Projects Sem1 AY2022/23

Digitalization opportunities for Aquaculture in SEA for E+H

Endress+Hauser is a global leader in measurement instrumentation, services and solutions for industrial process engineering. We provide process solutions for flow, level, pressure, analytics, temperature, recording and digital communications, optimizing processes in terms of economic efficiency, safety and environmental impact. Our customers come from various industries, including chemical, food & beverage, life sciences, power & energy, primaries & metal, oil & gas and water & wastewater.

Aquaculture is a trendy and growing business in many countries, and digitalization is a booming technology which helps industry gain various benefits.

Company representative:

Adrian Stangl, IIoT Business Development Manager S.E.A

Opportunity sought:

Endress+Hauser (E+H) is looking to identify market opportunities to promote digitalization and gain opportunities in the Aquaculture business in Singapore and South East Asia

Some of the questions that the team will be looking at are :

What’s the Aquaculture market status, what’s the digitalization potential and benefit for the industry, and what industry player may be interested or concerned? What’s current pain points or concerns to them?  Would industry players consider digitalization investment? How to promote the digitalization solution in the industry. Any regulations or principles industry players need to consider for digitalization requirements?  What further innovations need to happen to make it a viable opportunity in these new areas. What are the potential business models?

E+H Representatives will be present to provide feedback and validate ideas.

Recommended team composition:

Anyone with knowledge and interest in IIoT, digitalization, Mechanical Engineering, industry knowledge (Aquaculture) or business domain.  Cross-disciplinary skills are ideal

More information:

• https://cx.endress.com/aquaculture-infographic
• https://www.endress.com/en/endress-hauser-group/Case-studies-application-notes
• https://www.sg.endress.com/en

 

Exploring Opportunities in new and existing industries for Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) in Southeast Asia

Geek+ is a global technology company leading the intelligent logistics revolution. We apply advanced robotics and AI technologies to realize flexible, reliable, and highly efficient solutions for warehouses and supply chain management.

The R&D team brings together the brightest robotics, computer science, and AI engineers with industrial engineers that have deep understanding of logistics, enabling them to offer comprehensive solutions to our customers. We develop tailored solutions to a wide range of industries, including e-commerce, apparel, retail, logistics, 3PL, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing. 

Geek+ is trusted by over 500 global industry leaders and has been recognized as the world leader in autonomous mobile robots. Founded in 2015, Geek+ has over 1500 employees, with offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore.

Opportunity sought:

Geek+ is looking to identify market opportunities in Southeast Asia that are primed for adoption of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR).

• What are the key industries in Southeast Asia that are primed for adoption of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR)? Why are some industries more ready than others? What are the key factors/ challenges affecting adoption of AMR or automation in general?
• From a technical viewpoint, why would AMRs be necessary for such industries and how would such systems value add to existing operations?
• Commercially, which industry would have the highest market potential? What changes in business approach or pricing structure/strategy could improve ROI of a potential adopter? 

Company representatives:

Terence Chan, Senior Sales Manager

Recommended team composition:

Any field of Engineering , Science or Business preferably with electrical and/or mechanical engineering background.

More information:

• https://www.geekplus.com/product/picking
• https://www.youtube.com/c/GeekPlusLogisticsWarehouseAutomation/featured

 

Opportunities for Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence in the  new landscape of green energy applications

Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.

Our technologies are shaping production and people-related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous – ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division provides solutions that use data from design and engineering, production and metrology to make manufacturing smarter.

https://www.hexagonmi.com/

Opportunity sought:

The energy Industry is in a huge transition towards green solutions and has entered a new complex era – pressure to de-carbonise not just itself but other sectors and at the same time balance the demand with existing resources. As Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence (HMI) builds new capabilities for the Energy sector, the project would help in understanding where to focus on.

HMI’s Design and Engineering (D&E) solutions (https://www.mscsoftware.com/en-indopacific/industry/energy) are well suited for use in the Energy sector.  In particular its simulation solutions help to improve reliability, efficiency and safety of your products operating in the world’s toughest. Hexagon D&E software provides modeling and analysis solutions for the energy industry that accurately simulate complex mechanical systems in rugged service environments. Its tools are proven within the oil & gas, wind, solar and nuclear power segments to help design products that perform optimally and avoid costly field failure.

Based on the products and systems, the team’s challenge is to identify new opportunity areas in the Energy sector that answer the following questions:

Some of the questions to answer:

• Which energy forms are seeing increased manufacturing and where?
• What is the medium to long term market growth of each segment of Energy e.g. wind, oil and gas, nuclear, hydrogen, battery etc. What are the pain points that they face in production of the equipment needed in these industries that could be addressed by HMI’s Machine shop solutions and Metrology products?
• What is the global market size of manufacturing in these various segments and how it is expected to evolve over the next 10 years?
• Who are the top manufacturers in each segment and geographically mapping their supply chains?
• What are the new opportunities that Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence could address in the energy industry?
• Who would be relevant industry partners?  

What are the potential new business models?

Company representative:

Boon Choon LIM, President, KAI , Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

Siddhant Gupta, VP Global Energy, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

Recommended team composition:

All who are interested in this area.  Any field of Engineering , Science or Business

More information:

• https://www.mscsoftware.com/Sustainability-Whitepaper
• https://www.hexagonmi.com/en-SG/products
• https://www.hexagonmi.com/en-SG/solutions/case-studies/energy-and-power

 

 

Develop Innovative A.I. Driven Solutions for the Circular Economy in the New Normal towards Society 5.0 with Explainable A.I., Grounded with Strong Ethics and Governance

NEC Asia Pacific (NEC APAC) is the regional headquarters for NEC Corporation (HQ: Japan) in the Asia Pacific region (South and Southeast Asia). A leading information and communications technology provider, NEC APAC provides innovative solutions and infrastructure to promote safety, security and enhance the quality of life for individuals and the community

AI allows us to tap into the 5th dimension, expanding our human experience which is primarily confined to the four dimensions of the 3-dimensional physical space and time. As it is very feasible that AI will transcend our human intelligence and capacity, it is important that we must ensure that we harness AI in the right way, with proper ethics and governance.

We live in exciting times where AI technologies have been accelerated by IOT, Big-Data, and 5G in a highly connected society in both the physical and virtual domains. At the same time, sustainable development will be the driving force towards a circular economy with a focus on societal well-being towards Society 5.0.

Hence it is of paramount importance that policy and business planners and solution developers keep their focus on solving real-life human-centred societal issues as we move towards the next normal.

In this brave new world, it is highly probable that AI will result in greater efficiency in the allocation of scarce resources, and greater effectiveness in producing better products and services. However, will AI result in greater efficacy, i.e. “the ability to produce a desired or intended result”? Hence, it is critical that AI is not only smart but is also wise, and it has the the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.

Opportunity sought:

In particular NEC is looking for new innovative ways that it’s A.I., Biometrics and Big-Data solutions can be applied to help businesses and workplaces worldwide to transition to the new circular economy

What are the areas in businesses and workplaces that that AI and Biometrics technology can have impact in the transition to a circular?   Any solution should be scalable and be able to work for Smart Cities and Smart Nation projects and needs to consider all aspects of data security and data privacy. How could it add further value to the organization?  What further innovations need to happen to make them viable in these new areas. What are the potential business models?

Company representative:

Walter Lee, Evangelist, Head of Public Safety Consulting, Public Safety Centre of Excellence, NEC Asia Pacific  

Recommended team composition:

All who are interested in this area.  Students can be from all disciplines

More information:

• https://robotics.cioadvisorapac.com/cxoinsights/fifth-dimension-the-aipowered-cyber-world-nwid-726.html
• https://www.nec.com/en/global/solutions/dotdata/
• https://www.nec.com/en/global/techrep/journal/g18/n01/180109.html
• https://sg.nec.com/en_SG/about/blog/20211018/index.html
• https://www.nec.com/en/global/techrep/journal/g18/n01/180112.html
• https://www.japan.go.jp/abenomics/_userdata/abenomics/pdf/society_5.0.pdf

 

Exploring Market Opportunities for Chemical tampered aluminosilicate Glass which have exceptional high impact strength, superior clarity, and scratch proof.

Singapore Safety Glass (SSG®) is a glass fabricating company incorporated in 1989 with the mission to create superior glass solutions through constant innovation that would enhance the well-being of society, and help people live better. We have sought to apply cutting-edge technology coupled with solid research and development (R&D) efforts, to create unique ‘smart glass’ products. SSG® is also the first architectural glass manufacturer in the region to obtain an ISO 9001 certification and to be conferred AS/NZS (Australian Standard / New Zealand Standard) 2208 for safety glass. To-date, we have a portfolio of more than 30 product types, and have more than 1,300 projects in over 20 countries. In light of increasing demand, SSG® has established our subsidiary in Malaysia (SSG Safety Glass Sdn Bhd) to support our core line of fabricated products.

Today, we are widely recognised as a leading glazing solution partner for our people, product and promise

Opportunity sought:

SSG is exploring new market opportunities for a chemical tempered glass of different thicknesses that have exceptional high impact strength, superior clarity, and scratch proof. This type of glass could be used for various applications in appliances, furniture, or buildings

Which areas of application create the most impact? Which market has the most immediate opportunity? What further innovations are needed to make this a viable solution? What are the potential business models?

Company representative:

Gan Geok Chua, Executive Director, SSG

More information:

https://ssg.com.sg/

What is aluminosilicate glass:
Soda-lime glass is the most prevalent type of glass. They are also known as Soda-lime-silica glass. It is usually used for window panes and glass containers such as bottles and jars for beverages, food, and some commodity items. Soda-lime glass accounts for about 90% of manufactured glass.
Aluminosilicate glass is a type of glass that contains aluminum oxide, usually at levels between 20% and 40%. There are different types of aluminosilicate glass, and they depend on their chemical compositions, with a particular focus on the oxide composition.
Comparing to soda-lime glass, aluminosilicate glass is characterised by its exceptional resistance to high temperature and chemical exposure/degradation. Another notable property would be its high strength and scratch resistance.

Common thickness would be 0.4 mm to 2.0 mm. It is often chemically tempered to provide strength and enhance temperature resistance.

Recommended team composition:

Any field of engineering, science, or business domains.