SUTD’s Digital Manufacturing and Design (DManD) Centre is an interdisciplinary Laboratory that fosters novel research at the intersection of Advanced Fabrication, Design, Modelling, Materials Science, and Advanced Robotics. DManD’s main focus is to advance new technologies that accelerate “Ideation-to-Things”, contributing to innovation and sustainability. DManD brings together engineers, designers, architects, materials experts, and computer scientists to carry out fundamental research, purposefully translate it into industry adoption, and educate future design and manufacturing innovators.
Bringing together multi-disciplinary expertise through the collaboration between various schools and faculties to advance frontiers of design and manufacturing in the following key focus areas.
Providing a wide range of facilities and equipment to accelerate the adoption of Additive Manufacturing across multiple industries.
AM Technology: Wire-Arc AM with Milling
Material: Stainless Steel, Tool Steel, Brass, etc.
Build Size: Customisable
AM Technology: Fused Deposition
Modelling (FDM)
Material: Thermoplastic pellets (PETG, PLA)
Build Size: 800(L) x 500(W) x 1500(H) mm
Layer Height: approx 1.5 mm
AM Technology: Automated Fibre Placement
Material: Thermosetting & Thermoplastic
Material Width: 3.175 to 25.4 mm
Build Size: 1000 x 800 mm (flat), 150⌀ x 300 mm (tubular)
Layer Height: approx 0.18 mm
AM Technology: Aerosol Jet Technology
Material: Gold, Silver, Copper and Nickel ink
Minimum Line Width: 10 µm
Atomiser: 1 to 5 cP (ultrasonic), 1 to 1000 cP (pneumatic)
Droplet Size: 1 to 5 µm ⌀
Work Area: 200 x 300 x 200 mm
AM Technology: HP Multi Jet Fusion Technology
Material: HP Nylon Plastic
Build Volume: 406 x 306 x 406 mm
Build Speed: 4500 cm3/hr
Resolution: 1200 dpi
Layer Height: 0.07 to 0.12 mm
AM Technology: Direct Metal Laser Sintering
Material: Maraging Steel, Stainless Steel, Nickel Alloy, Titanium, Aluminium
Build Size: 250 x 250 x 325 mm
Layer Height: 20 to 60 µm
AM Technology: FFF- Fused-Filament-Fabrication (FDM)
Material: BigRep PLA, BigRep PRO HT, BigRep PRO HS, BigRep PETG (with PVA- support optional)
Build Size: 1005(X) x 1005(Y) x 1005(Z) mm
Layer Height: 0.4 to 0.8 mm (standard extruder) , 0.15 to 1.4 mm (power extruder)
AM Technology: Low Force Stereolithography (LFS)
Lens System: 405 nm violet laser
Build Size: 145×145×185 mm
Resolution: 25 to 300 µm
Projector Resolution: 405nm Violet Laser
AM Technology: PolyJet with UV Curing
Material: Rigid, Rubber-like Photopolymer, Simulated ABS, Simulated Polypropylene, High Temperature, Bio-Compatible, Soluble Support
Build Size: 500 x 400 x 200 mm
Layer Height: 14 or 30 µm
To learn more about the equipment and facilities at DMAND facility, please visit here.
Explore the breakthrough of additive manufacturing through constant research & development projects.
SUTD successfully completed feasibility study of using WAAM technology for printing of ship propeller to address:
SUTD and DB Schenker have enabled Additive Manufacturing for large-scale panels using robotic manufacturing, with the prospect of processing recycled polymers into large-scale components and upcycling waste into panels. Benefits of using Additive Manufacturing:
