Professor Jia-Chang Wang received his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, UK, in 1998. Since 2002, he has served as a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering/Institute of Mechatronic Engineering at National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) in Taipei City, Taiwan. During his tenure, he established the 3D Technology Lab and played a pivotal role in establishing the Additive Manufacturing Center for Mass Customization Production at NTUT, where he currently serves as Director. His research interests encompass additive manufacturing, reverse engineering, and machine vision technologies.
Professor Wang's contributions to industry collaboration were recognized with the Distinguished Award in Industry Collaboration 2017 for his successful technology transfer and industry partnerships. He holds an extensive portfolio of patents, including 11 Taiwan invention patents, 1 Japan patent, and 3 US patents, primarily in the field of additive manufacturing. From 2019 to 2022, he served as Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In 2022, he founded 3D Porcelain Technology Ltd., a startup company focused on innovative 3D printing applications.
The global market has undergone a significant transformation, shifting from mass-produced goods to personalized, customized products, driven by evolving consumer demands and a dynamic global economy. This era of Mass Customization (MC) presents manufacturers with unprecedented opportunities to enhance production capabilities and deliver added value, ensuring sustained competitiveness.
Our research focuses on Mass/Meta Customization, developing market-driven, turnkey systems. The lab's solutions, designed for commercialization through spin-in and spin-off initiatives, include customized insoles, spine braces, dental models, and all-ceramic restorations. For example, in the domain of customized insoles, we possess comprehensive technologies encompassing plantar digitization, digital design, and 3D printing. These solutions are tailored for integration into physical therapy clinics, orthotics companies, and consumer shoe stores.
Within the lab, we continue to advance 3D printing technologies, with a particular emphasis on developing proprietary VPP, MEX, and PBF systems for specialized applications
- High-precision and high-performance ceramic 3D printing (alumina, zirconia, lithium disilicate, barium titanate...)
- Supportless vat photopolymerization technologies
- 3D printing for customized insoles
- 3D printing for orthotics
- 3D printing for dental applications
- 3D printing for educational applications
Advisors:
- Professional Appraisal Committee, 3D Printing, Industry Professional Assessment System, ITIR (2018- present)
- Member of a Council in Additive Manufacturing Association of Taiwan. (2014-present)
- Member of a Council in Taiwan society of Engineering Technology and Practical Medicine (2014-present)
Activities (Last 5 Years):
- Hosted 11 international visits, actively engaging with professors from universities including Brno Tech (Czech Republic), GGU (India), Wroclaw Tech (Poland), Songkla University (Thailand), Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand), Kobegakuin University and Nihon Fukushi University (Japan), and University of Central Lancashire (UK).
- Visited Brno Tech, the Czech Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic), Gdansk Tech, and Wroclaw Tech (Poland).
- 2024/12/06: Participated in Mechatronika 2024 and was invited to deliver a plenary lecture.
- 2024/08/17: Served as a session chair at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and the Taiwan Foot and Ankle Medicine Joint Academic Symposium.
- 2024/01/03-06: Co-organized and served as a Keynote Speaker at "ISTA-AM 2024 The International Conference on Science, Technology, and Applications of Additive Manufacturing" hosted by Indonesia. (https://www.ista-am2024.org/)
- 2023/09/23: Organized and presented at the "2023 Lower Limb Biomechanics and Foot Orthotics Design Workshop." (https://www.facebook.com/reel/2179185428944868)
- 2023/09/20-22: Invited to Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, to host and present at a seminar on 3D printed smart insoles. (https://gaitrehubproject.com/workshop-technology-for-3d-fabrication-of-smart-insole-in-songkhla-thailand/)
- 2022/11/14-15: Presented on precision ceramic 3D printing at Nihon University School of Dentistry and Yokohama City University, Japan.
- 2022/10/12: Introduced the development of precision ceramic 3D printing in dentistry to the former Deputy Minister of Health of Malaysia.
- 2022/07/29-30: Organized and presented at the 4th International Symposium on Additive Manufacturing (ISAM 2022).
- 2021/08/27: Organized the 3rd International Symposium on Additive Manufacturing (ISAM 2021, Online).
Faculty of Engineering, Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, UK, in 1998.
Advanced Manufacturing System and Technology, MSc from the University of Liverpool, UK, in 1993.
Mechanical Engineering, Associate Degree from Taipei Institute of Technology in 1989.