Mencast – A*STAR Joint Lab
In April 2024, Mencast established a joint-laboratory with A*STAR, the premier research institution in Singapore. The collaboration involves:
• The Institute for High Performance Computing (IHPC) in optimizing propeller designs with artificial intelligence.
• The Singapore Institute for Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) in additive manufacturing of propellers.
• Access to the supercomputing resources of the Singapore National Supercomputer Centre.
Successful Printing of Prototype AM Propellers
Mencast CEO, Glenndle Sim, presenting the world’s first fully printed marine propeller to Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat at the NAMIC AM Industry Showcase on 7 July 2023.
Google AI Trailblazers Innovation Award (2024)
AI Trailblazers is a national AI initiative jointly developed by Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) and Google Cloud to empower the development of generative AI applications to harness the transformational power of AI boldly and responsibly, and advance Singapore as an AI hub on the world map.