A Center specialised in Product Development, Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Manufacturing, 3D Printing, 3D Scanning, Tridimensional Inspection and Reverse Engineering.. It is one of the first of its kind to combine, in the same place, different technologies (production process based on casting or subtraction of materials + production process based on addition of materials). Besides being essencially a research center, it also works for industry as a vendor O CADEP é um centro tecnológico que visa desenvolver projetos na área de prototipagem rápida, com ênfase na digitalização tridimensional, impressão 3D e usinagem.