Ulsan City to Establish '3D Printing Convergence Technology Center' ... Completion in 2023

Establishing a Collaborative System for Design-Manufacturing-Demonstration-Mass Production Linked with Existing 3D Printing Centers

Perspective view of Ulsan '3D Printing Convergence Technology Center'.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] The '3D Printing Convergence Technology Center' for the development and demonstration of full-cycle mass production processes and the establishment of a collaborative foundation for convergence technologies in 3D printing is breaking ground.

Ulsan City will hold the '3D Printing Convergence Technology Center Groundbreaking Ceremony' at 2 p.m. on August 31 at the Ulsan Techno Industrial Complex in Duwang-dong, Nam-gu, with about 150 attendees including officials from the Ministry of Science and ICT, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, and related 3D printing companies.

The event will include commendations for contributors (5 people: Professor Jeong Imdu of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Researcher An Jiyong, CEO Kang Yuna of ThreeDPrime, Executive Director Lee Sanghyup of Kumyoung ETS, and CEO Choi Honggwan of ThreeDFactory), a safety construction declaration reading, groundbreaking, and a tour of the infrastructure.

The '3D Printing Convergence Technology Center' will be constructed with a total project cost of 45 billion KRW on a 5,051㎡ site at the Ulsan Techno General Industrial Complex Industry-Academia Convergence Campus. The building will have a floor area of 1,614㎡ (total floor area 4,303㎡), with one basement floor and four above-ground floors, and is scheduled for completion in December 2023.

The Ulsan Techno General Industrial Complex, where the center will be located, is the largest specialized 3D printing area in Korea, housing universities related to 3D printing such as Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology and Ulsan University, as well as numerous 3D printing companies and research institutes.

The city expects that once the center is completed, it will establish a full-cycle (design-production-demonstration-mass production) cooperative system in connection with existing 3D printing manufacturing process centers, quality evaluation centers, and knowledge industry centers.

3D Printing Cluster Construction Status.

Kim Doogeom, Mayor of Ulsan, said, “Through the role of bridging collaboration between the 3D printing industry and the region’s key industries, we will complete our city as a hub for the 3D printing industry and lead the domestic 3D printing industry.”

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