NTU Singapore and Intellectual Ventures have set up a spinout to commercialise a blockchain-powered logistics network for 3D printed parts.
Secur3DP+, a Singapore-based 3D printing logistics platform co-founded by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, made its formal debut today with an undisclosed seed sum from its other co-founder, ISF Incubator.
ISF Incubator is the startup creation subsidiary of commercialisation firm Intellectual Ventures. NTU Singapore’s equity in Secur3DP+ is held through its innovation and enterprise company, NTUitive.
Founded in 2018, Secure3DP+ is working on an additive manufacturing network powered by blockchain encryption technology that enables clients to ensure 3D-printed goods such as metal parts are created and delivered in a cost-effective manner.
Each 3D-printed object commissioned through the platform is branded with a unique physical identifier based on technology devised by NTU and Intellectual Ventures.
The intent is for the watermark to protect goods from counterfeiting and other intellectual property infringements.
Secure3DP+ expects the platform to gain traction as the role of 3D printing in manufacturing…
