I-Form Research Ireland Centre for Advanced Manufacturing

The I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre addresses materials processing research within a manufacturing environment. A particular focus of the Centre is on Additive Manufacturing (AM), allowing the production of highly customised 3-D printed components with superior quality and performance. This is achieved through closely interconnecting a range of advanced digital technologies, with the most fundamental scientific/technological aspects of AM. In addition to advanced process diagnostics, a further objective is the development of advanced process simulation, control and feedback systems.

I-Form’s aim is to facilitate the manufacture of high-value components exhibiting enhanced material performance, along with higher process reliability, while reducing processing times and manufacturing waste. Industry partners within the I-Form Centre are involved in a range of industry sectors, including the manufacture of medical devices, aerospace, automobile, microelectronic components, as well as materials manufacturers and suppliers, in addition to companies applying and developing advanced digital and process feedback technologies for use in manufacturing. The Centre brings together a multi-disciplinary team of over 80 PhD and Post-Doc researchers supported by over 25 leading academics in manufacturing engineering, materials and data science.

I-Form is supported by a research grant from Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland under Grant Number 16/RC/3872 and is co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund and by I-Form industry partners