Safety Consultant UL Announces Global Center in Singapore for Research in 3D Printing
- BY Sandra Helsel
- May 22, 2015
- 1 min read
Source: http://inside3dprinting.com/
(Straits Times) — UL, a U.S.-based safety consulting and certification company, announced on Thursday that it will invest $8 million to open a global center in Singapore for training, material and process qualification, advisory, and research in 3D printing. UL said its Global Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence, which will be supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board, is expected to employ 10 technical experts. UL said the project is driven by its vision that AM will be the catalyst for global transformation in manufacturing.
The center is supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board and will be charged with training professionals, as well as validating 3D-printing technologies and materials, as well as research 3D-printing overall. Partnerships with such institutes as the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing and the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre, the Global Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence will offer training curriculum, validation programs, advisory services, and research.
