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Singtel to deploy 5G millimetre wave solutions

Singtel has been appointed by semiconductor giant Micron Technology to deploy its 5G millimetre wave (mmWave) solutions with localised edge core at the semiconductor manufacturer’s largest 3D NAND flash memory fabrication plant in Singapore, in a first for Singapore and the semiconductor manufacturing sector. This commercial deployment is the first time Micron is exploring 5G for Industry 4.0 semiconductor manufacturing – making it the first company in Singapore to deploy mmWave campus solution plus edge core on-premises and operationalise 5G at scale. Micron will also be leveraging Singtel’s Paragon, the industry’s first all-in-one platform for 5G network, edge computing and services orchestration, to conduct real time performance monitoring and feedback. Singtel’s 5G mmWave solutions will be used at Micron’s cleanroom to support the development of a variety of digitally enabled and enhanced applications from automated visual inspections of individual chips to augmented reality (AR) for operations and maintenance. The rollout follows successful trials using Singtel’s GENIE – the world’s first portable 5G-in-a-box platform, which helped validate the mmWave solution, verify its performance and demonstrate the operational benefits of Singtel’s 5G solutions in Micron’s next generation cleanroom.

Baseload Capital completes third power plant in Japan

Baseload Capital is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Baseload Power Japan, has completed a third geothermal power plant. Developed in partnership with Furusato Power generation and the Sansui hot spring inn, Sansui Geothermal Power Plant will produce 350 MWh annually, equivalent to the annual power consumption of roughly 100 households. The electricity generated by the new plant will be sold to Kyushu Electric Power through a feed-in tariff (FIT) mechanism. The surplus of hot water will be provided to the Sansui hot spring inn to be used as bathing water for its hot spring operations. “The Japanese government has committed to carbon neutrality by 2050 and expanding the use of renewable energy is critical to achieving that goal”, said Ryuta Hiratsuka, Representative Director of Baseload Power Japan KK. “Geothermal power generation, which can be sourced and consumed locally, will become an important part of the country’s energy mix.” While Japan is estimated to have the third largest geothermal resources after the United States and Indonesia, the ratio of geothermal power generation in the county stands at a mere 0.2%. “Geothermal energy can help invigorate local areas”, said Furusato Power generation Co., Ltd. CEO Kazuyuki Akaishi. “As a local company with strong roots in the region, we have a stake in building an ecosystem that promotes the increased use of renewable energy and creates more prosperous and sustainable communities.” “We are thrilled to open our third power plant here in Kumamoto”, said Alexander Helling, CEO of Baseload Capital. “Japan has over 20,000 hot spring facilities, presenting us with exciting opportunities to tap into the country’s abundant geothermal resources.”

Plex smart manufacturing platform for Southeast Asia

Rockwell Automation now offers world leading cloud-native smart manufacturing platform Plex Systems through its channels in Southeast Asia. The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform is the only single-instance, multi-tenant Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution operating at scale, providing businesses a real-time view of the entire production lifecycle. The platform includes solutions for advanced manufacturing execution (MES), ERP, quality, supply chain planning and management, asset performance management, production monitoring, process automation and analytics, along with machine connectivity capabilities. Plex delivers tremendous value to customers in high-volume, highly repetitive discrete and process manufacturing sectors such as automotive, metal fabrication, electronics, food and beverage, and aerospace. Businesses can easily connect, automate, track, and analyse every aspect of their business to achieve precision, efficiency, and agility. Demand for industrial automation and Industry 4.0 solutions is on the rise in the region. Southeast Asia’s industrial automation and process control market is expected to be worth US$4.97 billion by 2025[1]. This demand is driven by high technical awareness around the usage of robotics and the manufacturing sector’s robust production capabilities. Additionally, a McKinsey report estimated that embracing Industry 4.0 measures—the adoption of smart, data-driven systems and technologies to improve inventory and computing capacities—could boost ASEAN’s regional productivity by up to US$600 billion by 2025.[2] “IDC revealed that investment in cloud infrastructure, software, and platforms is one of the top three technology areas of focus for Asia Pacific manufacturers. The critical need for data monitoring and tracking has driven manufacturers to shift from on-premises to cloud platforms and this adoption will continue to rise. “IDC estimates spending on cloud applications and infrastructure will reach US$124 billion by 2025 at a year-on-year growth rate of 28.8%[3],” said Marcelo Tarkieltaub, regional director, Southeast Asia, Rockwell Automation. “Cloud-based software-as-a-service solutions can have an incredible impact on manufacturing, accelerating innovation, streamlining operations, and contributing […]

Smart manufacturing solutions across Southeast Asia

Rockwell Automation, is strengthening its partner network in the region with its latest partnership with CAD-IT, a Singapore-based leading Industry 4.0 technologies provider. Among other information software solutions, the partnership will see CAD-IT offer Rockwell Automation’s smart manufacturing and automation solutions: newly acquired Plex Systems, a cloud-native smart manufacturing platform; and Fiix, a cloud-based, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered computerised maintenance management system. Both Plex and Fiix cater to the food and beverage, household and personal care, and automotive industries across Asia Pacific. “Global manufacturing took a hit during the beginning of the pandemic. Businesses in Southeast Asia started facing supply chain disruptions, lower productivity, and rising manufacturing costs,” said Marcelo Tarkieltaub, regional director for Southeast Asia, Rockwell Automation. “As we recover from the pandemic, businesses must address these key issues, improve their manufacturing capabilities, and supply chain processes, and build resilience to withstand unexpected disruptions. Digital technologies, smart manufacturing, human-machine interaction, and advanced analytics are helping manufacturers optimise processes and strengthen their position as ‘factories of the world.” CAD-IT: Industry 4.0 capabilities in Asia Pacific CAD-IT delivers end-to-end Industry 4.0 solutions encompassing additive manufacturing, augmented reality (AR), industrial internet of things (IIoT), engineering simulation and more. With manufacturing expertise gained through its production facilities in China, the company has delivered numerous multi-factory digital transformation projects in various verticals across Asia Pacific. CAD-IT has a wide network in Southeast Asia, with presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam, serving more than 1,000 customers. Beyond the sub-region, it has offices in China, South Korea, and Australia to serve Asia Pacific customers. Rising demand for automation and Industry 4.0 solutions CAD-IT joins the growing PartnerNetwork of Rockwell Automation channel partners to support the increasing demand for industrial automation and Industry 4.0 solutions in Southeast Asia, with plans to expand the coverage across […]

King Steel rolls out proprietary mechatronic technology MICS

King Steel Machinery Co., Ltd (King Steel), a worldwide full service steel supplier with a long-term commitment to injection molding machines with multiple injectors and multiple tool workstations, has developed a multiple injectors and mold clamps system (MICS). This is a mechatronic system that can be equipped with four injector sets and is used flexibly to produce double/single-color finished products with linear, disc or mould configuration, reducing costs by 15 per cent to 20 per cent. By increasing the number of injector sets for double-color offerings from two to four, King Steel has significantly enhanced the production capacity of such machines by 70 per cent, with an equipment utilisation of up to 95 per cent. By doing so, the company has become a leader in the footwear machinery sector. “Machines that were developed based on MICS have helped customers improve efficiency and costs”, said Chang Chia-ling, director of marketing at King Steel. Use of Siemens’ digital twin software NX-MCD (an integrated cyber-physical system) has increased R&D efficiency while lowering development costs. King Steel has applied for some 100 international patents across 17 categories for its proprietary machinery in a move to protect the firm’s intellectual property as well as the rights and interests of customers and brands. MICS technology has been widely applied across various injection processes and sectors, including sports goods (sneakers, yoga bars, non-inflatable footballs, bike gadgets and accessories), healthcare products, protective gear as well as toys for children and pets, in addition to electronics and packaging materials. Through the application of MICS, the company aims to maximise output with minimum investment by assisting a wide range of sectors in increasing production capacity and achieving environmental benefits from energy savings and carbon reduction.

Kaer expands operations in six major cities in India

Kaer, a Global Cooling as a Service (CaaS) provider headquartered in Singapore, is expanding its operations in six major cities in India – Bengaluru, Gurugram, Noida, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai. Kaer designs, builds, and operates cooling systems to support Asia’s growing demand for cooling, particularly for commercial and industrial buildings. The company is expanding aggressively across the market, tapping into India’s high demand for centralised cooling, which accounts for about 57% of the country’s energy requirements.1 With a contracted pipeline of projects worth over $250 million across Asia, Kaer’s CaaS model delivers cooling to mission critical facilities to support their operations and with a focus on renewable energy and sustainable operations, saves over 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) every year. Under Kaer’s CaaS offering, customers simply dictate the cooling conditions they require and Kaer delivers that as and when needed by the building. As a part of expansion, Kaer has appointed Govindan Raghavan as India’s Managing Director. He will be, responsible for Kaer’s customer portfolio growth in India, and for managing the on-ground team providing end to end customer support. Prior to this, he has held several senior leadership positions at Indian and global organisations. He led Carrier in India as its President & Wholetime Director, Ingram Micro as its Managing Director, NIIT Limited as its Chief Executive of Career learning business and Bhartiya Urban as its Chief Executive Officer. Traditionally, building owners purchase, install and run cooling systems, with high upfront costs, along with ongoing maintenance and operational costs. Under the CaaS model, Kaer assumes all financial investments and operational responsibilities while building owners buys cooling at a fixed $/RTH (Refrigerant Ton Hour) rate on a pay-as-you-use basis. “Through CaaS, we believe we deliver the positive impact of cooling and accelerate the transition to a low carbon […]

DigiTech ASEAN Thailand 2022

DigiTech ASEAN Thailand 2022 is your key face-to-face exhibition & networking platform to re-connect and do business with the global tech and digital community and markets. The exhibition will be back at Hall 7 IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand from 23rd to 25th November 2022. What is DigiTech ASEAN Thailand 2022? After over two years of physical absence due to COVID, DigiTech ASEAN Thailand 2022 will be back to showcase a comprehensive range of technology and digital solutions by over 150 exhibitors and brands to over 5,000 trade attendees /buyers/partners representing businesses of all sizes and industries. Organised under the theme “Connecting You with Global Tech and thew Digital Community”, Digitech ASEAN Thailand 2022 aims to help you re-connect with your market in a physical market setting and the same time, reach out to new customers and partners, in this digital transformation era. Who will be exhibiting at DigiTech ASEAN Thailand 2022? Software for business (CRM, HRD & HRC, Procurement & ERP, etc) Artificial Intelligence Cyber Security E-commerce & Digital Marketing, Data & Cloud, Smart Solutions & IoT 5G Technology & Network Conferences: By industry experts addressing challenges, trends and market opportunities Workshops: Knowledge and skill development workshops and masterclasses by leading tech and digital organisations. Certified Conferences: Upgrading digital skill-sets with latest knowledge, trends, best practices and processes. Technology Presentations: Sharing new technology, industry trends and business development ideas by key industry players. Webinar Series: Monthly technology and digital webinars by tech and digital gurus as well as key industry players VIP Buyers Program: Pre-Arranged Business Matching Meetings between VIP buyers and exhibitors For more information, please contact Ms Pinyaphat Meesingpattarakhun Tel. +6697-479-6445 or Email pinyaphatm@impact.co.th

Showa Denko has quantum computing technology

Showa Denko has demonstrated that it is possible to dramatically speed up the time required to search for optimal formulations of semiconductor materials, from several decades to several tens of seconds, using quantum computing technology. Semiconductor materials contain a large number of ingredients such as resins, fillers and additives in various mixing ratios; by optimising these formulations high-performance materials are obtained. However, the theoretical number of combinations for the development theme being working on is enormous, exceeding 10 to the 50th power. Thus, it would take decades to explore all possible combinations of these ingredients and their mixing ratios with conventional artificial intelligence (AI) models, and for this reason only a portion of the theoretical combinations had been extracted to search for the optimal combination of formulations. To reduce the time required for the exploration, focus was put on Fujitsu Ltd’s Digital Annealer(1), the first quantum-inspired digital technology(2). In order to utilise Digital Annealer, input in the form of an Ising model(3), an analysis method of statistical mechanics, is required. The company was successful in expressing an originally developed AI model, capable of predicting the characteristics of semiconductor materials from the complex compounding conditions of materials, in the Ising model. By simulating the Ising model on Digital Annealer, the required exploration time has been reduced to tens of seconds, or about 1/72,000 of the time required by conventional AI models, which search by conditions limiting the type and amount of compounding. In addition, we were able to obtain a formula that achieves 30% higher performance as a semiconductor material. In a “Long-term Vision for Newly Integrated Company,” the Showa Denko Group announced that it would commit itself to the research and development of AI and computational science, the core of its fundamental R&D activities. The results of this development are […]

Industry-Driven demand for automation spurs global machine vision market

APAC will remain largest and fastest-growing market for machine vision systems over the forecast period due to growing industrialisation in the region, says Frost & Sullivan. Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Machine Vision Growth Opportunities, finds that rising demand for automation across industries to enhance operations and productivity is driving the global machine vision market. The industry will likely garner $14.02 billion in revenue by 2025 from $10.28 billion in 2020, an uptick at a compound annual growth rate of 6.4%. However, with supply chain disruptions due to the impact of COVID-19, the sector will cross 2019 levels by 2022, and the positive trends witnessed across industries—pharmaceuticals, food and beverage processing and packaging, electronics and semiconductors, and automotive—will be crucial to prompt the market expansion. From a regional perspective, Asia-Pacific (APAC) will remain the largest and fastest-growing market for machine vision systems over the forecast period. Industrialisation—especially in automotive, pharmaceuticals, and electronics and semiconductors—is the primary reason to leverage the market in the region. Similarly, North America and Europe will register moderate growth. Demand for automation in manufacturing—food processing, pharmaceutical, automotive, and medical devices—will accelerate the machine vision systems industry in the regions. For further information on this analysis, please visit: https://frost.ly/6xx “The demand for machine vision systems will witness a surge as the manufacturing industry worldwide makes a transformational shift toward Industry 5.0, which will be fully autonomous with human-to-machine interfaces and zero waste,” said Sujan Sami, Industrial Program Manager at Frost & Sullivan. “Further, the change in consumer eating habits and lifestyles due to pandemic has resulted in the growth of food and beverage manufacturing, processing, and packaging companies. As food safety regulations grow stricter globally, food processing and manufacturing industries increasingly depend on machine vision systems for quality control.” Sami added: “As end-users increasingly seek compact, […]

Digital manufacturing for aerospace

Efficient production when failure is not an option Aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) must strive to manufacture aircraft that can travel sustainably for longer distances and support net zero goals. They must produce quality components with tight tolerances from difficult-to-machine materials like HRSAs, while also keeping production cost-effective and error-free — but how? This is where digitalisation and big data come into play. Here, Francis Richt, Digital Machining Business Manager at the metal cutting tool specialist Sandvik Coromant, explains how combined digital and tooling solutions will be essential for error-free production in tomorrow’s aircraft manufacturing industry. That includes its own CoroPlus Machining Insights, CoroPlus Tool Library and Silent Tools™ Plus process control solutions, which enable users to monitor their machining process and secure a successful output. The aerospace industry faces unique manufacturing challenges. The complexity of the component shapes and structures, combined with the varying tolerances required for different components can make the production process demanding and costly. The nature of aerospace — and its strict quality assurance rules — also means that component production must be error-free. To optimise manufacturing, proper planning and preparation informed by accurate and reliable data is absolutely essential. To support aerospace OEMs, Sandvik Coromant offer several solutions to improve machining processes and to ensure quality and reliability of components. An increasing number of industries are incorporating digital technologies into their manufacturing operations. Digital tools and the data that they can generate on key parameters can give a level of intuition and insight that traditional machining lacks. This is particularly key in heavily regulated industries such as aerospace where accuracy and efficiency are crucial at every stage. The Sandvik Coromant CoroPlus Tool Library is a web-based software that allows users to build and manage their tool library and tool assemblies from standard data on over […]

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