Additive Manufacturing Innovation Centre Innovation Enhancement Extend

莫霍克学院增材制造创新中心（AMIC）成立于2013年。AMIC的使命是探索和推动安大略各地采用增材制造（也称为3D打印）。作为安大略第一所提供金属增材制造的大专院校，AMIC具有独特的优势，可以支持中小型企业探索先进制造的新模式。增材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%），这导致安大略制造业错过了机会。 加拿大下一代制造业（NGen）的一份白皮书发现了两个新出现的主题，它确定了需求：“按部门和集群发展市场/应用”和“发展[该部门]的人员，包括客户和供应商”。该报告还强调了支持增材制造的培训需求。IE Extend的资助将使AMIC能够通过每年与大约30个合作伙伴合作，展示增材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的研究结果。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，这将进一步支持安大略采用增材制造。AMIC还将利用IE Extend的资金举办研讨会和研讨会，以进一步传达增材制造对加拿大经济的积极影响。

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.