Last 18/05/2017, CENTIMFE Portugal organized a technical seminar on “creating the future of 4.0 industry” on additive manufacturing of advances materials in the framework of SAMT SUDOE project, which brought around 100 participants together.

During the event, the project partners made some presentations, completed by interventions of associated enterprises, scientist system agencies and a regional entity responsible for Centro 2020 funds, which focused on:

• The state of development and expectation of SAMT SUDOE;
• The challenges of additive manufacturing concerning 4.0 industry;
• The metalic additive manufacturing and research on advanced materials;
• The Challenges and opotrunities provided by metallic additive manufacturing;
• The metallic synthesis application by laser in mould industry and;
• The financial oportunities

Furthermore, there were exhibitions of additive technologies and products of high interest and, in parallel, a match-making to exchange on expectations and ideas concerning additive manufacturing technologies and advances materials in order to develop joint R&D projects in the future.

The workshop has been very much appreciated by the participants who remained very active, highlighting the interest for this thematic with high potential.

Next meeting will take place in October, in Portugal. For more information, visit the website of the project: http://www.samtsudoe.com/