CECIMO has presented AM-Europe, a platform to coordinate additive manufacturing across the continent. The goal is to connect companies, research centers, and governments, strengthening the industry to reduce external dependencies and gain competitiveness in defense, health, and energy. For citizens, this translates into more innovation and technological employment.
Technical coordination to lead additive manufacturing 🛠️
The platform seeks to standardize processes and materials among European players, from startups to large manufacturers. By unifying production and certification criteria, it aims to accelerate the adoption of 3D printing in critical sectors such as aerospace and medical. This will allow Europe to compete with blocs like the United States and Asia, which already have centralized strategies in additive manufacturing.
Europe gets its act together (and its 3D printers) ⚡
Finally, European bureaucracy serves a purpose beyond generating paperwork. Now, instead of each country inventing its own plastic wheel, they will have a common platform to print it. The next step will be to see if they can agree on what color to use, or if, as always, each one goes their own way under the excuse of national filament sovereignty.