Additive Manufacturing Alloys Development, Application, and Research Center
Within the scope of Istanbul Development Agency (ISTKA) Innovative Istanbul Financial Support Program for 2021, the project titled “Additive Manufacturing Alloys Development, Application, and Research Center’’ is coordinated by Assoc. Dr. Güney Güven Yapıcı from the Mechanical Engineering Department. In the project, Turkish- German University takes place as a partner, and Tuşas Motor Sanayii A.Ş., TST Rakor ve Tıbbi Aletler Sanayii, Birinci Otomotiv San. Ve Tic. A.Ş., Ortopedik Tıbbi Malzeme İmalatçıları (ORDER) and Saha İstanbul Savunma Havacılık ve Uzay (SAHA) are also Associate Partners as sector representatives. This project aims to establish a specialized center where solutions for the development of value-added products are implemented as a result of the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry. At the center, technology for additive manufacturing materials will be enriched with the support of research activities. The solutions will be transferred to enterprises in the relevant sector and researchers in the field to provide for the dissemination of the relevant technology and the transformation of the national economy.