Accelerating Engineering Research with Industrial Additive Manufacturing<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Download PDF<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Get a Sample<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Email Us<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Call Us<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria<\/h2><\/div>The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is using Markforged additive manufacturing to accelerate engineering research, support advanced manufacturing projects and strengthen collaboration between academia and industry.<\/p>\n
The Challenge<\/h2>\n
For university research groups, innovation depends on the ability to test ideas quickly. Whether developing new manufacturing processes, investigating advanced materials or collaborating with industry, researchers frequently require bespoke tooling, fixtures and functional components that cannot be purchased off the shelf.<\/p>\n
Traditionally, these parts would be outsourced for machining, increasing lead times and limiting the speed at which projects could progress.<\/p>\n
The Integrated and Advanced Manufacturing Research Group at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria wanted to expand its additive manufacturing capability to complement conventional manufacturing methods and enable research into increasingly complex engineering applications. Its objective was not simply to produce parts, but to develop new manufacturing techniques, support publicly funded research and strengthen collaboration with industrial partners.<\/p>\n
The Solution<\/h2>\n
The university introduced Markforged Metal X and Mark Two systems to provide researchers with access to industrial additive manufacturing for both metal and composite applications. The technology now supports projects across a range of research areas, including additive manufacturing, polymer processing, biomanufacturing and advanced materials.<\/p>\n
One of the group’s research programmes focused on developing complex copper EDM electrodes using Metal FFF technology. The project demonstrated how additive manufacturing could produce functional electrodes with material removal rates comparable to conventionally manufactured alternatives while enabling geometries that would be difficult or uneconomical to produce using traditional manufacturing techniques.<\/p>\n
Alongside metal applications, the university also uses composite additive manufacturing for functional prototypes, tooling and research projects requiring lightweight, high-strength components.<\/p>\n
The Results<\/h2>\n
By bringing industrial additive manufacturing in-house, the university has expanded its research capability while reducing dependence on outsourced manufacturing.<\/p>\n
Researchers can now:<\/p>\n
\n- Develop and evaluate complex manufacturing concepts more rapidly.<\/li>\n
- Produce bespoke research tooling and functional components on demand.<\/li>\n
- Support publicly funded and industrial research projects.<\/li>\n
- Explore new manufacturing processes and engineering materials.<\/li>\n
- Strengthen collaboration with commercial partners across multiple industries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The flexibility of the Markforged platform has also enabled the technology to be adopted by other research groups within the university, extending its value beyond a single department<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n“We are currently developing several applications with Markforged technology, such as functional prototypes and medical implants, but being able to produce copper electrodes with complex geometric designs lets us find solutions for unexpected challenges.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/blockquote>Pablo Rub\u00e9n Bord\u00f3n P\u00e9rez Industrial Engineer & Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/strong>, <\/span>University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Supporting Engineering Research Through Innovation<\/h2>\n
For universities, the value of industrial additive manufacturing extends far beyond producing prototypes.<\/p>\n
The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria demonstrates how engineering departments can use additive manufacturing to accelerate research, support collaborative innovation and investigate advanced manufacturing processes that would be difficult to achieve using conventional methods alone.<\/p>\n
By combining traditional manufacturing with industrial 3D printing, researchers have greater freedom to develop, test and refine new ideas while preparing students for the manufacturing technologies increasingly used throughout industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria<\/h2><\/div>The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is using Markforged additive manufacturing to accelerate engineering research, support advanced manufacturing projects and strengthen collaboration between academia and industry.<\/p>\n
The Challenge<\/h2>\n
For university research groups, innovation depends on the ability to test ideas quickly. Whether developing new manufacturing processes, investigating advanced materials or collaborating with industry, researchers frequently require bespoke tooling, fixtures and functional components that cannot be purchased off the shelf.<\/p>\n
Traditionally, these parts would be outsourced for machining, increasing lead times and limiting the speed at which projects could progress.<\/p>\n
The Integrated and Advanced Manufacturing Research Group at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria wanted to expand its additive manufacturing capability to complement conventional manufacturing methods and enable research into increasingly complex engineering applications. Its objective was not simply to produce parts, but to develop new manufacturing techniques, support publicly funded research and strengthen collaboration with industrial partners.<\/p>\n
The Solution<\/h2>\n
The university introduced Markforged Metal X and Mark Two systems to provide researchers with access to industrial additive manufacturing for both metal and composite applications. The technology now supports projects across a range of research areas, including additive manufacturing, polymer processing, biomanufacturing and advanced materials.<\/p>\n
One of the group’s research programmes focused on developing complex copper EDM electrodes using Metal FFF technology. The project demonstrated how additive manufacturing could produce functional electrodes with material removal rates comparable to conventionally manufactured alternatives while enabling geometries that would be difficult or uneconomical to produce using traditional manufacturing techniques.<\/p>\n
Alongside metal applications, the university also uses composite additive manufacturing for functional prototypes, tooling and research projects requiring lightweight, high-strength components.<\/p>\n
The Results<\/h2>\n
By bringing industrial additive manufacturing in-house, the university has expanded its research capability while reducing dependence on outsourced manufacturing.<\/p>\n
Researchers can now:<\/p>\n
\n- Develop and evaluate complex manufacturing concepts more rapidly.<\/li>\n
- Produce bespoke research tooling and functional components on demand.<\/li>\n
- Support publicly funded and industrial research projects.<\/li>\n
- Explore new manufacturing processes and engineering materials.<\/li>\n
- Strengthen collaboration with commercial partners across multiple industries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The flexibility of the Markforged platform has also enabled the technology to be adopted by other research groups within the university, extending its value beyond a single department<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n“We are currently developing several applications with Markforged technology, such as functional prototypes and medical implants, but being able to produce copper electrodes with complex geometric designs lets us find solutions for unexpected challenges.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/blockquote>Pablo Rub\u00e9n Bord\u00f3n P\u00e9rez Industrial Engineer & Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/strong>, <\/span>University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Supporting Engineering Research Through Innovation<\/h2>\n
For universities, the value of industrial additive manufacturing extends far beyond producing prototypes.<\/p>\n
The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria demonstrates how engineering departments can use additive manufacturing to accelerate research, support collaborative innovation and investigate advanced manufacturing processes that would be difficult to achieve using conventional methods alone.<\/p>\n
By combining traditional manufacturing with industrial 3D printing, researchers have greater freedom to develop, test and refine new ideas while preparing students for the manufacturing technologies increasingly used throughout industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is using Markforged additive manufacturing to accelerate engineering research, support advanced manufacturing projects and strengthen collaboration between academia and industry.<\/p>\n
The Challenge<\/h2>\n
For university research groups, innovation depends on the ability to test ideas quickly. Whether developing new manufacturing processes, investigating advanced materials or collaborating with industry, researchers frequently require bespoke tooling, fixtures and functional components that cannot be purchased off the shelf.<\/p>\n
Traditionally, these parts would be outsourced for machining, increasing lead times and limiting the speed at which projects could progress.<\/p>\n
The Integrated and Advanced Manufacturing Research Group at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria wanted to expand its additive manufacturing capability to complement conventional manufacturing methods and enable research into increasingly complex engineering applications. Its objective was not simply to produce parts, but to develop new manufacturing techniques, support publicly funded research and strengthen collaboration with industrial partners.<\/p>\n
The Solution<\/h2>\n
The university introduced Markforged Metal X and Mark Two systems to provide researchers with access to industrial additive manufacturing for both metal and composite applications. The technology now supports projects across a range of research areas, including additive manufacturing, polymer processing, biomanufacturing and advanced materials.<\/p>\n
One of the group’s research programmes focused on developing complex copper EDM electrodes using Metal FFF technology. The project demonstrated how additive manufacturing could produce functional electrodes with material removal rates comparable to conventionally manufactured alternatives while enabling geometries that would be difficult or uneconomical to produce using traditional manufacturing techniques.<\/p>\n
Alongside metal applications, the university also uses composite additive manufacturing for functional prototypes, tooling and research projects requiring lightweight, high-strength components.<\/p>\n
The Results<\/h2>\n
By bringing industrial additive manufacturing in-house, the university has expanded its research capability while reducing dependence on outsourced manufacturing.<\/p>\n
Researchers can now:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Develop and evaluate complex manufacturing concepts more rapidly.<\/li>\n
- Produce bespoke research tooling and functional components on demand.<\/li>\n
- Support publicly funded and industrial research projects.<\/li>\n
- Explore new manufacturing processes and engineering materials.<\/li>\n
- Strengthen collaboration with commercial partners across multiple industries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The flexibility of the Markforged platform has also enabled the technology to be adopted by other research groups within the university, extending its value beyond a single department<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n“We are currently developing several applications with Markforged technology, such as functional prototypes and medical implants, but being able to produce copper electrodes with complex geometric designs lets us find solutions for unexpected challenges.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/blockquote>
Pablo Rub\u00e9n Bord\u00f3n P\u00e9rez Industrial Engineer & Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/strong>, <\/span>University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Supporting Engineering Research Through Innovation<\/h2>\n
For universities, the value of industrial additive manufacturing extends far beyond producing prototypes.<\/p>\n
The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria demonstrates how engineering departments can use additive manufacturing to accelerate research, support collaborative innovation and investigate advanced manufacturing processes that would be difficult to achieve using conventional methods alone.<\/p>\n
By combining traditional manufacturing with industrial 3D printing, researchers have greater freedom to develop, test and refine new ideas while preparing students for the manufacturing technologies increasingly used throughout industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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