Additive Manufacturing Innovation Centre Innovation Enhancement Extend

莫霍克学院添加剂制造创新中心(AMIC)成立于2013年。AMIC的使命是在安大略省探索和推进Additive Manufacturing(也称为3D打印)的采用。作为安大略省首家提供金属添加剂制造的专上学院，AMIC在支持中小企业探索这一先进制造的新范式方面具有独特的地位。添加剂制造技术的使用为制造商提供了许多好处，包括按需生产、最大限度地减少浪费/副产品、降低前期/启动成本、快速周转时间、高效的材料测试等。然而，加拿大的采用率很低(不到6%)，这导致安大略省制造业错失了机会。加拿大下一代制造业(NGEN)的一份白皮书发现了两个新兴的主题，它确定了需求：“按行业和集群发展市场/应用”和“发展[行业]的人员，包括客户和供应商”。报告还强调了培训的必要性，以支持添加剂制造。IE Extended Funding将使AMIC能够通过每年与大约30个合作伙伴合作，展示添加剂制造的行业特定应用，并通过应用研究项目为新用例开发新材料，从而解决Ngen的发现。参与这些项目的学生和行业合作伙伴将获得新的知识和技能，这些知识和技能将进一步支持安大略省采用添加剂制造。AMIC还将利用IE Extended Funding举办研讨会和研讨会，以进一步传达其关于添加剂制造可能对加拿大经济产生积极影响的信息。

The Mohawk College Additive Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC) was established in 2013. AMIC's mission is to explore and advance the adoption of Additive Manufacturing, (also known as 3D printing) across Ontario. As the first post-secondary institution in Ontario, to offer metal additive manufacturing, AMIC is uniquely positioned to support small- and medium-sized enterprises in the exploration of this new paradigm of advanced manufacturing. The use of additive manufacturing technologies provides manufacturers with numerous benefits including on-demand production, minimized waste/by-products, reduced up-front/start-up costs, rapid turnaround time, efficient materials testing, and more. However, adoption rates in Canada are low (at less than 6%), which results in missed opportunities for the Ontario manufacturing sector. A whitepaper from Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) found two emerging themes, it identified needs: "to grow the market/applications, by sector and clusters" and "to develop the people in [the sector], both customers and suppliers". The report also highlighted the need for training to support additive manufacturing. IE Extend funding will enable AMIC to address NGen's findings by working with approximately 30 partners each year to demonstrate industry specific applications of additive manufacturing and develop new materials for new use cases through applied research projects. The students and industry partners who participate in these projects will gain new knowledge and skills that will support further the adoption of additive manufacturing in Ontario. AMIC will also use IE Extend funding to host symposia and workshops to further deliver its message about the positive impact additive manufacturing can have on the Canadian economy.