Friday July 13th, 2018

MultiFab, a platform of excellence dedicated to additive manufacturing

MultiFab plateforme ouverte de fabrication additive LAAS et CNRS

For manufacturers, additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing) opens up new horizons. This innovative technology can bring solutions to the problems arising in a variety of industries.

The MultiFab platform is part of a new approach. It is open to both academics and companies, giving them access to a new technology with the accompaniment and advice of experts.

 

What is the MultiFab platform?

MultiFab is an open platform for additive manufacturing.

To its academic and industrial partners, it provides a unique opportunity to benefit from the development and transfer of new technologies in the field of 3D printing and bioprinting, in particular for high-resolution (< 10 µm) processes and those using multiple materials.

The project also includes the synthesis and development of new functional materials associated with the optimisation of additive manufacturing processes.

This open platform is financed by the European FEDER programme and the Occitanie Region in France and is led by the LAAS-CNRS and the CIRIMAT laboratories.

 

State-of-the-art equipment & expertise

The platform is conceived to reply to the needs of different partners, who thus benefit from ideal conditions for the development of their innovations:

  • Equipment for characterisations (molecular and cellular biology, chemistry, optics…)
  • Micro- and nanotechnology platforms
  • Development of materials (synthesis, physicochemical characterisation…)
  • Training and technology transfer (conception, printing processes, software…)
  • Interdisciplinary research environment (physicists, biologists, chemists…)

To find out more about the MultiFab platform, visit the dedicated site.

 

Additive manufacturing, a major asset for industry

Within the world of additive manufacturing there are several processes that allow one to create a physical object using digital technology. Additive manufacturing thus opens up new possibilities in various industrial sectors: fabrication of integrated micro-devices for aeronautics, automobiles, electronics, optics, microfluidics, medical analysis or even regenerative medicine.

Among the advantages of additive manufacturing one can highlight the speed of prototyping and fabrication of complex forms and the possibility to use varied materials: metals, alloys, cermets, polymers, composites, biomaterials.

Logos des partenaires de la plateforme de fabrication additive MultiFab