AM-Additive Manufacturing

 DOST-ITDI Department of Science and Technology - Industrial Technology Development Institute on March 25, 2021 held the MATDEV - Materials Development forum with stakeholders. It tackled MATDEV Laboratory's on Additive Manufacturing (AM), which is a process of adding successive super thin layers of materials to produce models or prototypes which is often referred to as 3D printing.

AM ensures continual availability of spare parts, which is particularly useful in asset-heavy industries such as aerospace, automotive, and medical. In some countries, the use of AM is widespread in machineries like turbines, handling and robotics, lifestyle and sports like jewelry and biking, and custom parts of classic cars. 

DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Pena spearheaded the shareholders forum and  advocating AM to the manufacturing  industry to make use of the 3D printers. Avail the services and facilities of its Industrial Technology and Development Institute (ITDI)

Dr. Annabelle V. Briones ITDI Director also mentioned "AM has been steadily growing a following, primarily because of its big market.

Giving face shields to different hospitals in the metropolis is part of ITDI in this trying time. 

The virtual forum  informed the  concerned industries and stakeholders their full support and readiness to cater to their needs.

Additive Manufacturing for our Industry

 

Architect Kaydee Velasco as part of membership committee of AAP

 The award winning Architect and CEO, Kaydee Marie Velasco is part of the esteemed membership committee of American Association of the Philippines.

One of the oldest American organisation of the Philippines. For this 2021, the selection process will be different. Some draft adjustments and not final yet will be the following;

•Applicant must be endorsed by an existing member

•Fee will be from Php 2500 to 7500

•Must allot time to attend events

•Must allot time for community activities

•Etc

 

All adjustments will be discussed soon by the Board of Directors and must be approved. Aside from Architect Kaydee Velasco, here are some of the membership committee members;

Larry Dimagiba Grace Bondad Nicolas Den Manzano Micheal Haskell

Architect Kaydee Velasco is a young thought leader on sustainability in real estate and development. Under the group is KMVAsia, specialists on pocket developments in the Metro. She specializes in creating thoughtful, strategic, and expert solutions for a multitude of urban industries including construction, architecture, and design - creating a diverse, learned assessment on real estate.

For more details; https://kmv-asia.com

DOST-ITDI sets MATDEV forum

The Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) is gathering industry, academe, government, and non-profit organizations in a stakeholders' forum to be held on March 25, 2021, via the Zoom Meeting platform, to present MATDEV Laboratory’s current and future activities on additive manufacturing (AM).

AM is the technique being used by the MATDEV Laboratory to produce models and prototypes directly from three-dimensional (3D) computer-aided design (CAD) without using any tools or fixtures. Funded by the DOST Grants-In-Aid Program, MATDEV Laboratory is a project under the Advanced Additive Manufacturing R&D Program.

Inaugurated on December 22, 2020, the MATDEV Laboratory undertakes research and development on materials for use in additive manufactured products to reduce the cost of raw materials by using local resources.

However, AM has been in use since the 1980s with Hideo Kodama of the Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute inventing two AM photopolymer rapid prototyping systems in 1981. Today, the AM process of making a product by adding successive layers of material is now often referred to as 3D printing.

Compared with traditional production methods or subtractive manufacturing, AM requires less hard tooling and assembly and offers greater customization or bespoke manufacturing at shorter time to market.

AM ensures continual availability of spare parts, which is particularly useful in asset-heavy industries such as aerospace, automotive, and medical. In some countries, the use of AM is widespread in machineries like turbines, handling and robotics, lifestyle and sports like jewelry and biking, and custom parts of classic cars.

DOST-ITDI foresees that in the long run, AM can completely change the way products are designed and built, as well as distributed, sold, and serviced. It is thus advocating AM to the industry through the stakeholder’s forum.

ITDI Director Dr. Annabelle V. Briones admits that "AM is where we might be soon as the rest of the world catches up on its use, which can edge out the competitiveness of our local businesses. Right now, most of our manufacturing firms are into subtractive manufacturing."

Subtractive manufacturing involves cutting away from a solid block of material. A milling machine cutting/hollowing out a piece of metal or plastic is an example of subtractive manufacturing.

However, most of AM's current users around the globe think that, "As it currently stands, it is unlikely that additive manufacturing will replace subtractive manufacturing any time soon. This is because both sets of processes have a very contrasting set of advantages and disadvantages, meaning that each can play to the strengths of the other's weaknesses."

Director Briones added that, "AM has been steadily growing a following, primarily because of its big market, which researchandmarkets.com reported at $12 billion in 2020."

Currently, analysts at Global Market Insights, Inc. believe that the overall economic impact created by AM could reach $100 billion to $250 billion by 2025, "... if adoption across industries worldwide continues at today’s rate." This potential is seen to come from the aerospace and defense, automotive, medical, and consumer goods industries.

Through the forum, DOST-ITDI hopes to inform concerned industries on AM, its value chain, future players, and the business model which may apply to local materials manufacturers.

(AMGuevarra\\ DOST-ITDI S&T Media Service Service)

The Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) will be inaugurating the country’s first innovation hub on February 18, 2021.

 

Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato T. Dela Peña, together with Undersecretary for R&D Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, and ITDI Director Dr. Annabelle V. Briones, will be opening to the public the Modular Multi-Industry Innovation Center (MMIC) or “InnoHub sa Pinas” located at the CED and MMIC Building at the Department of Science and Technology Complex in Taguig City.

 

The MMIC is one of several projects supported by the Science Department, through the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD).

 

With MMIC, the Philippines is joining the ranks of Canada, Malaysia, and Mexico in setting up an Innovation Hub for advanced scale up of researches on food and nutraceutical products.

 

The aim is to give back to Filipinos the experience and way of work and life that is made more functional, efficient, and cost-effective because of science.

 

MMIC or “InnoHub sa Pinas” is the Department’s platform to innovate and meet growing industry demands. It is ITDI’s core R&D facility, which uses manufacturing by-products as raw materials, otherwise known as “backend innovation.” It is equipped with modular equipment that are multi-functional. ITDI can retrofit these machines for use by different manufacturing lines, using both manual and automated processing.

 

These facilities, complete with handling support equipment, can be used by the local industry sectors as a venue for developing new products, product equivalents, product variances, and product reintroductions, as well as, pilot capacity production.’

 

And so while the country is slightly hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic, ITDI continues to pursue ways to boost industry competitiveness even at the backend.

 

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More than 80% Occupancy for KMV's VIVE Montojo Project

Given the opportunity and choice,  who would not want to stay in an  environment-friendly residence like VIVE Montejo?

Yet to be completed this March 2021 but is almost completely occupied, announced its developer, KMV Asia Development, Inc.  VIVE Montejo is the  the residence of choice for start-up families.

The property officially broke ground only in the middle of 2019, but has already exceeded expectations with around 35 units of its 40-unit capacity being sold to interested unit owners.

Architect Kaydee Marie O. Velasco (KMV), founder and chief executive officer of KMV Asia, says that this signifies a shift in what families want for their homes.

JC shines as MLM Company of the Year in Asia Leaders Awards

The Asia Leaders Awards, a prestigious annual award-giving body that recognizes different individual leaders in their respective fields with emphasis on giving importance to the country as an emerging business hub, has recognized JC as the Multi-Level Marketing Company of the Year.

Since its establishment six years ago, JC’s commitment remains steadfast as the MLM Company solely dedicated to the improvement of one’s health and providing a decent means of earning an alternative source of income through its comprehensive compensation program.

The company takes pride in its consumer line, ranging from health, beauty, skincare, and wellness, to its personal care product line, as most of its ingredients were sourced from the highest and purest quality.

Few of JC’s quality and innovative health care products include the famed CopperMask and Ninja Ion which are considered as fashionable protection wearable and the non-acidic vitamin C known as CalVit-C which gained positive attention among the community as it helps protect one’s health by boosting the body’s immune system against the virus.

Other health and wellness products of JC that gained praises over time were the healthy and tasty Good Leaf Ashitaba Coffee, the monthly friendly K-pads Negative Ion Sanitary Napkin, and the nutrition-rich Organic Barley Juice drink from New Zealand that provides the nutritional supplement requirement to help complete an active day.

Aside from the numerous high quality and effective products that JC has lined up, it also has the most dynamic compensation program in the industry.

JC was considered in the MLM industry as a “Game Changer” when it made its incentive program realistically workable compared to most incentive programs existing in the MLM Industry. Moreover, during the months where the pandemic struck the hardest, JC’s innovative compensation program and its timely transition to the online business platform enabled the company to help thousands of its distributors to do business and continue to earn under the new normal conditions as the company continues to invest not only on product development but also in the company’s technological infrastructure as well.

With the recognition of being the MLM Company of the year by the Asia Leaders Award, JC remains committed more than ever with its goal of providing the Good Life that everyone deserves.