knowledge Alliance for aDditive Manufacturing between Industry and univeRsitiEs Erasmus Project

Project Title

knowledge Alliance for aDditive Manufacturing between Industry and univeRsitiEs

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Knowledge Alliances for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Considering the innovative aspects of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology, its significant impact on Europe’s economic growth, and also considering “Europe 2020 Strategy” that addresses employment, research, development, environment and education, the knowledge Alliance for aDditive Manufacturing between Industry and univeRsitiEs (ADMIRE) project intended to address the gap between Companies working in AM supply chain, Research Centres, Universities and potential end users to foster a solid relationship among them, whilst replying to an urgent industrial need for a highly qualified workforce in AM. ADMIRE had a duration of 46 months (January 2017 to October 2020) and was characterised by a fruitful involvement from Education and Industrial sectors in the development of its outcomes. The constitution of ADMIRE consortium was, by itself, a way to address the gap between these sectors as ADMIRE partnership was built upon a balanced representation of both Education and Industrial sectors. ADMIRE partners were institutions from Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal and the United Kingdom – Cranfield University, Bremen University, European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF), GKN Aerospace, IREPA Laser, Instituto Superior Técnico, MTC and University of Birmingham.Their knowledge and experience were crucial for the development of ADMIRE results, for their quality and alignment with Industrial needs and requirements. Also crucial for the achievement of ADMIRE results and their validation by industry were the connection between ADMIRE and industrial stakeholders (more specifically standardization bodies) and its synergies with other Erasmus + projects (e.g. SAM – Sector Skills Strategy for Additive Manufacturing, CLLAIM – Creating Knowledge and Skills in Additive Manufacturing) and Horizon 2020 projects (e.g. LASIMM – Large Additive Subtractive Integrative Modular Machine).The connection between Education and Industrial sectors was fostered and achieved by carrying out several activities in the scope of ADMIRE project, which also allowed the consortium to collect the necessary inputs and feedback for the development of its outcomes. Among those activities, were: capacity building workshops, World Cafe meetings, Knowledge “Speed-Datings”, Mid-Term Conferences, National Roundtables for testing ADMIRE AM Hub/Platform with its end-users and Final Conferences that allowed to present ADMIRE project, its results and how they can be implemented to its target groups (ADMIRE Consortium organizations, companies belonging to AM supply chain, national, European and international students with a Bachelor degree, EWF network (composed by members from 31 countries), decision-makers of Educational policies at local, national and European levels, managers and other professionals working in the manufacturing sector, local, national and European authorities devoted to employment, training and education affairs and general public).More information about the scope, activities and main results of ADMIRE is available in its website, at https://admireproject.eu/index.html

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 998035 Eur

Project Coordinator

EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR WELDING JOINING AND CUTTING & Country: BE

Project Partners

• THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
• INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO
• INDUST RECHERCH PROCEDES APPLICAT LASER ASSOCIATION IREPA LASER
• THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED
• UNIVERSITAET BREMEN
• GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LIMITED
• CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY