Osaka University established the Center for Dissimilar Custom Design and Additive Manufacturing Research & Development to connect research-based AM with industrial implementation. It recently established another specialized AM research group at its new Anisotropic Design & Additive Manufacturing Research Center, which will further develop AM technology via an industry-academia collaboration. In this article, Hideyuki Kanematsu talks with Takayoshi Nakano, director of Osaka University’s newest research hub, about the center’s goals as well as the latest prospects for AM technology in Japan.

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