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3D Design and Printing

The Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency (MDPA), pioneer in promoting 3D Printing Technology since 2018 at national level has worked in collaboration with various institutions in 3D printing of: artificial reefs and bases for coral breeds, 3D braille and education puzzles for visually impaired persons. In addition, 3D casings was printed for IoT atmospheric sensors, face shields for children with hearing impairment and for front liners. The Centre also printed Graduator Injector Cylinder Head for planters, shields among others.

The main aim of the 3D Printing Unit of MDPA is to promote its adoption among various enterprises of different sectors of the economy and to facilitate 3D Printing services.

To date, the Centre carried out some 6000 printing services for Students, MSME’s and others while some 1,900 students and 148 MSME’s have benefited from the awareness sessions.

Objectives

The main objectives of the 3D Printing Unit are as follows:

Promote the adoption of 3D Printing technology;
Provide Initiation and Training sessions
Assist Start-ups in building prototypes;
Support local entrepreneurship by offering 3D print services;
Produce reduced scale models;
Guide in the setting up of 3D printing labs;

Services Offered

The 3D Printing Unit of MDPA is providing the following services

3D Printing
3D Designing
3D Scanning
Prototyping
Laser Cutting
Awareness Sessions
Business Counselling

To book any one of the above services kindly fill the contact form and send it to the MDPA 3D Printing team on 3d@mdpa.mu

Following which our team will revert back to you for additional details.

Upon clicking on the above services the following details will appear.

3D Printing

3D Printing is an additive process whereby a digital Computer Aided Design (CAD) model is converted into a solid, three-dimensional object by laying down many successive layers of material in the form of plastic following a G-code pattern (x, z, y axis) until the object is created. The CAD model has to be sliced into a G-code format which is the standard language for a 3D printer.

Click here for the guidelines for 3D Printing. To apply fill up the Click here and send it to the MDPA 3D Printing team on 3d@mdpa.mu

3D Designing

3D Designing refers to the process of creating three-dimensional digital models of objects using computer aided design software. 3D designing not only help to model and visualize real world products and elements but to study and optimize its design before its goes into the manufacturing process. This method allows to re-do faster on designs and hence reduce prototyping costs. Before printing, the 3D designs need to be exported to a STL format which is commonly used by 3D Slicer.
The accuracy of the 3D Printed object depends on the quality of the design. Design on paper can also be transferred to 3D Design to produce your prototype.

Click here for the guidelines for 3D Designing. To apply fill up the contact form and send it to the MDPA 3D Printing team on 3d@mdpa.mu

3D Scanning

3D scanning is the process of converting physical objects into digital models. This process enables quick and accurate capture of an object shape, geometries, and supplies with a complete digital representation of the part to be created. This helps to reconstruct, analyse or stimulate ideas.
Click here for the guidelines for 3D Scanning. To apply fill up the contact form and send it to the MDPA 3D Printing team on 3d@mdpa.mu

Prototyping

3D Prototyping is the process of easily creating designs of a non-final version of a new product or improve an existing one. This process helps to test design ideas and to get information that will help future production process. 3D prototype is created using 3D Model Software.
Prototyping bears numerous benefits such as:

It is used to evaluate the feasibility of an idea or concept and it determines whether the project should be pursued further.
It is an important part of the design process as it allows designers to test their ideas and get feedback from users.
It helps to identify any potential problems with a design before it goes into production.
It can help start-ups to reduce the risk of failure when launching a new product.

To apply fill up the contact form and send it to the MDPA 3D Printing team on 3d@mdpa.mu

Laser Cutting

Laser Cutting refers to a process that uses a high power laser to engrave, raster and cut different non-metal materials such as carton, acrylic etc. The process uses a motion control system to follow a G-code (x, y axis) pattern. The focused laser beams melts and burn the material by a jet of gas to leave a surface finished edge. The laser light is focused at the work area by mirrors optics that direct the beam through a lens which intensifies it.

Click here for the guidelines for Laser Cutting. To apply fill up the contact form and send it to the MDPA 3D Printing team on 3d@mdpa.mu

3D Printing Showcase Area

The Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency has set up its 3D Printing Showcase Area on the 2^nd floor of Wing A, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tower, Ebene. The setting up of this showcase area is to better facilitate and extend the services of the 3D Printing Technology to a greater part of the citizens namely university students, startups, micro enterprises, medium enterprises, small enterprises, SME’s and Individuals among others.

Awareness Sessions

The MDPA organizes Awareness Sessions on 3D Printing Technology for students of Secondary Schools. The main objectives of the Awareness Session are to
1. Initiate students on the concept of 3D designing
2. Conduct demos on 3D Printing technology in view to show a better means of producing viable parts for final year project
3. Promote the STEM subjects and the MDPA 3D Printing services

To date 2,569 students and educators have already benefited from the awareness sessions on 3D Printing Technology.

To apply fill up the contact form and send it to the MDPA 3D Printing team on 3d@mdpa.mu

Business Counselling

With the objective to promote the adoption of 3D Printing Technology among various sectors of economy, the MDPA is providing Business advice to start-ups willing to set up a 3D Printing Machine/ Lab. This service is also extended to Entrepreneurs, MSME’s, SME’s and Companies, opting to adopt 3D Printing technology in their manufacturing process.
The business counselling sessions are conducted at the 3D Printing Centre where clients are briefed on all the essential steps that should be followed in view to implement their business. This service is provided upon appointment.

To apply fill up the contact form and send it to the MDPA 3D Printing team on 3d@mdpa.mu