There is 1 research centre in the Additive Manufacturing Group:

• Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP)

Research Projects

3D Printing of Optimized Cushioning Material

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Chou Siaw Meng

Light Weight Structure Design and Optimization for 3D Printing
The advancement of 3D printing technology promises much more freedom to design and fabricate complex and innovative structures. This project aims to develop new design methodologies and tools to facilitate the design of structures that are suitable for 3D printing. One particular focus of the project is to investigate the potential for weight reduction while maintaining structure strength.

Principal Investigator: Dr Chen Songlin

Enhanced Cooling Systems Using Porous Metallic Microstructures Fabricated by Additive Manufacturing
This project explores the capability of the state-of-the-art additive manufacturing technology to produce micro-structured metallic surfaces for enhanced boiling heat transfer. 

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Leong Kai Choong

Enhancement of Thermal Management Devices through Advanced/Additive Manufacturing Techniques

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Leong Kai Choong

Framework for remanufacturing process qualification based on fatigue durability performance assessments.
The research has led to a methodology for assessing the fatigue durability of specimens fabricated with remanufacturing by laser cladding. A materials-process-performance approach was used to assess the fatigue performance of laser clad fatigue specimens.

Principal Investigator: Professor Pang Hock Lye John

A*Star Industrial Additive Manufacturing Programme: Work Package 3 (Electron Beam Melting)
Spatial and geometrical based characterization of microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V parts fabricated by electron beam melting (EBM) method.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Tor Shu Beng

NRF Additive Manufacturing Programme for Marine and Offshore: Study and investigation of 3D printing process and methodology of thin-wall structures for marine and offshore industry
Design, develop and deploy large scale metal 3D printing processes and methodologies suitable for Marine and Offshore applications to overcome the size restrictions imposed by existing 3D printing machines. 

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Tor Shu Beng

Utilization of Electro-wetting on Dielectric (EWOD) for tissue engineering
The goal of this project is to develop a method based on EWOD principles to generate and accurately manipulate minute volumes of liquids having a wide range of viscoelasticity. This method will be helpful in addressing many limitations of the methods currently used for tissue engineering.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Tran Anh Tuan

Industrial Additive Manufacturing Programme: Work Package 5 (Selective Laser Sintering)
Selective laser sintering (SLS) is a rapid prototyping technique used to directly fabricate products with complex geometries through consolidating powder materials layer by layer. This project aims to enhance the mechanical properties and dimensional accuracy of SLS products as well as broaden their functionalities through material development and process modelling.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Zhou Kun

Cold Spray Development
This project aims to develop cold spray process based repair technologies for aerospace applications.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Liu Erjia

Large-scale Metal 3D Printing Development
This project aims to develop a large scale 3D printing process for manufacturing large steel parts for applications in marine and offshore industries.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Liu Erjia

3D Inkjet printing of honeycomb structures for aerospace
This project focuses on the design of honeycomb cell structures with greater strength-to-weight ratio, which can be manufactured using additive manufacturing techniques such as inkjet printing.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Yeong Wai Yee

3D Printing in Building & Construction

Principal Investigator: Professor Tan Ming Jen

Novel Inspection, Testing, and Operationalization for Aerospace Industry
Develop an evaluation method for 3D printed aerospace components and a strategic decision-making method to determine maintenance procedures for the components 

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Moon Seung Ki

Work Package 1, Laser-aided Additive Manufacturing
Establish and verify a design framework for the laser aided additive manufacturing 

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Moon Seung Ki

Additive Manufacturing Resource Allocation for Customized and Sustainable Design
Modelling and Simulation for AM resources as an element in a product family design process 

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Moon Seung Ki

Laser Additive Manufacturing
The objective of this research is to develop a customized and sustainable design synthesis framework for light-weight materials, which enable engineers to perform the planning and development of customized products in 3D additive manufacturing environments. 

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Moon Seung Ki

A*Star Industrial Additive Manufacturing Programme: Work Package 3 (Electron Beam Melting)

Spatial and geometrical based characterization of microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V parts fabricated by electron beam melting (EBM) method.  

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Tor Shu Beng

NRF Additive Manufacturing Programme for Marine and Offshore: Study and investigation of 3D printing process and methodology of thin-wall structures for marine and offshore industry
Design, develop and deploy large scale metal 3D printing processes and methodologies suitable for Marine and Offshore applications to overcome the size restrictions imposed by existing 3D printing machines. 

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Tor Shu Beng

There is 1 laboratory under the Manufacturing Processes Group:

• Manufacturing Processes Lab (HW3-01-02)  

Research Projects

Characteristics of belt linishing –Phase III
The work in abrasive linishing processes used in Fan Blades is aimed at removal of surface imperfections on the pressure and suction surfaces. The objectives are to translate hand dressing skills to automated adaptive processing, and to perform tool selection and identification of key performance parameters.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Yeo Swee Hock

Complaint abrasive process model and integrated tool trajectory planning
Coated abrasive tools are used extensive but these are not well placed in mechanized process. The aim is to develop material removal models to predict shapes of material removed for complaint abrasive tools, and to develop a methodology to predict tool motion trajectories based on the shape of material removed.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Yeo Swee Hock

Advanced finishing of internal channels
Finishing of difficult-to-access channels requires a new development of a novel and advanced finishing process. Engagement of ultrasonic principle with various horn design is an important aspect to be explored for finishing using abrasive slurry on side walls of channels which is made of high-heat resistant materials.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Yeo Swee Hock

Process cycle time improvement in vibratory finishing process
Vibratory finishing is normally adopted with limited knowledge of its processing characteristics, which is often limited to propriety of manufacturers. The project involves a comprehensive study on vibratory media interaction with a specially designed reconfigurable vibratory bowl system to understand the underlying flow mechanism.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Yeo Swee Hock

Fabrication of Nano-composites Using Friction Stir Processing

Principal Investigator: Professor Tan Ming Jen

Formability Improvement of Lightweight Alloy

Principal Investigator: Professor Tan Ming Jen

Heat Treatment Repair Technology for Aerospace Materials

Principal Investigator: Professor Tan Ming Jen

There is 1 laboratory under the Precision Engineering Group:

• Precision Engineering Lab (N3-B4c-03) 

Research Projects

Characteristics of belt linishing –Phase III
The work in abrasive linishing processes used in Fan Blades is aimed at removal of surface imperfections on the pressure and suction surfaces. The objectives are to translate hand dressing skills to automated adaptive processing, and to perform tool selection and identification of key performance parameters.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Yeo Swee Hock

Complaint abrasive process model and integrated tool trajectory planning
Coated abrasive tools are used extensive but these are not well placed in mechanized process. The aim is to develop material removal models to predict shapes of material removed for complaint abrasive tools, and to develop a methodology to predict tool motion trajectories based on the shape of material removed.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Yeo Swee Hock

Advanced finishing of internal channels
Finishing of difficult-to-access channels requires a new development of a novel and advanced finishing process. Engagement of ultrasonic principle with various horn design is an important aspect to be explored for finishing using abrasive slurry on side walls of channels which is made of high-heat resistant materials.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Yeo Swee Hock

Process cycle time improvement in vibratory finishing process
Vibratory finishing is normally adopted with limited knowledge of its processing characteristics, which is often limited to propriety of manufacturers. The project involves a comprehensive study on vibratory media interaction with a specially designed reconfigurable vibratory bowl system to understand the underlying flow mechanism.

Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Yeo Swee Hock