There are altogether 24 academic and industrial facilities across different parts of the Czech Republic participating in the NCC for MATCA that share a common interest in advanced technologies R&D.

Thanks to the success in the public competition of the Program of the National Center of Competence (2022), announced by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TAČR) we continue on providing very perspective cooperation and applied research at NCC MATCA 2, which has successfully expanded to include 4 other partners (Institute for Hydrodynamics of the CAS, v. v. i., SHM, s. r. o., ad-tech s.r.o. and Advanced Metal Powders s.r.o.)

Academic institutions:

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Commercial entities:

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Centre of Applied Research and Development for Additive Manufacturing (CARDAM) is a unique R&D facility that concentrates on the implementation of new technically and technologically advanced solutions and products using additive manufacturing of metals. Cardam offers applied research and development services, complex engineering solutions for the development of new applications and production processes, and provides assistance to companies that wish to acquire the necessary knowledge and know-how in the newly emerging fields of additive design and manufacturing. It aims to create a technical and commercial added value for all its clients based on an effective cooperation with the Czech Academy of Sciences and industry.

The founding members and the owners of CARDAM are the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., and two other important and stably growing Czech companies (precision manufacturing and metal casting, respectively).