Smart Manufacturing

Energy services company LR Senergy delivers in Asia Pacific

LR Senergy – a business of the Lloyd’s Register Group – which has offices in Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia, has seen a shift in its geographic portfolio of work, with much of its projects taking place in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. While Europe continues to be a key area for LR Senergy, the company had taken the decision to expand its focus to other regions less affected by the current downturn more than two years ago as part of a longer term strategy to diversify its product offering and the areas in which it operates. One of the most significant projects recently completed by LR Senergy was the drilling of two deepwater wells offshore Vietnam on behalf of VietGazProm. LR Senergy provided full wells project management services, its involvement in bringing about changes to local operating practices regarding the removal of equipment from the seabed post operations. This development provides the opportunity for multi-million dollar savings for operators working in the area. The project also marked the first time LR Senergy has provided a full well project management package in South East Asia – and the first wells to be drilled in water depths of 1,600m offshore Vietnam. The project was delivered on time and under budget. LR Senergy has also recently completed an abandonment and decommissioning study offshore Mauritania for Petronas Carigali. The study entailed undertaking a full conceptual study for the abandonment of 15 subsea wells in the Chinguetti field. The LR Senergy team – including experts that had previously been involved with completing one of the world’s largest subsea field decommissioning projects – identified potential savings for the client worth up to $60 million. LR Senergy’s Jakarta team has recently project managed the drilling of an exploration well for M3nrgy in Indonesia. The well was […]

NXP for Connected, Smart and Secure Internet of Things

Presentation and Showcase of 10 Smart Solutions at IoT Asia Conference On 30 and 31 March 2016, NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) will showcase ten solutions for the Smart Nation at the upcoming Internet of Things (IoT) Asia Conference in Singapore. Additionally, Dr Hai Wang, Executive Vice President, Technology & Operations, NXP Semiconductors, will speak at the Conference’s Industrial IoT track on making the transition to real deployments of IoT solutions that are Connected, Smart and Secure. On Day 1, 30 March 2016: a) 1:10pm – Presentation by Dr Wang titled Internet of Things – Connected, Smart, Secure b) 11:30am or 2:30pm – Demonstrations of 10 Smart Solutions PRESENTATION Date: 30 March 2016 Time: 1:10pm Location: Topaz Concourse, Max Atria at Level 2, Singapore EXPO Track: Industrial IoT Title: Internet of Things – Connected, Smart, Secure Synopsis: Today, we are transitioning from an era of IoT “hype” to real deployments of IoT solutions across multiple markets. Behind every successful IoT implementation are three essential technological components – Connectivity, Smartness and Security. This session explores what technology is needed, examines the need smartness in IoT and discusses the types of security needed for smart. Presenter: Dr Wang has more than 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry with management experience includes IC design, technology R&D, front end & back end operations, global sourcing, marketing and business development. He had served as Executive Vice President of R&D and Senior Vice President of External Manufacturing at NXP Semiconductors and participated in the amazing NXP transformation in the last five years. He now lives between Singapore and Netherlands with his family. DEMONSTRATIONS OF 10 SMART SOLUTIONS Date: 30 March 2016 Times: 11:30am or 2:30pm Location: C18, Hall 1, Singapore EXPO Smart Connectivity – demo of a wristband […]

Fabrics detect dangerous gases

Researchers, from the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute and Konkuk University in the Republic of Korea, coated cotton and polyester yarn with a nanoglue called bovine serum albumin (BSA). The yarns were then wrapped in graphene oxide sheets. Graphene is an incredibly strong one-atom-thick layer of carbon that is known for its excellent conductive properties of heat and electricity. The graphene sheets stuck very well to the nanoglue: so much so that further testing showed the fabrics retained their electrical conducting properties after 1,000 consecutive cycles of bending and straightening and ten washing tests with various chemical detergents. Finally, the graphene oxide yarns were exposed to a chemical reduction process, which involves the gaining of electrons. The reduced-graphene-oxide-coated materials were found to be particularly sensitive to detecting nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant gas commonly found in vehicle exhaust that also results from fossil fuel combustion. Prolonged exposure to nitrogen dioxide can be dangerous to human health, causing many respiratory-related illnesses. Exposure of these specially-treated fabrics to nitrogen dioxide led to a change in the electrical resistance of the reduced graphene oxide. The fabrics were so sensitive that 30 minutes of exposure to 0.25 parts per million of nitrogen dioxide (just under five times above the acceptable standard set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) elicited a response. The fabrics were three times as sensitive to nitrogen dioxide in air compared to another reduced graphene oxide sensor previously prepared on a flat material. The new technology, according to the researchers, can be immediately adopted in related industries because the coating process is a simple one, making it suitable for mass production. It would allow outdoor wearers to receive relevant information about air quality. The materials could also be incorporated with air-purifying filters to act as “smart filters” that can both detect and […]

UNIST centre to promote 3D printing technology

In the picture: At the inauguration ceremony, (from left) Mayor Ki-hyun Kim of Ulsan, UNIST President Mooyoung Jung.. The advancement of 3D printing and its impact on manufacturing have already been acknowledged by many industrialized countries. Indeed, a number of industries have been applying 3D printing technology to manufacture a wide array of items, from auto parts and prototypes to human skin and living organs. With the official launch of 3D Advanced Additive Manufacturing Center at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 3D printing will become the city of Ulsan’s new future growth engine, following the bioindustry. An inauguration ceremony for the 3D Advanced Additive Manufacturing Center was held in the morning of Friday, February 26th, 2016. The ceremony was attended by key officials affiliated with the center, including Mayor Ki-hyun Kim of Ulsan, President Mooyoung Jung of UNIST, Vice President Jae Sung Lee, and Prof. Jeong Beom Kim (School of Life Sciences). The mission of the center is to promotes quality and innovative research in the area of 3D printing and to educate a new generation of manufacturing engineers and innovators skilled in their use. In recent years, the center has undertaken an important R&BD project, led by Professor Namhun Kim (School of Design & Human Engineering) under the suprvision of the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of Korea to produce eco-friendly 3D printed automotive parts. Moreover, it has also been working on the 3D printing project of patient-specific implants, led by Professor Jeong Beom Kim under the supervision of the Korean Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP). The ceremony was followed by a symposium on 3D printing technologies and applications to share knowledge about the future of additive manufacturing in different branches. UNIST President Mooyoung Jung states, “3D printing technology has an infinite amount […]

PowerMILL ‘the best for five-axis’

PIC CAP: In-house manufacturing with PowerMILL has helped make Viking Yachts a world leader in semi-custom fibreglass yachts. “When it comes to CAM for five-axis programming, Delcam’s PowerMILL is hands down the easiest and best I have ever used,”states Jason Taylor, five-axis CNC programmer at Viking Yachts. His company first added the Delcam software after it acquired an MR125 gantry milling system able to handle parts fifty feet long by twenty feet wide and ten feet high. This machine can mill patterns as large as a vessel’s bridge and helm, as well as Viking’s smaller hulls, in one piece. The Viking Yacht Company was started by brothers Bob and Bill Healey in 1964 when they bought Peterson-Viking Builders, a small, struggling New Jersey builder of 37-foot, wooden sport-fishing boats. The renamed Viking Yachts has grown to become a world leader in semi-custom fibreglass yacht production, with over 4,000 luxury/performance sport-fishing and cruising yachts delivered to happy customers. Viking prides itself on its in-house manufacturing capabilities, which have been an important part of its highly-regarded reputation. From the initial design to the finished product, the company is committed to producing ninety per cent of the boat in house. Except for components such as engines, transmissions, pumps, hoses, air conditioning units, electronics and entertainment systems, virtually everything else is produced in-house by the company’s talented workforce. “I have been programming with PowerMILL for over five years now,” said Mr. Taylor. “Here at Viking Yachts, we use cutting-edge software for all our engineering needs. PowerMILL helps us stay on top of the competition.” “When I first started using PowerMILL, we were on version 5,” he added. “Now, after at least eight major updates, we are running the 2011 version. With each update, Delcam and the team at our reseller, DM Solutions, make my job […]