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NYP and Cranfield join hands to develop advanced ICT for the factories of the future
Published on 14 Oct 2016
Singapore, 14 October 2016 - As digital disruption brings about the latest revolution in the manufacturing industry, Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), Singapore and Cranfield University (CU), United Kingdom, have entered into a strategic collaboration to develop advanced Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that will be needed to design and operate factories of the future. The partnership will also support the development of talent required for the digital manufacturing age for the two countries.
Under the collaboration, both organisations will develop mutual capabilities in areas such as digital manufacturing, cyber secure manufacturing and advanced informatics for autonomous manufacturing. These areas enable intelligent and flexible production on the shopfloor and facilitate shopfloor to topfloor integration across the supply chain, in both physical and cyber realms, for improved product quality, productivity and profitability. Proficiency in these fields will set the graduates of the two organisations apart in a highly globalised, highly competitive manufacturing sector.
This is one of various areas covered in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Mr Lee Youn Kay, Director, School of Engineering, NYP, and Professor Philip John, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, School of Aerospace Transport and Manufacturing, CU on Wednesday, 28 September 2016.
NYP and CU will also undertake joint Research and Development (R&D) projects and staff and student exchanges for a three-year period. The MOU follows a recent collaborative research project between Professor Ashutosh Tiwari, Professor of Manufacturing Informatics at CU and Dr Vinayak Prabhu, Manager and Senior Lecturer of Digital Manufacturing at NYP on the digitisation of complex manufacturing processes using low-cost technologies from the world of gaming.
“Through this collaboration, our students can benefit from being exposed to the latest digital technologies in the manufacturing industry as well as learn life skills from working alongside world class faculty and students at Cranfield University,” said Mr Lee Youn Kay, Director, School of Engineering, Nanyang Polytechnic.
“We are very pleased to sign this MOU with Nanyang Polytechnic. Our institutions have many common interests of great relevance to the future of manufacturing and we look forward to collaborating with NYP in several exciting areas of technology,” said Professor Philip John, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, School of Aerospace Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University.