Collection of ENEA technology and expertise
MAIA-Advanced Materials Open Infrastructure
Application sectors
Problem to solve
The infrastructure allows, through an integrated approach, to provide advanced solutions in the field of additive manufacturing and diagnostics of materials and components. Additive manufacturing allows the creation of components with complex geometries that are difficult to produce with traditional subtractive processes. Furthermore, the advantages of these production technologies lie in the possibility of creating components in a limited number of pieces to assemble and lighten. The infrastructure allows external users to take advantage of advanced machinery both for production through additive processes and for diagnostic investigations on the related products. Among the main users it is possible to consider the SMEs of the national territory, which need to revolutionize their products with a new production approach, based on rapid prototyping, reducing the high costs and times for their development.
Description
External users are allowed to use the equipment of the infrastructure for production and for testing: The equipment present in the infrastructure is reported below: hot isostatic press Quintus (HIP), metal 3D printer Arcam A2X, metal 3D printer Markforged Metal X (with Wash 1 and Sinter 1), computed X-Ray tomography Gilardoni, bioplotter Regenhu, polymers and composites extruder (Collins).
Innovative aspects and advantages
- MAIA provides training services for the use of the equipment present
- presence of heterogeneous skills in the field of materials and additive manufacturing at the infrastructure
- problem solving based on an approach that integrates different technologies, both for the production and for the qualification of component materials
- the infrastructure is open to external users who can operate under the supervision of ENEA staff
Admissible applications
- advanced heat treatments at high pressure and high temperature (Tmax 1450°C and Pmax 2070 bar)
- 3D printing of metal alloys and composite materials
- development of materials for additive manufacturing
- main application sectors: aerospace; biomedical; energy; automotive and artistic heritage
- non-destructive characterizations for defect detection (ultrasound, computed tomography) and advanced investigations on materials
Research group involved
Revision date
29-01-2026
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