Rapid Product Innovation & Development (RaPID) Centre 

As a specialised Product Development Facility for rapid product prototyping and sample production to support companies in pursuing innovation and value creation.

RaPID Centre aims to support companies including SMEs, Start-ups, Innovators and its industry-partners in leveraging on SIT’s applied research expertise in engineering and info-communication technologies and its pool of Professional Officers, and work-ready students to design and develop new products through iterative rapid prototyping and small batch production before scaling up for manufacturing.

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The Gamified Arm Skate

Service Offering

Companies can work on or begin at any of these product development phases with flexibility:
  • Proof of Concept
  • Alpha Prototype
  • Beta Prototype
  • Pre-Production Sample
     
Rapid Product Innovation & Development (RaPID) Centre

Benefits to Companies

One-Stop Centre
  • Develop proof of concept or proof of value product at an affordable cost
  • Access to specialised equipment
Talent Pool
  • Multi-disciplinary academic staff with strong industry experience
  • Pool of work-ready students who have been trained in the industry under SIT distinctive Integrated Work Study Programme (IWSP)
Flexibility
  • Defer capital investments until product concepts are proven viable
  • Projects can enter at any stage of product development
Capability Development
  • Embark on relevant training programmes to level up Design Innovation and Prototyping competencies

 


For more information, please email RaPID@singaporetech.edu.sg