The field of 3D printing brings together innovations in manufacturing technology, materials science and data processing to create customized fabrications using a suite of three-dimensional building processes. Taking information from digital files and relaying it through robotic instruments, 3D printers set thin layers of liquid or powdered material on top of each other for eventual fusion. The technology can be used for bespoke prototypes as well as for serial production. Singapore’s 3D-printing companies serve manufacturers across industries, with exciting applications in healthtech. Here are the top companies in the space.
3D-Printing Companies in Singapore
- Craft Health
- Koh Young Technology
- Pixcap
- NetVirta, Inc.
- Chemtron Pte Ltd
Singapore 3D Printing Companies to Know
Craft Health is a medtech and 3D-printing company that offers custom-printed drug delivery products, including both pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. 3D-printed medicine may sound like science fiction, but the technology is firmly in place, with the CraftMake 3D printer specially designed for drug manufacturing. Craft Health uses a paste extrusion method, which prints products at room temperature without heat or UV curing, expanding the possibilities of what can be produced.
Chemtron Pte Ltd is a B2B provider of 3D-printing technology, bringing industrial and large-format 3D printers as well as off-site printing services to client businesses and factories. It offers an end-to-end solution, including additives and materials like printing filaments and photopolymer resins, printer rentals through a “try before you buy” program and a knowledge hub full of educational and training content for client businesses.
Danfoss is a manufacturing firm that researches and develops technologies for industrial appliances and systems, such as air conditioning, heating and power conversion systems. Its work focuses on implementing digitization within industrial processes. One of the modalities it relies on is 3D printing, and Danfoss operates centers that utilize the additive manufacturing process as part of the company's research and development initiatives.
NetVirta, Inc. is a computer vision and 3D scanning company. It makes products for sizing consumer apparel such as clothing, shoes and helmets, and medical products such as braces, orthotics and prosthetics. Using 3D body scanning technology, e-commerce brands can integrate NetVirta software and technology to offer users the option to upload their three-dimensional size files and receive product and sizing recommendations. The company also offers 3D-printing files for custom sports helmets and medical and accessibility devices.
The semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies makes components for computing and electronics. Its work relies heavily on 3D printing processes, which Infineon uses to produce circuit boards, microcontrollers and semiconductor products. In addition to its production-level use of 3D printing, the company also has a dedicated research and product development division that focuses on engineering parts for 3D printing systems.
The computing and electronics hardware company Micron Technology makes semiconductors and related computing products for data storage and internal and external memory. Its sourcing and manufacturing process relies on 3D printing to create components like polymer spacers. The company works with startups, which it financially backs to retain access to 3D printing operations for such components.
Formlabs is a 3D printing technology company that works with clients in the manufacturing space. Founded by graduates of MIT, Formlabs works with the stereolithography and selective laser sintering processes to create customized 3D printing systems. Its business model includes covers these systems up for clients and managing them across their lifecycles, as well as directly selling 3D printers and the consumable ingredients they require.
Koh Young Technology provides design, manufacture and inspection for smart factories that make electronic products, using 3D measurement technology. These processes can be used for semiconductors and other components of consumer electronics, which have micro tolerances that make it nearly impossible to precisely measure at scale without three-dimensional assessments. Most defects that are found in these products occur during the 3D printing process and can be addressed upstream once identified.
Pixcap is a software company that offers a design tool for 3D design. Billed as “Canva for 3D,” the company serves designers who are creating three-dimensional logos, ads and other digital assets, a process that can be incredibly costly when outsourced. Pixcap designs can be used as data files and 3D printed by third party printers to bring 3D assets into the physical realm.
Silicon Box is a semiconductor packaging and integration company. It focuses on packaging semiconductors in “chiplets,” which are circuits built to integrate with each other to create complex system-on-chip products. The company uses 3D printing to support prototyping and rapid production cycles for custom-designed parts.
