The prototype factory for advanced manufacturing technology (A*Star Model Factory) is one of Singapore's typical research and application facilities in the field of smart industry, innovation and digital transformation in manufacturing.
Here, General Secretary and President To Lam listened to a general introduction and visited the Model Factory.
General Secretary and President To Lam expressed his impression of Singapore creating an environment for businesses to directly test technology before making large investments.
General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that it is a very practical constructive thinking: the State shares initial risks, businesses boldly innovate, scientists are linked to the production needs and productivity of the economy. This is also the direction of thinking that Vietnam is promoting in science and technology policy. If only safety is chosen, there will be no breakthrough. Therefore, Vietnam is perfecting a reasonable risk-taking mechanism in research, encouraging new technology testing.
The General Secretary and President shared that Vietnam wishes to form practical technology centers where businesses can access experts, test new production processes and train human resources right in the real environment. This is especially important for supporting industries, semiconductors and high technology.
In that journey, Singapore is an important partner with many valuable experiences; believing that Vietnam - Singapore cooperation in the fields of AI, semiconductors, smart manufacturing, innovation and high-tech human resource training will continue to develop strongly in the coming time.
At the Singapore Railway Testing Center, after visiting and listening to a general introduction about the Group and the Locomotive and Car Maintenance Center, General Secretary and President To Lam assessed that this is a good reference model for Vietnam in the context of many Metro lines being and about to be put into operation; emphasizing that Vietnam can refer to training a team of on-site engineers capable of self-dismantling, inspection and overhaul of core technologies; how to apply digital transformation to the maintenance process, helping to save costs.
The Singapore Railway Testing Center is a giant technical complex with main functions including: Daily technical inspection, periodic maintenance and especially heavy overhaul for trains, signal systems and core component clusters (such as brake systems, engines, air conditioners).
The center serves the testing of new subway trains, signal systems, automatic control technology, operating safety solutions as well as technical upgrades for existing subway lines.
Previously, most of Singapore's subway testing operations had to be carried out at night on operating lines, causing time constraints and affecting maintenance work.
Putting this railway testing center into operation helps Singapore to conduct continuous testing in a separate environment without affecting the commercial operation of the subway system.
