia Consultants (Intelligentsia). The AMaTUC project will focus on sub-topics relevant to AM with a high socioeconomic impact for European and Romanian markets. The three (3) project's sub-topics are the following:
- Improve existing AM technologies,
- Integrate the AM technologies with suitable Rapid Tooling methods,
- Design for competitive manufacturing of personalised products and computer planning (CAEFEM) analysis and simulation.