Participating Knowledge Institutions

Products/Processes development in the following areas :

• Embedded Technology
• Wireless Technology
• Communication and Networks
• Imaging Technology
• Integrated Circuit Design consultancy
• Pre-compliance and verification
• Interoperability test
• Test engineering
• Test-bedding of new products and services
• Product/system characterization and performance measurements

• Technology-related market research or technology intelligence e.g.exploration of emerging technology for applications as per client project proposition
• Technology feasibility study for applied R&D or product / prototype development opportunities e.g. incinerated ash recycling, ozone treatment for farming, production of biofuel from algae
• Research / assessment of new technology for productisation or commercialisation e.g. market survey on demands for novel domestic air purifier
• Research for patents for adoption or verification for possible patent application

• 1^st-cut laboratory testing of samples e.g. testing of water/wastewater samples to establish design criteria
• Software routine basic development, customisation and script programming e.g. energy management & energy optimisation tools
• Proof of concept of technology and / or innovative process e.g. laboratory-based pilot plant study for low energy anaerobic treatment system
• Product or productivity improvement study and design e.g. computer simulation of product to evaluate design features
• Third party validation or independent assessment e.g. efficacy of outdoor air cooling system
• Performance testing viz regulatory requirements e.g. setting up testing protocols to meet noise regulations for factory machinery
• Simple computer simulation and rapid prototyping services - for products or process systems prior to fabrication to establish optimal characterisation for bench-scale or test-bedding

• Hands-on skills upgrading & technology capability development e.g. design & integration of Solar PV systems
• Specialised technology training programmes e.g. customized training for company staff to operate new water treatment plant
• Overseas study trips to explore adoption of foreign technology, including evaluation of new machinery and specific technology, for optimization to local environment and adoption by industry

• Idea Generation : Prototype making
• Formulation Development : Ingredient sourcing & regulation check
• Process Development : Processing & Preservation
• Packaging Evaluation : Design/Functionality & Shelf Life evaluation
• Sensory Evaluation : Quantitative & Qualitative

• Packaging Equipment. Recommend suitable packaging equipment to integrate with manufacturing process
• Packaging Material. Determine packaging requirement to ensure the quality of products and its shelf life
• Shelf Life Assessment. Optimizing product shelf life in a shorter time, allowing product to be the first in the market and last on shelf

• Quantitative Method : Descriptive Analysis and Difference Test
• Product Benchmarking
• Qualitative Method : Consumer Research

• Specific Training Courses and Workshops related to food technology and capability upgrading

• Technology-related market research or technology intelligence e.g. exploration of emerging technology for applications as per client project proposition
• Technology feasibility study for applied R&D or product / prototype development opportunities e.g. study on the use of RFID for tracking workers, scaffolding, pipes, components; development of prototype for marine and water sports activities
• Research / assessment of new technology for productisation or commercialisation e.g. laser cleaning & blasting technology
• Research for patents for adoption or verification for possible patent application

• Basic towing tank and marine engine tests. Eg resistance and drag determination of ship model and engine emission test for fuel
• Software routine basic development, customisation and script programming e.g. marine engine efficiency analysis, cost benefit analysis
• Proof of concept of technology and / or innovative process e.g. use of laser technology for welding, blasting and cleaning
• Product or productivity improvement study and design e.g. time and motion study
• Third party validation or independent assessment e.g. checking of structural calculations
• Performance testing viz regulatory requirements e.g. model testing, destructive and non-destructive testing
• Simple computer simulation and rapid prototyping services - for products or process systems prior to fabrication to establish optimal characterisation for bench-scale or test-bedding

• Hands-on skills upgrading & technology capability development e.g. short courses on technology, use of computer software and machinery
• Specialised technology training programmes e.g. laser technology.
• Overseas study trips to explore adoption of foreign technology, including evaluation of new machinery and specific technology, for optimisation to local environment and adoption by industry

• Production floor resource/capability assessment on processes, e.g. machining, forming, etc.
• First article R&D trials using SIMTech PE COI facilities such as machining, molding, coating, etc.
• Feasibility study for new precision machines/equipment and robotic automation systems on highspeed and high-precision motion control systems
• Conceptual design and prototype
• Operational improvement & implementation with RFID etc.
• Acquisition of technology licensing as part of technology upgrading for companies

• PE consultancy (e.g. shop floor trouble shooting of issues such as machining, metal forming, injection moulding, machine mechatronics)
• Diagnostic services (e.g. measurement of surface dimension and roughness, hardness, residue stress, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), high performance liquid chromatometry, Raman spectrometry, FTIR, mechanical tests, X-ray, wear testing)
• Shop floor, manufacturing operations productivity improvement planning and assessment, such as lean manufacturing value stream mapping
• Computer aided engineering (CAE) modelling and simulation (e.g. Moldflow, Deform, Magma, Ansys multiphysics, Abaqus, SolidEdge, SolidWorks, computer aided analysis such as machine structures, thermal, fluidic flow, electro-magnetic, manufacturing work flow, etc.)
• Demand forecasting (e.g. using Excel) for better B2B interaction

• Technology upgrading/training at company or at SIMTech on specific technology
• Operational Technology Roadmapping (OTR)
• Customized training on Advanced Planning and Scheduling

• Logistics process modeling, simulation and optimization of resources
• Scenario Planning and Scheduling in various logistical operations, e.g. Transportation Management
• Feasibility study for new processes, installations or technologies in terms of costs analysis and productivity improvement
• Best practices across different verticals, e.g. Pharmaceutical in terms of Supply Chain Management
• Technology and automation evaluation and conceptualization for operational improvement

• Supply Chain Technology Pilots and Return on Investment studies
• Packaging and product reliability tests under different drop, vibration and climatic conditions
• RFID for Supply Chain Management
• Process measurement, Time Study and Lean Six Sigma implementations
• Facility Layout planning e.g. storage solutions in new warehouse setup
• Inventory Management and its applications along the Supply Chain, e.g. demand forecasting, Kanban systems
• GPS Transportation Management and tracking
• Human Factors Engineering
• Logistics Data Mining and Activity Profiling
• Development of applications and systems to assist in supply chain functions, e.g. electronic data capture using mobile applications

• Technology capability development and skills upgrading e.g. Cold Chain validation
• Customized and specialised training on Supply Chain Management-related applications and practices e.g. Value-Stream Mapping

• Micro-contamination and defect root cause analysis
• Ultra-sensitive high resolution surface and interface chemical analysis, chemical imaging
• Ultra-thin film characterization and ultra-thin multi-layer metrology for micro-contamination and defect control
• Determination, analysis and control of ultra-trace contaminants in the environment
• Reliability and chemical intergration issues in hard disk drives (HDD) such as micro-corrosion and tribochemical failures
• Dynamic headspace analysis for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), cleanroom and disk drive air quality
• Ultra-fine particle dispersion and analysis
• Filtration and control of nanoparticles in data storage systems

• Life Cycle Assessment
• Process Design, development , optimization and safety assessment
• Enhancing the capability of lab operations and performing initial feasibility and safety studies of processes
• Applying appropriate techniques to design process scale-up and optimizing the process
• Developing and deploying process control, monitoring, supervision and optimization tools and techniques for laboratory, pilot scale and industrial scale processes
• Evaluating batch to batch sample variation
• Method development and characterization

• Customised formulation techniques workshop

• FIB, TEM and SEM for semiconductor components physical structure characterization and failure analysis
• Analysis of surface morphology and roughness using AFM. Intermetallic characterization of solder joints and wire bonds using FIB/TEM
• Failure analysis for advanced IC package such as die attach, micro bumps and wire bonds
• Detection of delamination in IC packages using SAM
• Package reliability test, include Temperature Cycling (TC), High Temp
• Storage (HTS), Moisture Sensitivity Test (MST), Unbiased Highly Accelerated
• Stress Test (uHAST), Drop impact and Vibration, for packaged semiconductor components

• Flip Chip assembly
• Au wire bonding and Gold stud bumping
• Wafer sawing
• Wafer thinning process
• Solder bump reflow

• Thin Film Deposition, e.g, Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition for deposition of SiO₂ and SiN thin films at 280 ^oC.
• Dry Etching, e.g, Reactive Ion Etching for surface treatments on samples.
• Lithography, e.g, Anodic bonder or eutectic bonder for Silicon to glass. Si/metal/Si, III-V material/Silicon; polymer/silicon
• Annealing, e.g, Rapid thermal annealing. Dedicated to III-V materials, Si wafer and Ni alloy.
• Wet Chemistry, e.g, Wet processing for general wafer cleaning and etching purposes.
• Metrology, e.g, Thin film thickness measurement.
• Backend, e.g. Laser system for trimming of substrates, drilling of through and blind holes, plume studies and surface treatment of polymeric materials

• Electrical, e.g, Measurement of conductivity type, doping and mobility of epitaxial thin films.
• Optical, e.g, Optical characterisation of thin films, by shinning laser light on the samples and observing the optical transitions in spectroscopic manner.
• Microscopy, e.g, Observation of the morphology of the polymer crystalline using Polarized Optical Microscope.
• Surface Techniques, e.g, Atomic Force Microscope and Scanning Probe Microscope
• Mechanical, e.g, Static and dynamic testing, tensile, compression, flexure, and shear tests on a variety of materials, specimens and components.
• X-ray, e.g, High Resolution X-ray Diffractometer, Multi-purpose diffractometer and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy.
• Thermal, e.g, Determination of decomposition temperature and weight loss
• Rheology, e.g, Measurement of static and interfacial tension

• Facilitating in OTR workshops

• Antenna and RF technology, e.g, Testing and experiments of antenna design.
• Digital communications technology
• Optical communications and sensing technology
• Audio and video signal processing technology
• Infocomm Security, e.g, Security and privacy of e-commerce and data mining
• Data mining technologies, e.g, Semantic web technologies
• Computer vision, graphics and image understanding technologies
• Speech and language processing technologies

• Concept development phase
• Design prototype development & testing

• Product Design, Development and Industrial Design
• Rapid Prototyping & Rapid Manufacturing (Stereolithography, Selective Laser Sintering, Fused Deposition Modeling and Direct Metal Laser Sintering. Able to develop rapid prototype in polymer and metal material)
• Rapid Tooling & Hybrid Tooling
• Vacuum Casting Technology (To create multiple copies of a plastic prototype, with greater durability)
• Appearance and Functional Model (Eg : texturing, cosmetics graphics and transfer lettering)

• Protein chip technology & measurement devices used in biomedical applications to determine the presence and/or amount (referred to as relative quantitation) of proteins in biological samples, e.g. blood
• Proteomic analysis of ingredients, in quality and safety evaluation of food products
• Identification of protein biomarkers via differential proteomics analysis
• Proteomics and chemical analysis of cell culture medium from human embryonic stem cells
• Development of enhanced competent cells for biotechnology
• Provision of customized DNA microarray printing services and bioinformatics analysis of microarray data as well as next generation DNA sequencing
• Increasing the detection sensitivity of diagnostics
• Development of high speed viral detection systems
• Development of diagnostic kit
• Microbial culture development for bioconversion and anaylsis of product quality
• Product safety and quality evaluation; Product quality enhancements including market survey; packaging design and shelf-life evaluations
• Development of novel functional food, beverages

• Engineering Design & Development (Engineering Product Design, Prototype Development & Testing, Control System Design)
• Industrial & System Engineering (Concept Development & Testing, System Development & Integration, Manufacturing Info System & Networking)
• System Design & Integration (Automation System Design, Robotic & Machine Vision, PC/PL & Software Development)

• Content/Application development for digital media
• Platform development for interactive digital media

• Product design and development
• Conceptualization of creative product ideas to the final detailed designs
• Fabrication and testing of working prototypes

• Subsonic wind-tunnel testing facilities
• Aircraft Inspection System
• Airframe structure, engine and ,component design
• Customised MRO workshops leading to process improvement

• Mechanical design & Automation
• Robotic control instrumentation

• Biomedical Instrumentation
• Bioinformatics & application of information technology and computer science to the field of molecular biology.
• Biomechanics, Rehabilitation Engineering & Ergonomics & Assistive Technology

• Collaborate with the industry on projects and product development in Digital Audio Broadcasting (Digital Radio) and Digital Video Broadcasting (Digital TV)
• Development of real-time software for PC-based digital audio/video broadcasting receivers

• PhotoVoltaic system evaluation, power quality system, performance analysis & improvement, test bedding of PV systems and components
• Perform studies in system performance including power quality, components and balance of system evaluations

• Identification of proteins, understanding into the molecular mechanisms of specific diseases & comparative study of protein expression
• Comparative study of different protein expression in cells
• Comparative study of different protein expression in bacteria

• Identification genomic and proteomic biomarkers for specific diseases
• indicate cellular stress arising from cancers, viral diseases & eco-toxic substances and susceptibility to diseases

• Development of plants, systems & processes to enable low maintenance greening of the rooftops in high rise buildings
• Design and development of low energy, high yielding hydroponics and aquaponics systems for producing high value crops
• Development of feeds for high value fish in the aquaculture industry

• Identification of potential lignocellulosic materials for bioethanol production
• Development of novel biocatalysts for lignocellulosic digestion and ethanol production leading to the cost effective production of biofuels

• Logistics Process Modeling, Simulation and Optimization
• Scenario planning, Scheduling, Costing Analysis, Process measurement and Streamlining,
• Logistics Data Mining and Activity Profiling
• Layout planning, Inventory Management, Bundling Analysis
• Supply Chain Technology Pilots and Return of Investment (ROI) studies
• RFID for Supply Chain Management
• GPS Transportation Management
• Order put-away and picking systems
• Packaging and Product Reliability Testing for Logistics Handling
• Drop, Vibration and Environmental Testing

• Formulation and Development of Functional Foods and Beverages
• Development of New Ingredients
• Minimising Waste From Raw Ingredients
• Support Services including Specialised Analysis and Shelf-Life Testing
• Food Innovations Based on Molecular Gastronomy
• Sports Nutrition and Rehydration Drinks

• Material Characterisation, Chemical Analysis & Product Reliability Test
• Green Chemistry and Pilot-scale Production
• Advanced Coatings
• Functional Paint
• Micro-fabrication of Solar Cells, Flat Panel Displays and Biochips
• Synthesis and Applications of Nano-materials
• New materials for buildings and infrastructures
• Light-weight Alloys

• Product development and systems integration for medical and scientific devices :
  - medical instruments and devices
  - diagnostic equipment and laboratory testing kits
  - medical therapeutic devices
  - medical monitoring equipment
• Conduct in vitro diagnostic tests with emphasis on molecular diagnostics
• Provide consultancy on testing, verification and validation
• Provide other professional services to industry in specialise areas such as customised training of Organic synthesis of chemicals and access to small molecules libraries

• Provide consultancy on clean and sustainable energy :
  - PV system for building and charging station
  - Clean transportation system, EVs, EVs hybrid, charging station, etc
  - Heat exchanger e.g. air conc, chiller, freezer, etc
  - Bio energy, e.g. biodiesel, bio-gas, etc
  - Wind energy
  - Smart building and energy efficient solutions for building
  - Smart Carpark system
• Provide feasibility studies, customized consultancy to industry who wishes to explore implementing clean technology in its business model

Products/Processes development in the following areas :

• Water and Wastewater Technology
• Clean Energy
• Gaseous Emissions
• Noise Abatement
• Solid Waste Management
• Waste Reduction, Recycling and Reuse
• Sensing Technology
• Nature / Resource Conservation
• Green and Clean Technologies

Conduct applied R&D, specialist consultancy and customised training on :

• User Experience (UX) Design of Products and Services for applications in these sectors :
  - Lifestyle
  - Education
  - Tourism
  - Retail
  - Silver Age / 50 plus
• Immersive and Interactive Environments
  - Experience Centres
  - Experience Trails
  - Event Experiences

• Multi User Virtual Environment (MUVE) builder
• Services Computing platform developer
• Mobile & Pervasive Computing developer
• Motion Simulators developer
• Stereoscopic 3D (S3D) platform developer

• Design, development, testing and commissioning of robots for industrial purposes and autonomous mobile robots.
• Provide consultancy services in areas such as multi-agent collaboration, machine vision, real-time control, automation, embedded systems, intelligent systems, artificial intelligence and mechanical robot design.
• Development of customised robotic systems for educational, commercial and industrial applications.
• Customised Training in robotics technology.

To help companies develop new and innovative products, systems, services and processes by providing ready access to technology, knowledge, R&D infrastructure in the areas of :

• HardDisk Assembly
• Medical Devices design and prototyping
• Precision Engineering & Systems

To help companies develop new and innovative products, systems, services and processes by providing ready access to technology, knowledge, and R&D infrastructure in the field of :

• Mobility devices
• Communication device
• Rehabilitation Devices
• Virtual Reality
• Mixed, Reality Rehabilitation

• Content/Application development for 3D interactive and digital media (3D IDM) environment
• 3D rendering services

• Customized design and development of fuel cell stack according to requirement
• Modelling & simulation for fuel cell stack and system
• Perform standards compliance testing of fuel cell stack.
• Complex fuel cell system application and integration inclusive of hybrid power train with advanced Battery/Ultra-capacitor;
• Customized design and development of hydrogen generation technology
• Customized design and development of electronic control and embedded controller development;
• Design and development of innovative power conditioning design and control strategies

• Product, Menu and Recipe development
• Shelf life evaluation
• Nutritional studies for development of new products
• Process optimization for manufacturing
• Assistive Technology in Food products

• Buildings and construction materials analysis, development and design
• Advicement on construction material identification,requirement standards and codes of practices
• Inorganic structural and compositional analysis using X-Ray techniques
• Inorganic nanoparticles product development exploratory studies
• Protein immobilization development research

• Waste water and ultrapure water treatment process design and optimization
• Laboratory bench-top studies in filters and membranes.
• Laboratory analyses of chemical and biological parameters in water

• High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) profiling of TCM products
• Setting of technical specifications of TCM products for QC purposes
• Rapid analysis of TCM ingredients using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)
• In vitro and in vivo safety studies of TCM products
• Stability studies of TCM products
• Development of TCM and food products

• Ornamental plantlet production using plant tissue culture technology
• DNA fingerprinting for living organism
• Hydroponic technology optimization for orchid and vegetable cultivation
• Technology development for growing temperate plants/vegetables
• Zooplankton and Phytoplankton enrichment and production as well as storage technology
• Fish feed formulation for foodfish and ornamental fish
• Optimization of growth and breeding technology for foodfish and ornamental fish and marine sea food species
• Molecular diagnostic for fish diseases

• Acute and chronic toxicity studies in animal models
• Haematology, blood chemistry and histopathology studies in animal models
• Molecular diagnostic technology for animal diseases
• In vitro studies such as cellular cytotoxicity, protein expression etc
• Trainings and services in 2D gel electrophoresis and 2D nano-LC workflows
• MALDI TOF/TOF mass spectrometry
• Production, purification and characterization of proteins used in research (not therapeutic proteins)

• ePC RFID Protein, fat and carbohydrate analysis of food and TCM products
• Microbial testing and heavy metal analysis of food and TCM products
• Screening of residual pesticides in food and TCM products
• GI Testing

• Validate the potential of product idea / concept – e.g. Assessment of new Technology
• Process Consultancy Study in Early stage in-house R&D e.g. process feasibility study
• Commoditisation of technologies into products e.g. prototyping
• Operational Innovation Study for Desalination, Reclaimed water, Wastewater and Industrial Wastewater, Biosolids, Biochemistry and Asset Integrity Management
• Research Audit for new R&D & applied research projects e.g. development of test-plan for products, services or processes
• Energy Audit for facilities (Level 1 and Level 2)

• Process design and development– e.g. Treatability Study, PFD, PID
• Product design and development – e.g. pilot and demonstration plant
• Data mining and data analysis with evaluation for reliability evaluation e.g. Microporous membrane fouling
• Laboratory services with analytical report and conclusion of findings for pilot testing

• Sustainability Training e.g. Water & Wastewater designs and operations
• Technology upgrading/training at company or at IESE on specific technology
• Technology Road mapping
• Customized training on upgrading technology capabilities to upgrade productivity e.g. cluster analysis, factor analysis, structural equation modelling, exploratory, descriptive & causal statistics

• Failure analysis studies. e.g. failure of wire coating
• Characterization of new materials e.g. determining physical and chemical properties of novel nanomaterials
• Characterization of existing devices e.g. determining materials composition of existing device parts

• Consulting/Testing on new nanotechnology replacement for existing processes e.g. study on the use of nanocomposites coating to replace electroless plating.
• Consulting/Testing on use of existing nanotechnology in novel applications e.g. dispersion of carbon nanotubes into various liquid medium
• Cost evaluation study e.g. development of a cost-performance model comparing novel nanomaterials with commercially available ion exchange resins.
• Technical & Commercial Feasibility Study e.g. basic Market Research & Technical Intelligence study on the viability of novel technologies

• Development of new technology for specific applications e.g. self cleaning coating for automotive applications

• CAD/CAM/CNC for aerospace, medical, electronics and proof-of-concept engineering
• Customized capability training in precision engineering

• Design and development of turnkey automation and equipment module

• Metallography, grain size and microstructure analysis
• Characterization of polymer properties through thermal analysis tools

• Cross section analysis for micro cracks in electronics, marine and aerospace industries
• Mechanical testing for tensile, impact and hardness
• Quality engineering analysis for microelectronics assembly: design of experiment, root cause analysis and statistical process control
• Failure analysis using finite element modelling (CAE tools)

• Multi physics simulation services

• PCB Design
• Micro-controller Systems
• RFID Technology
• Link Card Applications

• Product Design (Rapid Prototyping)
• Machine Design
• Data Acquisition – DAQ Solution
• Control Solution (PLC, Motor control)

• Development of automated solutions for warehouse and logistics management

• Development of products and process involving chemical and food testing (e.g. biological tests, microbial tests, sensory evaluation)

• Product feasibility studies for assistive, rehabilitation and hospitality applications
• Portable device product development to proof of concept for assistive, rehabilitation and hospitality applications

• Development of medium to small scale building security systems

• Product feasibility studies for customized RFID applications and solutions
• Customized capability training in RFID technology