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The centre will be equipped to print customised concretestructures for buildings, such as rooms, beams and pillars.This is expected to be more costeffective andenvironmentally friendly than current casting methods.
By Calvin HuiPosted 17 May 2016 10:39 Updated 17 May 2016 22:43
SINGAPORE: The first 3D printing centre in Singapore waslaunched by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Tuesday(May 17).
The Singapore Centre for 3D Printing will receive funding of S$42million over 10 years from the National Research Foundation'sMediumSized Centre Grant, as well as another S$41 million fromindustry and government partners.
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A small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) developed byST Engineering with NTU using 3D printed parts.
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The centre will be equipped to print customised concretestructures for buildings, such as rooms, beams and pillars. This isexpected to be more costeffective and environmentally friendlythan current casting methods.
NTU will partner ST Engineering, Keppel Offshore & MarineTechnology Centre, Sembcorp Design and Construction, andEmerson Process Management to collaborate and undertakeresearch in 3D printing.
Mr Iswaran looking at an concrete 3D printing robot.(Photo: NTU)
NTU President Professor Bertil Andersson said that besidesdeveloping new technology with industry partners, the centre willalso come up with standards – which are currently lacking – togovern 3D printing activities.
The centre will be led by Professor Chua Chee Kai, one of theworld's leading experts in 3D printing, Prof Andersson said. Thecentre has 17 fulltime researchers and 85 PhD students.
Known as additive printing, 3D printing is one of the cuttingedgemanufacturing technologies included under the Research,Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2020 plan – Singapore’s sixthroadmap for research and development.
Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S Iswaran said at the
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launch of the NTU centre that 3D printing is a sector with immensepotential with a wide range of applications. The additivemanufacturing industry is expected to grow to more than S$21billion in worldwide revenue by 2020, he added.
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