With additive manufacturing (AM) a technology that allows industries in sectors as diverse as defence, automotive, aerospace, naval, mining, oil and gas to gain technical and cost benefits, the
Ecosistema GO! project has been established to promote the adoption of AM in strategic sectors. It is supported by the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) through the call for grants to ‘Innovation Ecosystems based on Networks of Excellence Cervera’.
The initiative is led by a consortium that includes
Leitat, as coordinator, together with
Aitiip Centro Tecnológico,
Idonial,
Aimen,
Addimat,
HP, and
Meltio (a manufacturer of wire-laser metal 3-D printing solutions). The objective of this initiative is to ‘strengthen the transfer of knowledge, promote the industrial deployment of AM, and boost its adoption in the national industry’.
Ecosistema GO! is now developing ‘a map of capabilities’ that will gather the technological resources, infrastructures, lines of specialisation and R&D projects related to 3-D printing in Spain, and thereby make it possible to identify strengths, detect opportunities for collaboration, and guide strategic investment and technological development decisions.
Unique opportunityDavid Adrover Iglesias, general secretary of
IAM3DHUB (operated and managed by Leitat, and coordinator of the project), said: “Ecosistema GO! represents a unique opportunity to align capabilities, generate synergies, and accelerate the real incorporation of AM in Spanish industry.
“Our commitment is clear: to promote a collaborative network that converts knowledge into concrete, accessible and sustainable solutions for the productive sectors. This project allows us to take a decisive step towards a more agile, innovative and resilient industry, and to promote its adoption and impact on the industry at a national level.”
New companies, research centres and organisations interested in being part of this project can join through the form provided in its official website
here.