The Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP) is Singapore’s first 3D printing centre, launched in 2016 by Nanyang Technological University (NTU). It aspires to be a national centre of excellence and to consolidate cutting edge technology and research in the area of 3D printing, and is the region’s largest R&D facility in additive manufacturing. The centre is also equipped to print customised concrete structures for buildings, such as rooms, beams and pillars.

Besides conducting research and developing new technology with industry partners such as ST Engineering, Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre, Sembcorp Design and Construction and Emerson Process Management, SC3DP also spearheads the task of coming up with standards to govern 3D printing activities.

The centre currently has 17 full-time researchers and 85 PhD students, and is led by Professor Chua Chee Kai, one of the world’s leading experts in 3D printing.