Launched by NASDAQ-listed ­Ultra Clean Asia Pacific (UCT), which develops and supplies systems for the semiconductor industry, the UCT Additive Manufacturing Centre will target business sectors such as the aerospace, dental and medical industries. It will also offer consumer services.

The centre, which cost more than S$5 million to establish, has 15 sets of 3D printers. There are ­12 ­employees at the facility at present, with plans for that number to double by next year, UCT said.

“The establishment of UCT’s ­additive manufacturing facility ­reflects Singapore’s progression towards advanced manufacturing and engineering,” said Mr Lim Kok Kiang, Assistant Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board, which supports the facility.

According to todayonline