Additive Innovation Centre
More than an equipment resource, Additive Innovation Centre (AIC) is a research and development hub of additive manufacturing technologies and innovations, making complexities and functionalities of the future possible today.
AIC is hosted by SIMTech, a research institute of A*STAR that develops targeted high-value advanced manufacturing technologie, systems, and capabilities. SIMTech has a strong history of industry partnerships for commercial applications and knowledge transfer to nuture the industry’s human capital. Through strong collaboration between A*STAR research institutes, AIC is an industry go-to for the top researchers, facilities, equipment, and capabilities in additive manufacturing.
AIC provides integrated end-to-end additive manufacturing solutions for industry partners, and is a one-stop hub for collaboration and the co-creation and co-innovation of industry-ready solutions, to accelerate the translation of high-value additive manufacturing technologies to business outcomes.
A strong history of industry partnerships and engagements through SME platform technologies to uplift and upscale the local manufacturing industry. AIC significant joint lab partnerships with LLEs and MNCs have also seen the synergistic development and innovation of solutions to address industry problem statements and advance additive manufacturing capabilities, in the following industries.
Providing a wide range of facilities and equipment to accelerate the adoption of Additive Manufacturing across multiple industries.
AM Technology: Laser Powder Bed Fusion Build Size: 400mm x 400mm x 400mm Materials: AlSi10Mg, IN718, SS316L (developed in-house), Ti64 (All process development is developed in-house) Minimum Layer Thickness: 20 µm
AM Technology: Laser Powder Bed Fusion Build Size: 250mm x 250mm x 325mm Materials: AlSi10Mg, IN718, SS316L (developed in-house), Ti64 (All process development is developed in-house) Minimum Layer Thickness: 20 µm
AM Technology: Electron Beam Melting Build Size: 200mm x 200mm x 380mm Materials: Ti64, TiAl, IN718, CM247LC (developed in-house), HEA (developed in-house) (All process development is developed in-house) Minimum Layer Thickness >50 µm
Particle size mass median diameter (40µm – 80µm) (Contact us for new material development)
AM Technology: Binder Jet Printing
Build Size: 160mm x 65mm x 65mm
Materials: SS316L (fine powder) (All process development is developed in-house) For fine powder <10μm
AM Technology: Micro LPBF Build Size: 120mm ⌀ x 100mm Materials: Stainless Steel, Copper Alloys, Titanium Alloys*, other LPBF – compatible alloys* (*under development) (All process development is developed in-house) Print resolution: 5µm Minimum layer thickness: 5µm
AM Technology: Binder Jet Printing Build Size: 160mm x 65mm x 65mm Materials: SS316L (fine powder) (All process development is developed in-house) For fine powder <10μm
AM Technology: Hybrid DED Build Size: 200mm ⌀ x 500mm Materials: Steel, Titanium, Nickel Based Metal, HEA (Large format printing)
AM Technology: Direct Energy Deposition Build Size: 250mm ⌀ x 800mm Materials: Steel, Aluminum, Copper (Large format printing)
To learn more about the equipment and facilities at AIC, please email [email protected].