“Microfactory” refers to the ability to maximise production efficiency within a limited space by applying high-end intelligent technologies, empowering a new type of manufacturing model. Microfactory has the characteristics of customised, quick respond to the market, increasing space unit output value, hyper-local, and sustainable.

Taking the textile and garment industry as an example, traditionally, the production of a sweater requires multiple steps (including weaving, knitting, sewing, picking, ironing, etc.) and a large amount of manual labor. However, now through the application of disruptive production technologies and industrial Internet of Things (IoT), it is possible to achieve fully automated production from yarn to finished garments.

Advantages

• This model is characterised by small batch production, low inventory, and the ability to increase the productivity per unit of space.
• Enhancing production flexibility to meet diverse market demands while reducing inventory accumulation.

The industrial artificial intelligence application platform integrates general industrial data, model training, inference and model cloud deployment, thereby reducing the difficulty of developing and applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. This enables small and medium-sized enterprises without professional support to quickly get started.

Advantages

• Reduce the difficulty of using cutting-edge technologies
• Reduce time-to-production for cutting-edge technologies
• Improving the efficiency of SMEs

The sheet metal is gradually deformed into the designed three-dimensional shape by two co-operating six-axis manipulators running on the two sides of the sheet metal which has been connected with electric current and following a pre-set track, it is especially suitable for manufacturing sheet metal with small batch production and complex shape.

Service Details

• To provide technical evaluation, technical design input, computer-aided engineering (CA) analyses and tool path design services for incremental forming of sheet metal
• Advanced six-axis manipulators pressurisation devices to assist industries in achieving small batch production and cost-effective customised sheet metal production
• Possess extensive technical knowledge for identifying and evaluating the application areas of electrically-assisted free forming technology, hands-on experience on complex tool path design and free forming production of sheet metal.

A non-destructive physical treatment process to extend shelf life of food. Packaged fresh food or dry powdered spices are placed on conveyor belts, then being transported under the electrodes, then leveraging highly active charged particles, to kill bacteria and spore on food surface.

Advantages

• Extend the shelf life of fresh food by up to 300% and without adding any preservatives.
• Cold plasma can reduce a significant number of microbes on food, thereby ensuring food safety and protecting the health of members of the public.
• This technology is an environmentally friendly disinfection method, which can reduce energy consumption and food waste.