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A new advanced manufacturing center opens up in Neuchâtel

The manufacturing industry is going through a period of profound change, driven in part by the advent of 3D printing and other advanced technologies. In order to support Swiss industry at this critical juncture, EPFL and CSEM have joined forces to create the Micromanufacturing Science & Engineering Center (M2C), a new focal point for pure research, technology transfer and everything in between.

Opening of the M2C

EPFL and CSEM open a new advanced manufacturing center to address technological challenges faced by swiss Industry....

AHEAD

CSEM will help develop 3D-printed pipes for CEN particle detectors and the international space station....

Objects can now be 3D-printed in opaque resin

A team of EPFL engineers has developed a 3D-printing method that uses light to make objects out of opaque resin in a matter of seconds. Their breakthrough could have promising applications in the biomedical industry, such as to make artificial arteries.