Development of die & mould making industry in Sri Lanka though tripartite collaboration of university-industry-government

Abstract

Most of the Sri Lankan Die & mould makers are Small and Medium Enterprises. Due to various constraints they manage cater only for 20% of local die & mould demand. One of the reasons is the high technological gap between SMEs scale mould makers The local SME mould makers need financial and technological support to increase production and the quality. Considering the strengths and weaknesses of different parties, a tripartite approach that involves the government and the academic institutes has been proposed to uplift this industry. This paper presents a proposed mode! for a tripartite approach and its successful implementation being carried out at University of Moratuwa.