The inauguration of the competency center in additive manufacturing took place at the Mediterranean Institute of Risk, Environment and Sustainable Development (IMREDD) on Tuesday, July 9th. It was an opportunity to present the “Smart City Innovation Center”.
The University of Côte d’Azur through its Institute of Innovation and Partnerships IMREDD, the Observatory of Côte d’Azur, and the CNRS inaugurated the competency center in additive manufacturing. The goal? To pool material and human resources to meet increasingly diverse and numerous demands. In doing so, it supports the acceleration of projects toward the industry of the future on the territory.
A Collective Effort
Designed around the ” Smart City Innovation Center“, the IMREDD promotes industrial research and experimental development in the service of innovation. Created in 2020, the Institute focuses on a societal challenge: “the intelligent and resilient territory in the face of all environmental issues.” With the aim of resource-sharing and complementing expertise on a regional scale, the University of Côte d’Azur collaborates with other innovation support systems in the area.
The inauguration took place from 10 AM to 12 PM, starting with a welcome speech by the director of IMREDD, Emmanuel Tric. This was followed by official speeches by Jeanick Brisswalter, President of the University of Côte d’Azur, and Stéphane Mazevet, Director of the Observatory of the Côte d’Azur: “dedicated to Earth and Universe sciences, it is about combining the different strengths present on the Côte d’Azur.”
User Testimonials
The inauguration continued with the presentation of the Additive Manufacturing Competency Center by Arnaud Zenerino, R&D Engineer in additive manufacturing and materials at IMREDD. Next were user testimonials on various topics, including those from Christophe Bailet and Stéphane Malaussena, followed by a testimony on the co-development between the Lagrange Laboratory and IMREDD by Sébastien Ottogalli.
Stéphane Magana discussed metal additive manufacturing, an expertise of TEAM Henri-Fabre within the regional platform: “We support industries to develop their competitiveness through innovation and the integration of future industry technologies. We want to raise awareness among companies about what can be done with 3D printing.”
3D Printing © Vicky Warocquier
The Sempack® Project was unveiled by Marine Ilardo and Philippe Jacquet: “The advantage of this collaboration is the responsiveness and the wide range of equipment. It is a real opportunity.”
Following this was a discussion on additive manufacturing’s role in innovative instrumental technologies by Guillaume Laffite, Project Manager at Klearia. The testimonials ended with a feedback from Lionel Auffrey, a member of the CNRS Mechanics Network, about the training in additive manufacturing conducted by IMREDD.
The Competency Center in Additive Manufacturing © Vicky Warocquier
The inauguration concluded with a visit to the Additive Manufacturing Competency Center conducted by Ludovic Desvarenne, Technical Sales Engineer at IMREDD.
