Collaboration is at the heart of ADDLAB’s operations. The centre serves as a meeting place for researchers, students and industry partners who wish to explore, develop and apply additive manufacturing. Here, expertise from multiple disciplines – from materials science and mechanical engineering to design, production and sustainability analysis – comes together, creating unique opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration within Linköping University and with external stakeholders.
Through ADDLAB, collaborations can take many different forms:
- Teaching – joint course components, guest lectures and supervision linked to additive manufacturing.
- Research projects – joint initiatives between research groups, departments or industry partners where new knowledge and technology are developed.
- Printing and test projects – practical support in manufacturing, material testing and development work in both metal and polymer systems.
- Student projects – degree projects, design assignments and innovation projects where students work with real-world challenges.
- Workshops and networking – activities that promote the exchange of experience and the dissemination of knowledge across disciplinary boundaries.
The aim is for ADDLAB to be an open and accessible resource for collaboration – a place where ideas meet, technology is tested and new solutions take shape. By combining research, education and industrial needs, we help strengthen LiU’s role as a leading actor in additive manufacturing and the manufacturing industry of the future.