Thyssenkrupp to set up 3D printing innovation centre in Singapore

GERMAN multinational conglomerate Thyssenkrupp will be setting up an innovation centre for additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, in Singapore, its first outside Germany.

Speaking to The Business Times at the Hannover Messe trade show, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Koh Poh Koon said while the centre is still in the early stages of planning, Thyssenkrupp expects to launch it within this year.

"We're quite happy to welcome them to set this up in Singapore, because as an ecosystem that has maturity in advanced manufacturing across diverse sectors, we provide a very interesting ecosystem for them to innovate using some of the additive manufacturing techniques," he said.