- Hyundai Motor Group, NTU Singapore and A*STAR inaugurate the Company Lab, a first-of-its-kind collaboration in Singapore’s automotive manufacturing sector
- Positioned inside HMGICS, the Group’s sensible manufacturing unit and Software program-Outlined Manufacturing facility (SDF) testbed, the Lab will deal with superior applied sciences like AI, robotics and 3D printing
- The initiative bridges educational analysis with industrial functions, driving the Group’s SDF imaginative and prescient and strengthening Singapore’s innovation ecosystem
- By participating native SMEs in Singapore, the Lab goals to advance manufacturing R&D, create high-value jobs, and speed up next-generation expertise adoption
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group), in partnership with Nanyang Technological College, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Company for Science, Expertise and Analysis (A*STAR), has launched the Company Lab at Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Heart Singapore (HMGICS).
Positioned throughout the Group’s first sensible manufacturing unit and Software program-Outlined Manufacturing facility (SDF) testbed, the Company Lab will function a hub for groundbreaking analysis and, improvement (R&D) and proof-of-concept actions in superior manufacturing applied sciences, akin to synthetic intelligence (AI), robotics and sensible manufacturing. By bridging analysis with real-world functions, the Lab advances the Group’s SDF imaginative and prescient whereas reinforcing Singapore’s place as a world innovation hub.
“Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating its transition in direction of SDF to remain forward of the quickly evolving international mobility panorama,” stated Juncheul Jung, Government Vice President and Head of Manufacturing Options Division at Hyundai Motor Group. “The Company Lab marks an vital milestone in bringing this imaginative and prescient to life. The following-generation manufacturing applied sciences developed right here will likely be utilized to our international operations, additional strengthening the Group’s future competitiveness.”
Hyun Sung Park, CEO of HMGICS, added, “The Company Lab is a key analysis hub that embodies the Group’s imaginative and prescient for the transition to SDF. Along with gifted people in Singapore, we’re advancing applied sciences akin to AI, robotics and 3D printing, whereas fostering expertise improvement and creating high-value jobs. These efforts not solely strengthen Singapore’s manufacturing R&D ecosystem but additionally lay the muse for main international advances in manufacturing innovation.”
NTU ranked twelfth in ‘QS World College Rankings 2026: High World Universities,’ which evaluates greater than 1,500 establishments worldwide, and possesses numerous strengths together with distinguished researchers from around the globe and cutting-edge basic applied sciences.
A*STAR is Singapore’s lead public sector R&D company. It performs a key function in bridging the hole between {industry} and academia whereas nurturing scientific expertise and leaders for the broader analysis neighborhood and {industry}.
This tripartite collaboration, the primary mobility manufacturing innovation lab at HMGICS, combines the Group’s automotive experience with NTU’s analysis and A*STAR’s deep-tech capabilities. HMGICS will facilitate sensible manufacturing unit tasks, whereas NTU and A*STAR will conduct R&D to translate concepts into industrial options.
The Company Lab brings collectively a large cross-disciplinary strategy to superior manufacturing applied sciences, involving a number of A*STAR analysis institutes and NTU faculties and colleges, such because the College of Electrical and Digital Engineering (EEE), the College of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), and the Faculty of Computing and Information Science (CCDS).
The Company Lab will deal with next-generation manufacturing applied sciences, together with:
- Growth of AI applied sciences for sensible manufacturing.
- Robotics applied sciences to enhance manufacturing effectivity, high quality and employee circumstances.
- 3D printing applied sciences for auto elements.
- Growth of clever robotic techniques to reinforce defect detection and inspection accuracy, decrease gear downtime, and enhance engineer and technician productiveness.
As the primary Company Lab in Singapore collectively based mostly at a college and inside an operational automotive manufacturing unit, it units a brand new benchmark for future industry-academia-government collaborations.
The Company Lab’s strategic location inside HMGICS permits fast prototyping, validation and deployment of those applied sciences, immediately integrating analysis outcomes into manufacturing operations and accelerating innovation cycles.
As a key element of the Group’s open innovation technique, the Company Lab highlights the Group’s management in superior manufacturing and its dedication to strengthening Singapore’s R&D ecosystem. By working with native system integrators and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Lab fosters capability-building, upskilling and reskilling throughout the automotive sector.
Company Lab is anticipated to strengthen native R&D capabilities, create high-value jobs in superior manufacturing and prepare next-generation expertise in AI, robotics and sensible manufacturing. By integrating R&D and industrial software, it represents a brand new mannequin of collaboration and a big step towards realizing the Group’s imaginative and prescient of world manufacturing innovation.
