Dubai Holding has launched a project to set up an international centre for 3D printing at Dubai Industrial City.
The project is in line with the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
It will create a suitable atmosphere and provide the appropriate infrastructure to bring under one roof a network of design and technology suppliers as well as factories, said the UAE official news agency Wam.
The hub will include research centres and laboratories for testing materials used in 3D printed products within an integrated environment dedicated to serving the construction, medicine, and consumer products sectors as well as involving the academic sector, which will add innovation and educational value to this initiative through research and development.
The new project aims to build a network of distinguished companies in the 3D printing sector by attracting entrepreneurs and innovators as well as targeting international enterprises locally and globally by offering special laboratories for 3D printing. It will also offer services, professional training, facilities, storage solution, and other logistical support to strengthen this sector, the report said.
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Dr Amina Al Rustamani, group CEO of Tecom Investments, said: “We will work on providing a suitable environment for specialised companies and attracting innovative minds by offering the required infrastructure that matches the aspirations of the wise leadership. We believe that the new strategy will be a vital element in creating support for Dubai’s key role in the area of 3D printing.”
Saif Al Aleeli, CEO of Dubai Future Foundation, said: “The establishment of the International Centre for 3D printing by Dubai Holding will enable us to take the first steps towards achieving the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to make Dubai a global centre of 3D printing technology.”
The centre will host more than 700 local and international companies to make Dubai a major hub of 3D printing technology, said Abdullah Belhoul, CEO of Dubai Industrial City.
Dubai’s 3D Printing Strategy, which aims to make Dubai a global capital of 3D printing technologies by 2030, will focus on three major sectors: construction, medical products, and consumer products. The strategy has five main pillars: infrastructure, legislative structure, funding, talent and market demand.
