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04 April 2023

Making life more comfortable for wheelchair-using individuals with a 3D-printed medical-grade cushion

CSEM has teamed up with the Swiss Paraplegic Foundation (SPS) in Nottwil, Switzerland, to create a custom 3D-printed medical-grade cushion for wheelchair users....
29 March 2023

CSEM joins a key consortium of ASTM International’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence

The Consortium for Materials Data and Standardisation aims to accelerate qualification and assist in the greater adoption of AM technologies. The initiative's approach is particularly focused on deter...
Advanced additive micro-fabrication allows the creation of very complex items. © CSEM
28 September 2022

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.
EPFL building in Neuchâtel
27 September 2022

Opening of the M2C

EPFL and CSEM open a new advanced manufacturing center to address technological challenges faced by swiss Industry....
3D printed metal pipe featuring pressure fittings, electrical feedtrough and Aerosol Jet Printed temperature sensor.
22 September 2022

AHEAD

CSEM will help develop 3D-printed pipes for CEN particle detectors and the international space station....
© Alain Herzog 2022 EPFL
23 May 2022

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.