Regional initiatives

Southwestern Pennsylvania is uniquely positioned to be a leader in metals additive manufacturing (AM) because of the region’s knowledge, research, and decades of experience in this field. Additive manufacturing is a fast-moving technology, and the region must take advantage of the economic growth that can come from being a leader in this field. With more than 20 faculty members from across disciplines at Carnegie Mellon, the NextManufacturing Center is keeping Southwestern Pennsylvania at the forefront of this field by researching the interrelated technical, cost, and design issues of AM. Working closely with regional industry leaders, the center is working to enable wide-spread adoption of AM technology by making the process less expensive and more easily scalable for production.