This week, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC), which is on a mission to increase Singapore’s adoption of additive manufacturing technologies and is behind much of the country’s 3D printing activity, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Wiivv, one of the worldwide market leaders in 3D printed insoles.
“It’s a great honour to be in this partnership,” said Shamil Hargovan of Wiivv. “We are proud to have this opportunity to bring Wiivv’s groundbreaking technologies and products to the Singapore market. We look forward to a long and productive partnership.”
Supported by the terms of the MoU, NAMIC and Wiiv will work together to develop high performance biometric insoles. Wiivv will work to develop its next generation of customized, 3D printed biometric insoles that enhance customers’ individual performance, and will be supported by NAMIC and its wide network of strategic partners and research performers.
The ceremony for signing the MoU was held at NAMIC’s ongoing Global Additive Manufacturing Summit, in conjunction with Industrial Transformation Asia Pacific (ITAP). The Wiivv brand was represented at the ceremony by the company’s co-founder and CEO Shamil Hargovan, and guest of honor Dr. Lam Pin Min, the Senior Minister of State in both the Transport and Health Ministries, and Ms. Choy Sauw Kook, the Assistant Chief Executive and Director-General of Quality and Excellence for Enterprise Singapore, both witnessed the signing.
This collaboration seems like an interesting pairing for NAMIC, especially considering that two of the more recent agreements it signed have to do with developing maritime applications related to digitalization and advanced manufacturing…not much in common with 3D printed footwear and orthotics.
“Wiivv exemplifies how new businesses should aspire to be, riding on market trends like hypermobility, mass customization and wellness needs, building personalized and highly desirable solutions enables by technologies like cloud computing, artificial intelligence and 3D printing,” said Dr. Ho Chaw Sing, NAMIC’s Managing Director. “We are excited and honoured to be partnering with Wiivv to support their growth plans in Singapore.”
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