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to welcome onboard SEDAXIS
Advanced Materials, the industry
partner, in our journey of fruitful
collaboration in the domain of
additive manufacturing. Besides
providing solutions to social and
industrial problems, we are also
looking forward to witnessing
many remarkable outcomes as
part of this association in terms
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and projects.”
She also emphasized that indus-
tries, across all the domains situ-
ated in and around Chennai, can
utilize the VIT faculty expertise “Industries across all the domains “It’s encouraging to see that
and the 3D printing facilities at the situated in and around Chennai one of the largest private univer-
sities in India has joined forces
can utilize the VIT faculty experti-
Centre for their manufacturing se and the 3D printing facilities at with SEDAXIS to fulfil our joint
needs such as design, prototyping, the Centre for their manufacturing vision to democratize 3D Printing
tooling, and small-batch manufac- needs such as design, prototyping, and help make it more accessible
tooling and small-batch manufac-
to the underserved SMEs across
turing of the components. turing of the components.” the region.”
On the need for such facilities in Dr Kanchana Bhaaskaran Vishwanath Godavarty The CoE will
India, Vishwanath Godavarty, Pro Vice-Chancellor Business Head - 3D Printing also com-
Business Head - 3D Printing, VIT Chennai SEDAXIS Advanced Materials Pvt Ltd plement as
SEDAXIS Advanced Materials, a Knowledge
Hub by host-
added, “It’s encouraging to see that this CoE, we would be able to with objective solutions that take ing relevant
one of the largest private univer- generate greater awareness of the guess-work out and negate workshops
sities in India has recognized the continuous composite fiber, af- the need for expensive third-par- and webinars
need to make 3D Printing more fordable industrial SLS (Selective ty consultants.” for both
accessible to both industry and Laser Sintering), and R&D-specif- Following the MoU sign-off cer- industry and
academia
R&D/academia and has joined ic solutions in 3D Printing. Also, emony, the members of both the to better
forces with SEDAXIS to fulfill our many SMEs struggle to translate VIT Chennai and SEDAXIS teams understand
joint vision to democratize 3D the excitement they feel about took a tour of the upcoming CoE the benefits
Printing and help make it more 3D Printing into meaningful busi- facility and VIT’s campus to re- and use-
accessible to the underserved ness opportunities. The CoE will view its advanced infrastructure cases of
3D printing.
SMEs across the region. Through support such use-cases as well and facilities.

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