Published December 23, 2020, 8:25 AM
A new laboratory for additive manufacturing was inaugurated on Tuesday, the Department of Science and Technology – Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) said.
A project under the Science Department’s Advanced Additive Manufacturing R&D Program or AMCEN, it employs additive manufacturing or AM and undertakes research and development on materials for use in additive manufacturing abled or AMabled products. Their aim is to reduce cost of raw materials by using local resources and increase effective use of AMabled products.
Also a DOST Grants in Aid (DOST-GIA) Program funded project, MATDEV Laboratory is one of two facilities housed under AMCEN. The DOST-GIA Program provides financial grants to higher education institutes and research and development institutes to conduct programs and projects attuned to the Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda (HNRDA).