Workshop “Digital Fabrication” held at INTERA Technology Park

Digital fabrication technologies enable enormous flexibility and drastically reduce the time for developing new products, while also opening up significant possibilities and empowering individuals to a new level of innovation previously not possible.

A workshop on this topic was held on February 29, 2024, at INTERA Technology Park. The workshop brought together experts and enthusiasts from the fields of additive technologies, CAD/CAE solutions, and generative design. The main focus of the workshop was on the use of digital fabrication technologies and advanced shaping methods, providing insights into the process of preparing and producing parts on 3D printers.

Svetozar Kolesar from 3D Republic in Belgrade gave a lecture on generative design, while Prof. Dr. Goran Mladenović from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade spoke about the application of CAD/CAE solutions in reverse engineering. Borko Latinčić from INTERA TP demonstrated the practical application of 3D printing, providing insight into the process from 3D model to finished part.

“We presented some concrete examples of part production using generative design algorithms that are available to engineers as part of engineering software tools today. I believe that workshop participants will find ways to apply what we demonstrated in their work,” said Svetozar Kolesar, one of the speakers.

Although the workshop was primarily intended for companies and professionals in this field, it was also open to all interested innovators and enthusiasts who want to independently explore and create in the field of digital fabrication.

“My colleague and I work in the design and construction department and we apply certain technologies in our daily work that were partly presented today. Today’s workshop encouraged us to think about some new ideas in terms of prototypes that we would produce by 3D printing for presentation to customers,” said Ivan Jakić from Jajce Alloy Wheels Ltd., a company engaged in the production of aluminum wheels.

This workshop provided an opportunity for knowledge exchange, experience sharing, and networking among participants, contributing to the dissemination of knowledge about the applicability of digital fabrication. It was organized within the DIGIMET project, which is part of the project “Innovations and Digitalization of Small and Medium Enterprises in BiH/EU4DigitalSME,” jointly funded by the European Union and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMZ), implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) with the aim of developing the economy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a special emphasis on digital transformation.

06.03.2024.