Mimaki becomes a founding member of MIT’s ADAPT consortium
by | 10 December 2018 9:51 am
[1]Mimaki Engineering chairman Akira Ikeda and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Prof. John Hart at the MIT manufacturing lab and build space.
Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd., parent company of Mimaki USA, is one of the founding members of Additive and Digital Advanced Production Technologies (ADAPT), a newly formed consortium launched by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The group is directed by Prof. John Hart, who leads the MIT Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity. With the aim of supporting the advancement of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, ADAPT will promote research and education for next-generation manufacturing technology based upon AM processes, which includes 3D printing.
“We’ve been given the opportunity to install our ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diode (LED) flatbed printer (UJF-7151 plus) and 3D printer (3DUJ-553) at MIT to support AM-related classes and research. Working towards ADAPT’s vision for the amalgamation and evolution of AM technology and digital production, Mimaki will continue to contribute to ADAPT activities through our inkjet technology and mass customization printing solutions,” says Yasuhiro Haba, executive general manager of sales division at Mimaki Engineering Co. Ltd. “Additionally, Mimaki will use the feedback gained through ADAPT activities to help with future product development. We are honoured to be selected as one of the founding members of MIT’s ADAPT.”
The group’s founding members hosted a kick-off meeting at the international trade fair for addictive manufacturing and industrial production, Formnext, held in Frankfurt, Germany in November. The next meeting will be held spring 2019 at MIT.
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