EINDHOVEN, Netherlands/Singapore, Nov 26, 2018 – Following the official State Visit to The Netherlands, the President of the Republic of Singapore, Mdm Halimah Yacob, visited Eindhoven where Additive Industries officially announced its process & application development center in Singapore. Additive Industries will build this into a regional hub for local development and customer support. In addition to a local role, the Singapore process & application development center will also have a global function as a competence center for industrialization of metal additive manufacturing within the company. Special market focus will be on regional key verticals such as semiconductor equipment, aerospace as well as marine, oil and gas.
“The presence of Additive industries in Singapore will deepen our Industry 4.0 capabilities, and accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing technologies across key sectors such as aerospace, marine and offshore, medical technology, and semiconductors. We welcome Additive Industries to our manufacturing ecosystem as it joins the community of over 1,600 Dutch companies in Singapore,” said Mr. Chang Chin Nam, executive director, technology hardware & equipment, Singapore Economic Development Board. “Singapore is an ideal stepping stone for Additive Industries’ growth ambitions in the Asia-Pacific region. It is a natural hub with great infrastructure, it’s an excellent fit with our target markets and the governmental support accelerates our execution,” added Daan Kersten, CEO of Additive Industries. “We are excited to gain access to the well-developed additive manufacturing ecosystem and talent-pool of Singapore. The six local additive manufacturing centers there offer fertile ground for a fast growing company like us”, confirmed Dr. Mark Beard, global director process & application development at Additive Industries
About Additive Industries
Additive Industries is accelerating industrial additive manufacturing of high quality, functional, metal parts by offering a modular end-to-end 3D printing system including a seamlessly integrated information platform to high end and demanding industrial markets. With substantially improved reproducibility, productivity, and flexibility, Additive Industries redefines the business case for series production of additive manufacturing applications in aerospace, automotive, medical technology and high-tech equipment.