SIRRIS is a non-profit scientific organisation in Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

. SIRRIS is an important collaborative centre for the Belgian technology

Technology

Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...

 industry. Until 2007, SIRRIS was known as CRIF-WTCM. CRIF-WTCM was founded in 1949 by Fabrimetal (now known as Agoria

Agoria

Agoria is Belgium's largest employers' organisation and trade association. The companies represented by Agoria are active in 13 branches of the technology industry: aerospace, automotive, construction products, contracting & maintenance, electrical engineering, industrial automation, ICT,...

).

Mission

The mission of SIRRIS is to support its members and clients in order to increase their competitive position on the international market through technological innovation

Innovation

Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...

. The organization carries out applied research and development in close cooperation with industry.
Sirris participates to development projects at different levels, from european Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development

Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development

The Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, also called Framework Programmes or abbreviated FP1 through FP8, are funding programmes created by the European Union in order to support and encourage research in the European Research Area...

 to regional ones.

Additive manufacturing

Sirris performs researches on mains additive manufacturing technologies such as selective laser melting

Selective Laser melting

Selective laser melting is an additive manufacturing process that uses 3D CAD data as a digital information source and energy in the form of a high powered laser beam to create three-dimensional metal parts by fusing fine metallic powders together...

, 3D printing

3D printing

3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing technology where a three dimensional object is created by laying down successive layers of material. 3D printers are generally faster, more affordable, and easier to use than other additive manufacturing technologies. However, the term 3D printing is...

, laser cladding

Cladding (metalworking)

Cladding is the bonding together of dissimilar metals. It is distinct from welding or gluing as a method to fasten the metals together. Cladding is often achieved by extruding two metals through a die as well as pressing or rolling sheets together under high pressure.The United States Mint uses...

, stereolithography

Stereolithography

Stereolithography is an additive manufacturing technology for producing models, prototypes, patterns, and in some cases, production parts.-Technology description:...

, selective laser sintering

Selective laser sintering

Selective laser sintering is an additive manufacturing technique that uses a high power laser to fuse small particles of plastic, metal , ceramic, or glass powders into a mass that has a desired 3-dimensional shape...

, Aero Jet Printing and paste polymerization (ceramic + polymer).
All these technologies start from a CAD file to build it in metal, polymer or ceramic.