DOST Steers Additive Manufacturing Adoption in Cagayan Valley
by Faith P. Macatangay
The Department of Science and Technology, through the DOST-Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC), continues to extend the additive manufacturing (AM) services of the Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMCen) in the countryside through the 2023 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTIW) celebration in Cagayan Valley.
During the SET-IT-UP Forum and Awarding learning session, held at the Robinsons Place Tuguegarao on November 15, 2023, Mr. Ramcis Allen A. Chan, AMCen’s Project Technical Specialist I, presented AMCen as a driving force for the Philippines’ AM development.
The forum detailed the advantages of using AM, commonly known as 3D printing, as compared with the formative and subtractive manufacturing practices. “Sa subtractive manufacturing, mayroon tayong 10 steps bago makagawa ng product, but in additive manufacturing, we only need four steps,” said Mr. Chan. He cites AM as more cost and time-efficient in most manufacturing applications.
The Philippines is ranked second to Singapore in the Southeast Asia region in AM innovations. Aside from completing the acquisition of state-of-the-art technologies, the AMCen has already conducted numerous research and development initiatives and produced 3D-printed prototypes that are beneficial in the fields of space research, environment, transport, and medicine.
Mr.Chan also emphasized to the audience that soon, Region II can avail AMCen services through the Advanced Remote Manufacturing Services (ARMS), where the DOST regional offices and provincial centers will become the AMCen’s satellite offices, and through the AMCen Integrated Online System (AIOS), AMCen’s online service and payment platform. In addition, Cagayanos can also avail of the curriculums specifically designed to capacitate the technical capabilities of students, faculty members, and government employees.
Mr. Ramcis Allen A. Chan presents the AMCen-developed curriculum for the Senior High School students and DOST employees to Cagayanos on November 15, 2023, at the Robinsons Place Tuguegarao.
Mr. Chan proudly remarked about the four-year DOST-funded project, “Medyo bata pa ang advanced manufacturing sa bansa pero marami na tayong milestone na naganap.”
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