UNIST Partners with Hyundai Motor to Develop Next-Generation 3D Printing Technology

UNIST-Hyundai Motor Sign '3D Printing Joint R&D Lab Operation Mutual Cooperation Agreement'

UNIST is partnering with Hyundai Motor Company (CEO Lee Dong-seok) to develop next-generation mobility and 3D printing technologies.

UNIST has signed a mutual cooperation agreement with Hyundai Motor Company to operate a joint research and development lab for 3D printing.

On the 5th, the two organizations signed a "Mutual Cooperation Agreement for the Operation of a Joint 3D Printing R&D Laboratory" at the 3D Printing Convergence Technology Center within the UNIST Industry-Academic Convergence Campus in Duwang-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan.

According to this agreement, the UNIST 3D Printing Convergence Technology Center and Hyundai Motor Company's Manufacturing Solutions Headquarters will establish and begin operating a joint R&D laboratory within the 3D Printing Convergence Technology Center.

Both institutions will collaborate on developing mass production processes for introducing 3D printing-based automotive parts. They also plan to advance 3D printing technology development applicable to next-generation mobility such as Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and robot taxis.

The 3D Printing Convergence Technology Center (Director Professor Kim Nam-hoon) has previously signed MOUs with HD Hyundai, the National 3D Printing Center (SC3DP) at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital, striving for the comprehensive expansion of 3D printing technology.

President Lee Yong-hoon stated, “We will develop next-generation 3D printing mobility technologies in cooperation with Hyundai Motor Company to secure a leading position in the global market.”

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