Singapore, Finland To Develop Factories Of The Future

SIMTech and VTT have signed an agreement to build Factories of the Future using sustainable, intelligent, high performance and advanced manufacturing technologies.

AsianScientist (Dec. 9, 2013) – The A*STAR Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland (VTT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build Factories of the Future (FoF).

The initiative aims to help manufacturing enterprises in Singapore and Finland to advance their technological competencies and address manufacturing challenges of the future.

R&D projects in four research areas have been identified: Sustainability, Internet of Things (IoT), Additive Manufacturing and Virtual Instruction Tools in Manufacturing.

“The collaboration provides a synergistic pathway to strengthen the technology base of the local manufacturing industry to sustain its future relevance and global competitiveness so as to anchor high-value complex manufacturing in Singapore,” said Dr. Lim Ser Yong, executive director of SIMTech.

“This collaboration is significant as SIMTech has wide expertise in the fields of production and manufacturing engineering. The Nordic model of production combined with Singapore’s provides good possibilities for totally new solutions to our common customers. We expect that this collaboration will create for both partners Intellectual Property Rights, which can be utilized directly in industry,” said Dr. Risto Kuivanen, vice president of R&D in VTT.

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Source: A*STAR.
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