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Refining Traditional Kueh Production with Expert Guidance

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Find out how Lek Lim Nonya Kueh turned to IPI’s innovation advisors to improve production methods and market strategy.

 

Traditional kueh and cleaning supplies may not be the first industries one thinks of when it comes to innovation, but in the competitive landscape of Singapore’s business ecosystem, consistent innovation and improvement are key to staying ahead.

Serving Up Bee Hoon with Automated Solutions

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Veteran dried bee hoon producers, People Bee Hoon partners with RoPlus to fuse technology in producing the traditional bee hoon.

 

Bee hoon or rice vermicelli, is a well-loved staple ingredient across Southeast Asia. From Singapore's satay bee hoon to Malaysia’s bee hoon goreng—these noodles warm up family dinners and breathe life into numerous Asian dishes.

Saving Manufacturing Costs on the Road to Industry 4.0

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Manufacturing costs can be reduced by new intelligent systems. A first-of-its-kind software for such uses has been developed by LeanCost International and SMT Technology, which were matchmade by IPI.

The sight of Moses Tan hunched over a computer and typing away furiously was nothing new to his peers or family. As a consultant, his work involved advising manufacturing companies on workflow issues.

More Money, Less Waste: Eco-friendly Oil Bleaching Process Boosts Revenue

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GIIAVA’s partnership with NUS, sparked off by IPI, aims to repurpose low-grade vegetable oil for higher value-added uses, which increases revenue yet benefits the environment.

Dr Yashodhan Bhawe stood in front of several large tanks, looking puzzled. He was expecting a straightforward scale-up for a new vegetable oil upgrading process, but things turned awry when “big masses of blobs” were produced instead.

Efficiency Monitoring System Helps Manufacturers Track Welding Performance and Energy Consumption

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Customer insights are a way of uncovering new opportunities for businesses. Based on its customers’ feedback, Allalloy Dynaweld Pte Ltd (Allalloy), a Singapore SME providing welding solutions and consultancy services had identified a market need for better performance monitoring of its welding machines and welders. It was keen to work with suitable technology partners to co-develop an efficiency monitoring system to track the energy consumption of the welding machines as well as welders’ productivity.

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