Rapid and Sustainable Development

The Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRsp) in Leiria is engaged in the European Union's strategy to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge based economy in terms of industrial and technological development. This partnership with CDRsp aims at carrying out technological research projects leading to more sustainable, effective and efficient products, materials and processes. The powerful suite of microscopes in CfAM is critical in developing an understanding of the structure of the novel materials involved and the effects of the processing used. The partnership includes the following topics:

Advanced Materials for Rapid Manufacturing and BioManufacturing

Biomimetic Design

Product Development

Rapid Manufacturing

Rapid Prototyping

Reverse Engineering

Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Smart Materials

Sustainable and Collaborative Design

Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development, Leiria, Portugal www.cdr-sp.ipleiria.pt