As part of Industry 4.0 best practices sharing and readiness initiative, the Global CIO Forum in collaboration with RosettaNet Singapore GS1 network, organised a CxO visit to the Siemens’ Advance Manufacturing Transformation Centre in Singapore. AMTC is a competence centre that provides guidance, support and training to manufacturing facilities in Southeast Asia on their journey of adoption, transition and transformation towards advanced manufacturing.
This initiative included a tour of Siemens AMTC, a showcase of next-generation technologies and solutions driving Industry 4.0, digital transformation and integration of Internet of Things, AGV-Robotics, blockchain, 3D printing and a discussion with the experts. The programme aimed to help industry and technology leaders assess the level of maturity and readiness in the Industry 4.0 journey on where their companies stand and guide them to build a customer-centric road map specific to their industry and geography.
Overall, 12 industry veterans joined the Global CIO team for the AMTC visit, including Manoj Saxena, Chairman RosettaNet GS1 Singapore digital standards Consortium, Sr Director Data and Digital Transformation Maxeon Solar Technologies, Advisory Board GCF; Raj Thirumal, Global CTO, Elite Logistics; Nicole Tretwer, VP Business Development, Asia Pacific Integrated Logistics, Kuhne Nagel Pvt Ltd; Vinay Awasthi, Worldwide Head of Print Supply Chain Ops, HP; and Ravi Shrivastava, CEO, TechnePlus.
The tour was also joined by Gurudutt P. B., Managing Director, Seeburger Singapore; Chee Keong Ng, VP – North Asia, CrimsonLogic; Sharon Lim, PR & Marketing Manager, Global etrade Services GeTS; Manesh Vasudevan, Manager – Data engineering and Analytics, Maxeon Solar technologies; Hui Rong, Senior Manager HR applications, Maxeon Solar Technologies; Santosh Nair, Regional Head, IT User Engagement APAC and MEA, Siemens and Malavika Shanker, President GEC Media Group.
AMTC showcases Siemens Digital Enterprise which combines the real and digital worlds, allowing Siemens customers to use finite resources more efficiently and to create a more sustainable industry. The centre helps to simulate, optimise and evaluate manufacturing operations before construction of the actual manufacturing facility and allows seamless integration of the whole product lifecycle with the production lifecycle, along with performance data. The result is a continuous loop of optimisation, both for products and production.
This initiative is in line with the Global CIO Forum Survey results and outcomes for 2022 to showcase best practices and bring industry leaders to initiate discussions and gain insights to adapt to the fast-changing world of business and technology.
Speaking on the occasion Saxena said that the pandemic had accelerated the adoption of digital technologies to reset, rethink and restart the recovery. “Our recent Global CIO Forum CIO 360 Survey with inputs from 500+ C-suite shows an upward trend on investment in digitalisation, especially in data-driven decision-making culture, digital services and the need for common digital standard across industries, to achieve a cost-effective bite-sized solution, improve digital productivity with interoperability to Industry 4.0 standards,” he stated.
The tour showcased next-gen technologies and solutions driving Industry 4.0 and digital transformation
“Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation requires a holistic approach to deliver effective outcomes and business success. People-centric, technology-led transformations need an ecosystem of partners and a large network of skilled resources to reap its benefits,” said Nair, adding that centres like the Siemens AMTC provides the requisite platform to meet these requirements – spread awareness, provide experiential training of the workforce, connect with experts and consultants, sandbox the innovations and co-create solutions that the industry needs without huge upfront investments.
“In a disrupted world that accelerated adoption of digital solutions, we need more such initiatives to help enterprises in Singapore and the region succeed in deployment and scale-up of their digital initiatives,” he said.
This initiative is in line with the Global CIO Forum Survey results and outcomes for 2022 to showcase best practices and bring industry leaders to initiate discussions and gain insights to adapt to the fast-changing world of business and technology.
