DEWA R&D Centre 3D printing focus enhances ops & services – MEP MiddleEast

DEWA R&D Centre 3D printing focus enhances ops & services – MEP MiddleEast

The DEWA R&D Centre (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s Research & Development Centre) at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is supporting innovation in all production and operational areas, becoming a global platform to enhance the operations and services of DEWA’s divisions.

The Centre includes DEWA’s Robotics & Drone laboratory, which is the first building in the UAE to be fully printed onsite, and the first such 3D-printed lab in the world. The lab houses rovers and drones that are designed and built in-house.

The DEWA R&D Centre has developed advanced infrastructure and specialised software in 3D printing and additive manufacturing.

DEWA is the first organisation in the GCC to deploy Markforged Metalx 3D printing based on wire/filament. This technology is highly accurate; reduces time and cost, improves efficiency and productivity and enhances innovation at DEWA.

DEWA uses 3D printers to produce prototypes and spare parts for its generation, transmission, and distribution divisions, and to support the digitisation of its inventory.

The DEWA R&D Centre supports rapid changes through its 3D printer advanced features. It also provides technical solutions, training, knowledge sharing, mechanical testing, techno-economic analysis, and research and development in additive manufacturing.

The MD and CEO of DEWA, HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer,