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On September 26 Rusatom - Additive Technologies (RusAT LLC, part of Rosatom's Fuel Company TVEL) and Udmurt State University (UdSU) opened Russia's first Additive Technology Center of public access in Izhevsk.
The center's activities in Izhevsk will be aimed at fulfilling both production and educational tasks of Rosatom and the Udmurt Republic in the field of additive technologies.
RusAT LLC and Udmurt State University are technological partners within the framework of realization of the "Technologies of New Materials and Substances" roadmap approved by the Government of the Russian Federation in 2020.
Cooperation between the parties implies the development of joint programs of additional professional education for training highly qualified engineering personnel, research and development work, as well as 3D printing services for the benefit of Udmurtia's enterprises. To achieve these goals, RusAT LLC being an industry integrator of additive technologies will equip the new UdSU site with modern equipment for additive manufacturing.
3D printing of metal products will be carried out using SLM-technology (selective laser melting, SLM is melting of a powder layer over the cross-sectional area of the workpiece). Powders of stainless and tool steels with high hardness and strength, powders of aluminum and titanium alloys, as well as especially pure tantalum (it is well machinable, easy to stamp, roll into wire and thin sheets) will be used in production.
“Udmurtia is an important region for Rosatom and Fuel Company TVEL. Here is located the industry center of metallurgy - Chepetsky Mechanical Plant, which is also involved in the development of the additive manufacturing technology chain. Today additive technologies are fundamentally changing the image of the Russian industry and are the driver and indicator of its development level. Additive manufacturing enables technological sovereignty and the transition to a new technological mode. We understand that such work requires special training of personnel, that is why the opening of the center of additive technologies of general access on the basis of the region's main university is a truly significant event. Very soon a new generation of promising scientists and engineers will be formed within its walls,” addressed the participants of the event Olga Ospennikova, Advisor to the President of TVEL JSC, Executive Director of the Association for the Development of Additive Technologies.
“It is no coincidence that the first Additive Technology Center of public access was established in Udmurtia: this Republic has been consistently leading in the development of machine-building and metallurgical industries, the future of which is already hard to imagine without additive manufacturing. We plan to open such centers across the country to improve the technological capabilities of Russian 3D equipment and materials together with leading universities and industrial enterprises of Russia as well as to demonstrate the results of our work to potential customers, in particular through various master classes. This will contribute to the comprehensive development of additive technologies in the regions, strengthening their industrial and innovation potential,” emphasized in his speech Ilya Kavelashvili, General Director of RusAT LLC.
More than 40 specialists will be trained annually on the basis of the center. Preparation for the educational process has already been started. According to Galina Merzlyakova, Rector of UdSU, the university developed an educational profile dedicated to additive technologies and modern materials in chemistry, physics and mechanics (bachelor's and master's degrees), as well as the program of additional professional education "SLM-machine operator of additive manufacturing".
In addition, cooperation agreement between RusAT LLC and Udmurt State University was signed at the ceremonial event.
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Russian industry faces the goal of ensuring technological sovereignty and transition to the latest technologies in the shortest time possible. The state and large national companies are channeling resources to speed up the development of the domestic research, infrastructure, scientific and technological base. The introduction of innovations and new high-tech equipment allows Rosatom and its enterprises to occupy new niches in the market, increasing the competitiveness of the nuclear industry and the entire Russian industry as a whole.
About RusAT LLC
RusAT LLC (enterprise of the Rosatom Fuel Company TVEL) is a specialized integrator of the nuclear industry in the field of additive technologies (3D printing). The company's activities are focused on four key areas, such as manufacturing a line of 3D printers and their components, creating materials and metal powders for 3D printing, developing complex software for additive systems, and performing 3D printing services and implementation of additive technologies in production (including the organization of production centers).
About TVEL Fuel Company
TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom (the Fuel division of ROSATOM) includes enterprises for nuclear fuel production, uranium conversion and enrichment, production of gas centrifuges, as well as research and design organizations. Being the sole supplier of nuclear fuel for Russian nuclear power plants, TVEL provides fuel for a total of 75 power reactors in 15 countries, research reactors in nine countries, and transport reactors of the Russian nuclear fleet. Every sixth power reactor in the world is fueled by TVEL fuel. Rosatom's Fuel Division is the world's largest producer of enriched uranium, as well as the leader of the global stable isotope market.
The Fuel Division is actively developing new businesses in chemistry, metallurgy, energy storage technologies, 3D printing, digital products, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. Rosatom's industry integrators for additive technologies and energy storage systems have been created within the TVEL Fuel Company circuit.
