Additive manufacturing is a rapidly evolving area of manufacturing, says Prof Baskaran
Australia’s Deakin University and National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work toward a long-term vision to develop a self-sustainable ecosystem of Additive Manufacturing (AM) in India for engineering, medical, healthcare and consumer product outcomes.
The agreement will drive collaboration by enabling the adoption of additive manufacturing in the industry, prototyping new products, and focusing on new product development, providing access to state-of-art infrastructure, enabling research and development as well as promoting skill development activities for generating quality manpower.
“Additive manufacturing is a rapidly evolving area of manufacturing which has implications for engineering, medical, healthcare and consumer product outcomes,” said Prof Bas Baskaran, Associate Dean, International and Partnerships at Deakin.
“Deakin’s research innovation partnership with NCAM is a positive step towards the successful adoption of new additive manufacturing standards and advancement in areas of education and research.”
“The Deakin NCAM partnership aims to bring together industry, academia and government bodies together to work on solving manufacturing problems through AM technology and creating outcomes that will elevate the communities that we live in,” added Ravneet Pawha, Vice President (Global Alliances) and CEO (South Asia), Deakin University.
“NCAM’s vision is to create and enable a sustainable ecosystem for product innovation in India using the disruptive technology of Additive Manufacturing,” added Jaspreet Sidhu, CEO, NCAM.
“Through this partnership, we will seek to provide opportunities to the larger academic and student fraternity who will benefit through skilling, joint research programs, courses, and knowledge exchanges to name a few in the additive manufacturing space,” Sidhu said on 13 May 2022.
Through this association, Deakin University and NCAM will seek to foster excellence in research and innovation in Advanced (Additive) Manufacturing Technology from across all the opportunities that exist through Deakin as a University which could be through the short courses, joint research projects or joint PhD programs and other areas.
The association with NCAM will draw together expertise from industry, R&D establishments and academia to optimize the Additive Manufacturing R&D and standards development processes as well as help solve manufacturing problems through Additive Manufacturing Technology.
Established in 1974, Deakin University successfully combines excellence in teaching, research and effective partnerships with industry and government to deliver high quality courses and undertake research that makes a difference to the domestic and international communities it serves.
Deakin’s South Asia operations commenced in 1994 at New Delhi, making it one of the first overseas education provider to set operations in this region. Deakin engages with the government, industry and the academia to share its vibrant culture of education and research. fiinews.com
