The University of Cyprus is proud to inaugurate AM2C3 – Centre for Prosthetic Manufacturing and Advanced Materials, an ambitious new project with a total budget of €2 million, funded by Horizon Europe Twinning. The AM2C3 project aims to strengthen Cyprus’s research excellence by creating a benchmark for local and regional industry in the field of metal prosthetics and advanced materials.
At full scale, AM2C3 will provide advanced materials research and development services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the region, with a particular focus on companies aiming to enter the fast-growing aerospace market. The “New Space” market targeted by the project represents the new private space industry, which is pursuing innovative business models and competing with traditional services. By offering high-value customized solutions based on additive manufacturing technologies, AM2C3 will enhance the competitiveness of companies in this emerging market.
As a research centre of the University of Cyprus, AM2C3 will cultivate expertise in high technology research (TRL), supporting the development of materials and technologies for applications in high value areas. The project focuses on the development of innovative aluminium alloys and metallic composite materials (MMCs), which are critical for the demanding operating conditions of equipment and components in the aerospace industry. The research is supported by low-cost techniques, such as ball milling to produce metal composite powders, which are then processed through additive manufacturing using Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) techniques to create functional components. LPBF is one of the most advanced metal printing methods, using lasers to melt and fuse metal powders, layer by layer, creating complex and durable parts. It is ideal for high complexity and high resolution parts and offers flexibility in material usage.
The project is being implemented with the participation of leading research organisations such as IMDEA Materials Institute (Spain), Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Switzerland) and SINTEF (Norway), which bring expertise in the development and characterisation of aluminium alloys and aluminium composites for high-value applications.
AM2C3 will be housed in the new facilities of the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Cyprus, which are expected to be operational by the end of 2024.
The centre will offer educational programmes, summer schools, seminars and workshops to a wide range of audiences, from students and industry to policy makers. We invite anyone interested to contact us to connect and learn about future activities of the centre.
For more information, visit our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/am2c3 or contact the AM2C3 team at the Laboratory of Powder Technology – Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering – University of Cyprus (Dr. Theodora Kyratsi (kyratsi.theodora@ucy.ac.cy) and Dr. Angelos Evangellou (evangelou.evangelos@ucy.ac.cy).
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