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As Europe seeks to retain its leading position for industrial competitiveness, there is an urgent need to establish Additive Manufacturing (AM) skills at European, National and Regional levels. AM processes enable economic component production through efficient use of materials and increased design freedom as compared to conventional manufacturing. AM also raises the level of digital literacy among workers and contributes to the digitization of the European Industry. EU initiatives such as ADMIRE and CLLAIM aim to create and support an industry-led European Qualification System for Metal Additive Manufacturing that will tackle skills and qualification needs from an operator to engineer level.
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The ADMIRE project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. No. 575938-EPP-1-UK-EPPKA2-KA. The CLLAIM project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. No. 591838-EPP-1-2017-1-ES-EPPKA2-SSA
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Assunçao, E.G., Silva, E.R., Pei, E. (2019). Professional Training of AM at the European Level. In: Pei, E., Monzón, M., Bernard, A. (eds) Additive Manufacturing – Developments in Training and Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76084-1_14
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