The partnership sees both companies working together to sell Centrin Data’s data centres and services in China including their Wuhan and Kunshan data centres which have a strong financial customer base.

Thales is selected once again by the Land Transport Authority of Singapore to deliver modernised Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) gates on Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines across the country.

NEA issues green bond in support of Singapore’s green finance market

Globalfoundries has announced it is expanding its global manufacturing footprint with the construction of a new fab on its Singapore campus.

ABB will deliver an end-to-end electrification package for landmark natural gas project off the coast of Africa.

Dell Technologies has launched its tech skills accelerator initiative to empower up to 3,000 fresh graduates, mid-career professionals and students in Singapore with digital knowledge and skills over the next two years.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that six institutes of higher learning in Singapore will standardise on AWS cloud computing technologies and methodologies as the curriculum.

SAS has announced that the Bank of Singapore will implement SAS’ artificial intelligence powered communications surveillance analytics in their training and monitoring of client representatives’ performance.  

Zebra Technologies Corporation has opened its expanded Asia Pacific (APAC) headquarters in Singapore.

D’Crypt has embarked on a pilot project with Shell Singapore, to deploy specially modified BluePass devices for COVID-19 contact tracing for its employees at Pulau Bukom.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. is collaborating with NTU Singapore to develop a transceiver test bench for a hybrid vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system.

Infineon partners with Tribe, the first Singapore Government supported blockchain ecosystem builder, which brings together government agencies, corporates and blockchain companies to foster innovation and collaboration. 

Hyundai is opening a $400 million Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center in Singapore (HMGICS) set to be completed by the end of 2022.

SPTel, a joint venture company of ST Engineering and SP Group has launched the new Software Defined Network (SDN) for enterprises in Singapore.

BreadTalk Group and ADERA have established a joint venture to develop innovative fintech and digital solutions targeted at SMEs.

Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG) and Total Solar DG have signed an agreement for solar power to be implemented at the Singapore LNG Terminal on Jurong Island. 

Hyundai Motor has announced that it plans to manufacture its electric vehicles (EVs) in Singapore.

Trend Micro has announced that its XDR suite is officially available in Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA).

The Singapore-developed  C3 system is a smart system that can sense, think and respond in order to optimise patient flow and care delivery, and acts as the ‘brain’ of the hospital

TIBCO is collaborating with Singapore’s ITE to equip students with the data analytics skills that are essential for their careers and necessary for the future economy.

Samsung Electronics Co. and Microsoft Corp. has announced a global collaboration focused on digitally transforming the real estate development and property management industries.

Singtel was officially awarded the 3.5GHz and the millimetre wave spectrum as part of the 5G licence issued by the Infocomm Media Development Authority.

Toshiba TEC Singapore (TSE) announced their acquisition of the Multifunction Printers (MFP) Business from Toshiba Data Dynamics (TDSP).

Tata Consultancy Services is planning to launch a Digital Acceleration Centre (DAC), supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), that would support Singapore’s businesses in their COVID-19 recovery and future-readiness.

IBM, IMDA, M1 and Samsung has announced Singapore’s first 5G Industry 4.0 trial, to demonstrate the transformative impact of 5G for enterprises.

Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG) has completed a solar rooftop for Bolloré Logistics’ Green Hub in Pioneer Turn, Singapore.

Asia Pacific will account for one third of global spending on smart cities initiatives throughout the 2019-23 forecast, according to IDC.

Hyundai Motor Company will establish a Hyundai Mobility Global Innovation Center in Singapore (HMGICs) to accelerate its innovation efforts and transformation into a smart mobility solution provider.

Rockwell Automation, Inc has appointed Marcelo Tarkieltaub as Regional Director, Southeast Asia to drive strategic growth for Rockwell Automation in Asia Pacific.

The latest data from Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) has uncovered more than 11 million attacks caused by servers hosted in Singapore last year.

Singapore’s national water agency PUB has appointed Sembcorp Solar Singapore to construct a 60 megawatt-peak (MWp) capacity floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system on Tengeh Reservoir.

SUEZ has signed one contract in Singapore and one in Malaysia with a total value of €10.8 million.

Ahmad Alshidiq interviews Mr Joseph Ting, VP, Digital Customer Experience, Digital Transformation Platform Center, Yokogawa about the matters of the Internet of Things and the enablers of Industry 4.0.

In our exclusive interview series with professionals in the industry, Ahmad Alshidiq chats with Mr Tetsuo Kobayashi, Director, Business Development Group, Azbil, and delve into the matters of the Internet of Things and the enablers of Industry 4.0.

Zebra Technologies Corporation has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore Polytechnic.

Schneider Electric has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to create a new Venture Building Programme in Singapore.

The study, “Costs and Consequences of Gaps in Vulnerability Response,” found that despite a 24 percent average increase in spending on prevention, it takes an average of 12 days longer to patch.

It has barely been a year since home appliance giant, Dyson announced its plans to open an electric car manufacturing facility in Singapore.

Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP) 2019 – A HANNOVER MESSE event, held from October 22 to 24 at Singapore EXPO & MAX Atria.

UL announced that it has officially opened its international headquarters in Singapore.

Ensign’s headquarters and new Security Operations Centre strengthen Singapore’s position as a cybersecurity hub, enhancing cyber resiliency for organisations in the region.

Linde held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new world-class integrated manufacturing complex to be located and integrated with its existing gasification facility on Jurong Island in Singapore.

Micron expanded facility provides flexibility in cleanroom space to facilitate technology transitions to advanced nodes of 3D Nand technology.

Pepperl+Fuchs, a leading developer of industrial automation technology, celebrates the opening of a new business unit Pepperl+Fuchs Vision Applications (VA) on the 31st of July at the new facilities in Changi Business Park.

Rockwell Automation has announced the official opening of its new Connected Services Experience Centre (CSEC) in Singapore.

Science Centre Singapore deploys ABB robots for its latest exhibition aimed at promoting the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

With the addition of ERP solutions to its portfolio in Southeast Asia, Yokogawa will be able to provide its industrial customers in the region a full range of control and enterprise solutions, from sensors on the plant floor to business planning support for top management.

Ahmad Alshidiq interviewed Soichiro Kuninobu, General Manager, ASEAN Strategic Marketing Group, Factory Automation and Industrial Division, Mitsubishi Electric Asia, about the [email protected] Alliance and the application of the IIoT in manufacturing.

SESTO Robotics headed down to SEMICON Southeast Asia (SEMICON SEA) 2019 for its fourth consecutive year from 7 to 9 May 2019.

Energy giant ExxonMobil will be undertaking a multibillion-dollar expansion project of its manufacturing complex in Singapore to convert fuel oil and other bottom-of-the-barrel crude products into higher value lube base stocks and distillates.

Mitsubishi Electric Asia has announced its collaboration with leading partners to form the first strategic partnership in Singapore, [email protected] Alliance, which aims to help companies embark on a journey towards developing the Internet of Things (IoT) and digital transformation.

Schneider Electric will complete the transformation of their East Asia and Japan regional headquarters at Kallang Avenue into a carbon neutral building by the middle of next year.

New Instrument eliminates the need for a dedicated sensor power supply while enabling power and efficiency measurement of two circuits.

Carbon Black, a leader in cloud-delivered, next generation endpoint security released the results of its first Singapore Threat Report.

Automation Anywhere, the leader in RPA has announced an agreement with the ITE to enable ITE to equip its students with RPA knowledge and skills

Answering strong demand within the industry in ASEAN, Cognex Corporation has moved into a larger office in Singapore to cater to its growing presence

Siemens has been awarded a contract by Singapore’s LTA to provide power supply systems for Circle Line Stage 6 and the North East Line extension.

2016 may have been “The Year of the Fileless Attack” and 2017 may have been “The Year of Ransomware”. 2018 was “The Year of the Next-Gen Cyberattack.”

The relocation supports the expansion of Schaeffler operations in the region and further strengthens the commitment to Singapore as the headquarters for the Asia Pacific.

In this annual market outlook, we find out from executives on what they have in store for the coming year and their thoughts about the trends and opportunities in the market.

ST Engineering and EDB will work closely to identify and develop growth strategies for targeted industries, such as robotics, smart mobility and health tech, which could be globally competitive business areas for Singapore and ST Engineering.

Key strategies for new near-term growth opportunities are being spotlighted this week at OSEA2018, which highlights the growing demand for gas and its outlook in Asia as well as the importance for businesses in the sector to embrace digitalisation and adopt new innovations.

Respondents actively seeking 5G test solutions to accelerate 5G technology deployment.

The digitalisation of manufacturing and supply chains is lagging, but will be substantially accelerated by the launch of 5G.

More than 25 percent of the threats detected had the potential to cause a major disruption to plant operations.

Entry into the world of Industry 4.0 made easier and faster with Schaeffler’s standardised and flexible digital infrastructure solutions. With components equipped with sensors, application-specific solutions, and cloud-based services, manufacturers and operators of machines and equipment can use and apply the Internet of Things in practice.

SINGAPORE: Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC – a HANNOVER MESSE event, which takes place from 16 to 18 October 2018 at Singapore EXPO, opens today with strong participation from global technology and solution providers. More than 260 companies from 22 countries are showcasing their products, services and solutions to visitors from around the Asia-Pacific region.

Connected and autonomous vehicles will have a disruptive influence on the mobility solutions within our cities. They will most likely be electric vehicles, and this itself poses a challenge around establishing the most appropriate charging infrastructure. Article contributed by Arcadis.

Siemens Mobility and consortium partner ST Engineering Electronics Limited will develop and implement a Rail Enterprise Asset Management System.

SINGAPORE: Ruckus Networks has announced the general availability of the Ruckus IoT Suite in Asia Pacific, which enables organisations to readily construct a secure IoT access network that consolidates multiple physical-layer IoT networks into a single network. The Ruckus IoT Suite further speeds time-to-return-on-investment (ROI) and reduces deployment cost by allowing for the use of common infrastructure between the wireless local area network (WLAN) and the IoT access network.

Singapore: TIBCO Software Incorporated, a provider of integration, API management, and analytics software has announced it will collaborate with education institution Singapore Polytechnic to expand data analytics capabilities and knowledge in Singapore among local engineering small-medium enterprises (SME).

Singapore: Zebra Technologies Corporation has revealed the results of its inaugural ‘Intelligent Enterprise Index’. This global survey analyses where companies are on the journey to becoming an Intelligent Enterprise; how they are connecting the physical and digital worlds to improve visibility, efficiencies and growth.

Singapore: UnionPay unveiled its vision for the future of e-payments with a technology showcase at the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) 2017 held from November 13-17, 2017.

The new Vehicle Radar Test System delivers object simulation and radar measurement capabilities for engineers testing autonomous driving technology.

Danfoss Centre of Excellence in Singapore offers partnership opportunities with industry, academia and public sector to develop energy-efficient solutions to meet the challenge

Singapore: Zebra Technologies has announced Savanna, a fundamental building-block platform for accelerating Enterprise Asset Intelligence and the digital transformation of enterprise operations for the company’s customers and partners.

Singapore: Accenture has launched the Accenture Digital Hub in Singapore. Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board, the facility aims to help clients around the region invent, co-create, and apply disruptive solutions to help transform their businesses in today’s digital economy.

Epicor Software Corporation announced at the Epicor Insights Customer Summit in Australia, the winners of the 2017 Epicor Customer Excellence Awards programme for the APAC region.

Singapore: EOS is expanding its Academia program to promote powder-based 3D printing at universities and research institutions.

Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore invests in plant and personnel safety with installation of an upgraded fire and gas system. By Fire and Gas Solutions, Honeywell Process Solutions

ABB will be providing critical components on a landmark one megawatt floating solar photovoltaic test-bed in West Singapore. This project measures 1 hectare or 1.5 football fields. The energy generated will be fed into the national energy grid, providing electricity for up to 250 households.

Free seminar addresses challenges of new legislation for process plant and bulk storage facilities.

IAA interviewed Dr Thomas Liew, executive director, National Metrology Centre; Lee Shih Mean, senior metrologist.

Widely regarded as the future of manufacturing, additive manufacturing which has stepped into the limelight in recent years may offer the window of opportunity for the Singaporean manufacturing sector to stay competitive.

Singapore: Dell has opened its first dedicated Internet of Things (IoT) lab in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region.

Singapore: The global distributed control systems (DCS) market is estimated to reach US$19.8 billion by 2018 and demonstrate a CAGR of 3.9 percent during the forecast period from 2012 to 2018, according to analyst firm Transparency Market Research.

Singapore: Zebra Technologies Corporation has announced that SaveMax has adopted its 2D Point of Sale (POS) imagers in the retailer’s 60,000-square-foot store located in Cibubur.

Singapore: Y3 Technologies, a Singapore logistics and supply chain solutions company, has entered into a joint venture agreement with Chongqing Transportation Holdings (Group), a leading Logistics Company in China, to accelerate the logistics industry’s growth in Western China.

Singapore: Tenable Network Security, has announced that Amit Yoran will become the company’s chairman and CEO effective Jan. 3, 2017.

Singapore: ABB recently won an order from Singapore-based Jurong Engineering Limited (JEL) to supply a Symphony Plus total plant automation system for one of the largest combined cycle power plants in Myanmar, located in the Myingyan district of the Mandalay division in central Myanmar.

Singapore: DHL has appointed Alfred Goh as Regional Head of Customer Solutions and Innovation (CSI) Asia Pacific, providing the company’s largest and strategically important customers with simplified access to the full offering of DHL across the business units — from express, forwarding, warehouse management to e-commerce services.

IAA interviewed Stanimira Koleva, chief operating officer for Asia Pacific Japan; and Eddie McDaid, senior VP for Industry Solutions, Software AG, on the company’s solutions and on Singapore Smart Nation vision.