Made In Singapore: Exclusive Look Into Singapore's Factories | Factories: Making The Future

when i think of the future i think of agile autonomous and connected [Music] the factories of the future will blueprint the way we live work and eat [Music] the factories will play a very pivotal role to meet the challenges of today the opportunity to have a great impact on people's lives doesn't come by very often in many industries no problem is too trivial the simple stuff is the most difficult to solve it's not only just a day-to-day job because i can help the world and help the environment we cannot underestimate human in generality the possibilities are endless we are at the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution and in the decades ahead we will see the transformation of the world and even the reinvention of humanity [Music] i cannot imagine a life without chocolate it's so unique it's so complex the way that it melts in the mouth is super super satisfying when you consume it it releases some endorphins that's the way of our brain to let our body know yes you did something good it's a wonderful experience barry calabaut is the world's largest manufacturer processor of cocoa and chocolate here in the asia pacific region singapore is our regional headquarters we manufacture chop plants and compounds and we sell that to food manufacturers when you mention to people i work in a chocolate factory they immediately think charlie and the chocolate factory i have to tell them look i'm no ompalumpa i've got no clear explanation why i ended up in this business other than fate back when i was growing up all my teachers told my parents don't do this he's got so much more potential and fortunately my parents allowed me the freedom to go for what i wanted and gives me enormous satisfaction [Music] [Music] yes [Music] [Music] new chocolate recipes are developed in this r d unit very heavily involved in inspiration and co-creation where we help our food manufacturers transform the chocolate into an ice cream or a cookie to always keep something interesting for the consumer in the market the company creates recipes for food manufacturers like magnum ice creams and kitkat bars so today i'm tasting some different chocolates because i'm doing some new ice cream stick creations so i'm just trying to figure out out of these chocolates which one i will be using everyone has heard of dark milk and white chocolate but there's a recent invention ruby when we launched ruby a lot of people wanted to try this not knowing what to expect we found out from the consumer research it fulfills a completely different need for intense sensorial delight [Music] all chocolate starts with the main ingredient cacao beans which like the grapes of fine wines are influenced by the territory they're grown in ruby cacao beans grow under unique climate conditions in ecuador brazil and the ivory coast typically when the beans are roasted at high temperatures they turn brown [Music] but when roasted at a lower temperature their natural characteristics are retained preserving their color and fruity taste [Music] something like ruby didn't come instantly actually took 10 years to make sure that we would be able to sell it and that's only the chocolate as an ingredient then that journey continues with the food manufacturers that buy to make their own products and that bring it to market people just don't know what complexity their food undergoes and what effort is being done to to think about the future so i've got some raspberries and meringue pieces in there this one has got some pistachio and that one has got some popping candy when people eat chocolate no longer are they happy we just taste it has to be taste plus something taste plus texture taste plus complexity so even though you might have something that is completely revolutionary you need to find ways to make it more interesting each time today andy's colleagues shawn and pavitra are going to taste the recipe he's been working on for the past month it's another round of ruby coated ice creams and let me know what you think we should improve bon appetit popping candy yeah how do you find that sensation yeah that's very unexpected yeah i like the way you put it in the center of it rather than in in the beginning so people like halfway eating it and then like wow what's this flavor a new recipe is revised many times before it's ready to be pitched to food manufacturers the process is part of a push to meet the demands of a population hungry for new flavors the middle class is expected to grow to 5.3 billion people by 2030. asia is going to be leading this growth of the rising middle class so as consumers become more globally aware and affluent they want to have more diverse types of food so the future of food is about new taste and new experiences and the food industry has to continuously innovate to keep up with demand [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] be [Music] the food manufacturing industry contributes slightly more than one percent of singapore's gdp singapore has a very strong branding for food hygiene quality and safety so that makes us the leading attraction to be the exporter of food products for the rest of the world [Music] foreign [Music] the factory makes chocolates in all shapes and sizes from chips bars and solid blocks that weigh up to a ton [Music] and they're stored in a warehouse that can hold up to 150 million pieces of chocolate all ready to be shipped to food manufacturers across the asia pacific from australia and india to japan [Music] [Music] manufacturing of the future will include a whole plethora of technologies that will transform production into a host seamlessly integrated process [Music] okay google turn on the study got it turning two things on singapore needs a large pool of innovators to propel us into the forefront of this revolution as an engineer everything you see is opportunity to solve a problem i'm trying to actually get this robot to clean up the coffee from the table the chore that cannot be done by a human repeatably we can actually get a robot to do it i'm a dyson digital motor engineer it's a lot of engineer dream job to be here this is really a playground tyson is a technology company the product we develop is about solving end user problem by the knowledge of technology from the first bagless vacuum cleaner to a fan with no blades dyson transforms traditional household appliances into futuristic gadgets the heart of their products are made here in singapore at dyson's largest motor manufacturing facility in the world here we have 300 autonomous robots to do the job of a human if you look at them they're really cute the most favorite part is how we translate the difficult task of a human to a robot they're all able to reduce quality part without fail today over two million robots are used globally for tasks once carried out by human hands and that number is set to increase nearly tenfold to 20 million by 2030. allowing for more precise manufacturing of high-tech products by hand we first have to grip this copper wire at a right slack and then insert into this slot if this is two tension the copper wire will break imagine a human going to do this a million times and then maybe in the beginning of the day you can do it well but towards the end of the day you'll probably have fatigue this factory churns out a motor every 2.6 seconds which adds up to over 12 million a year so this is actually our first model it's bulky and heavy but of course you also want to improve in terms of the design we've evolved from stainless steel to ceramic shelf to make the moto lighter weight their newest motor can spin at 125 000 revolutions a minute over five times faster than a formula one engine transforming traditionally bulky household products into state-of-the-art appliances for the 21st century [Applause] [Music] when you look at dyson products generally we are like the first of its kind so a lot of times we are working in the unknown since 2019 this has served as dyson's global headquarters supported by a multi-billion dollar investment plan housing 14 different lab and testing facilities this r d center develops a wide range of products from robotics to hair care some people when they bought certain appliances or gadgets they find that there's some issues here and there but they decided to live with it because it is somewhat okay but we don't just want to be somewhat okay we want to be the best in all the aspects our philosophy is solve problems that exist for years and following the people ignored we see a lot of conventional hairstyling products are using extreme heat to dry hair what we aim for is to reduce the amount of heat damage and if your hair is looking healthy you actually feel that confidence the r d investment in singapore has paid off right now i need to prototype this new barrow for this new design stephen holds patents for three design inventions for hair care products and has become somewhat of a hair aficionado recently i just uh commented on a colleague like you just cut your a fringe which is very popular in korea and she was quite surprised because usually guys don't notice this especially if i tell people that i'm an engineer they won't relate to me as someone aware of the beauty friends okay we test the type two way we have us okay today he's creating a new barrel attachment for the dyson air wrap [Music] which uses physics to deliver next level results dyson air wrap styler is actually a multi-styling tool it can curve wave straighten and also smooth out hair by using a powerful airflow to wrap all of the hair air usually travels in a straight line but when a curved surface is introduced the airflow changes direction it's a phenomenon called the coanda effect air pushed through six slits creates a vortex that wraps the hair around making for the perfect curl what you have at the end of the styling is actually a very natural power seeker with the volume still written and also without the excessive damage i think this one looks okay for a longer barrel overall the curl actually looks more uniform and she quite consistent as well 80 prototypes and a year later the team has launched their new hair curling attachment [Music] we spend so much time from research all the way down to the final product launch all this is to deliver the best product possible we know we want to be fast but sometimes going slow is actually the way to go faster when friends and family members they buy dyson products their reviews are actually very good and very positive and this is the kind of satisfaction that i derived from all the babies that i worked on [Music] can you actually make this into two pieces so you have a better coverage as well okay and then your brake light is actually great it's very obvious this place is actually set up four years ago the gathering of like-minded people that is introverting product for solving problems this studio was launched as a joint collaboration between dyson and nanyan technological university as the dyson representative yvonne helps the students create prototypes to tackle social issues from public hygiene to road safety our team's prototype is actually a bicycle helmet and it has a signal lights at the back so what we aim to do is actually to make it safer for cyclists on the road because usually now what we have to do is kind of giving hand signals for signaling i actually wish that when the time i'm in school i have this because i grew up in a way that there's no space to make failures when you fail you actually learn a lot of it we've provided them the platform to take that leap of faith because if you never get the first step to do it you will never know where you can push yourself stability are not compromised and also important well the future of technology is very exciting it's not just about the robotics or artificial intelligence but it's also about inspiring a new generation of talent to be innovators to be technologies to create a better world i really wish to see the small engineering students out there taking up this prompt so that we can actually solve a lot more problems that's unsolved at the moment [Music] with the global challenges of climate change we will need people who can transform science and technology into more sustainable products and services the vehicles that we grabbed today have been evolving the next step in this evolution is actually electric vehicles [Music] i'm the lead mechanical engineer here at scorpio electric we are trying to develop and produce singapore's first electric motorbike right stop founded in 2017 scorpio electric is one of singapore's first startups hoping to revive the nation's dormant automotive industry clyde who graduated with an engineering degree two years ago was one of the first to join when i tell my kids next time what was my first job i was telling them you know i was there developing electric vehicles when they were still very little on the road and i was part of that push to change and evolve the entire automotive industry the team's goal is to convince singapore's 140 000 motorbike riders to go electric in line with the country's vision to run all transport on clean energy by 2040. the opportunity to be at the forefront of something doesn't come by very often by reducing the number of fossil fuel burning vehicles on the road we are trying to bring our emissions down a typical motorcycle runs on a combustion engine that burns gasoline but 70 of that energy is mostly lost as heat while emitting harmful pollutants and carbon gases an electric motorcycle on the other hand can convert 80 of a battery's charge to propel the bike with zero gas emissions this is the team's third prototype eight months in the making okay but with production planned for less than a year away they need to make sure all parts are working perfectly all right makes clear we're actually about to undertake a performance test we are definitely looking out for unwanted vibrations and noise that will cause discomfort turn up the brakes all right can you initiate the test three two one mobility has always given people the choice to be where they want to be whenever they want to be there the perfect riding experience they invoke a sense of power and speed but at the same time needs to be smooth and sublime [Music] you're not doing the the test around 40 to 50 kph i start to notice some vibration around the rear fender and the tail section what you can do is you can try strengthening features at the bottom and triangles underneath this will be good just like bridges the vibration of all these small components can actually be felt by the rider after a while the rider is able to feel it through his hands his feet so it just becomes a nuisance [Music] it's a disappointing result and back to the drawing board for clive and the team [Music] [Music] about six six expansion of one and two when i was young my dad will bring me to the hardware shop and we will buy small things to to fix around the house as i grew older we started to build speakers for our home use you know and these speakers were at a point of time as tall as me [Music] so that taught me to understand the engineering that goes on behind the simplest of things that we take for granted people have really found solutions for the problems that i didn't even thought existed and that realization made me want to become an engineer to invent these solutions as well okay let's try power you know yeah starting the globe all right [Music] akin to what me my father did understanding how things work motivates me in making up my own solution to solve problems that i face scorpio electric is working on singapore's first electric motorcycle as lead mechanical engineer clive has designed over a hundred of its components all of which need to undergo multiple tests and adjustments when people see a bike they just see a singular product but how we look at it is an organism there's hundreds of components all joining together each of them have to serve their own purpose automotive engineers in singapore are far and few between a lot of people ask me why and how do you even do that it definitely brings me a lot of pride as a young engineer to see this product being developed and being produced by a singapore team you initiate this give it a break okay so i think it's much better than before yeah but let's keep on iterating uh let's see what we can do best yep all right sounds like a pen even for the tail section that we worked on today it's a portion that people often take for granted but this singular part also requires many hours of engineering and even more hours of rigorous testing and validation turning singapore's bikers green is just the first step in the team's plans to expand to the region and beyond in general i think people are ready convert over to electric that is a push that humankind we must definitely have if you want to see our environment go back to a state where it's desirable today the electric vehicle is still at a very early stage so the global sales is just a small percentage but this number is about to flip to become the mainstream in years to come [Music] energy consumption in southeast asia has doubled in the last 20 years and is expected to double again by 2035. [Music] as we make our products more energy efficient we must also transform our energy source from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources i like the outdoor because it's natural and i get to enjoy the sun more than sitting in the office the sun is a natural source of energy plants need sunlight to generate food so they try to maximize their reach of their leaf towards the sun direction [Music] solar panels work in the same way capture sunlight and generate electricity purpose is to design and make solar panels that can tap on more energy from the sun and our aim is to achieve the highest power efficiency in the world i was in oil and gas company designing and deploying offshore equipment four years ago eaching made a dramatic pivot to design solar panels the accomplishment that i got from this job is much more satisfying because i can help the world and help the environment [Music] conventional solar panels convert only a fifth of sunlight into electricity [Music] a problem the company is trying to solve through innovative engineering so we are trying out a new design and we are building mini samples to replicate the actual module this redesign splits solar cells in two this is the very conventional type of layup where it's a single full cell by splitting the cell into half we are able to reduce the resistance of the module which end up generating higher power solar panels are made up of multiple silicon solar cells where sunlight is converted into electricity [Music] as current travels through the cells energy is lost and if any part of the panel is shaded power generation comes to a standstill but by splitting the cells and module in half they can still produce electricity in partial shade while the smaller size results in lower resistance and less power loss [Music] so this is for half cut you can see the power is 4.8 it's for the full cut the power is 3.3 so the result shows that the half cut cell is in fact more powerful as compared to the full cell the company is the first to introduce half cut cell technology into their solar panels which increased energy output by over two percent so one to two percent uh might be quite negligible but if you sum up the amount of energy right is able to power your house probably for one day today rec solar panels are one of the most efficient in the world [Music] and they're made right here in singapore [Music] established in 2010 this is one of the largest integrated solar manufacturing complexes in the world it produces more than 4 million solar panels a year capable of churning out 1.8 gigawatts enough to power millions of homes solar need to be very competitive in order to make it very attractive for people to adopt the technology my role here is ultimately to make sure that the solar panels are coming out is of good quality without okay defects so this looks better yeah from here you can see that actually the the gripper plate have cracked and this will result in the wafers not able to be stuck in and hold properly if even one of these damaged cells are used it will affect the performance of the whole panel so every time when the problem occurs of course the first thing will go in recover the tool as fast as possible [Music] being in a manufacturing industry is definitely not easy it comes with stress to ensure quality products are coming our life running consistently after four hours the team manages to rectify the issue and production resumes i think we managed to recover this on time well done the solar panels manufactured here will be exported to countries like japan china and the united states the most satisfying part of my job is to be able to contribute to environment i like to dive a lot you're going to see you start to see things like rubbish on the floor it makes you feel very sad why is the environment like that i hope that solar will become a one of the main source of energy we can explore seas building on top of hdb and that will really help to make the country green and clean the module is deflecting about 35 mm over here to be reliable the panels need to withstand a variety of weather conditions torrential rain and scorching heat to sub-zero cold no is on tower module so this is the reason why we are pushing the module downwards queen will be acting upwards onto the module i think this module is good [Music] my dream is that we are able to totally replace non-renewable sources for energy with solar panels within the next 50 years a lot more work needs to be done in order to make that happen [Music] so over the years solar panel has become a lot more efficient in converting solar energy into electricity the price of modules has also dropped exponentially in many places around the world solar is already cheaper than even coal as a energy source there's growing awareness for the need to use renewables energy sources solar panels becomes one option that people look at seriously sustainability is an issue that comes across all industries including the construction sector what you're looking at is to move towards a cleaner building environment reducing dust and noise pollution [Music] a home is not just a box a perfect home is where you enjoy the house which was built according to your own taste how do we shape the perfect home and make it sustainable [Music] if you look at history construction industry has been evolving over the years this is actually what draws me into engineering it started with the pyramid of egypt built from stones the use of structural steel in bridges and of course the wonderful invention of reinforced concrete and reinforced concrete has evolved to create what we call now ppvc ppvc or pre-fabricated pre-finished volumetric construction is a construction method where rooms are fitted with internal finishes and fittings at a factory they are then transported to be installed on site compared to conventional methods it reduces necessary manpower by 40 as well as the build's total carbon footprint i've been working in this industry for 25 years now so it's more than half of my life every time you see your finnish job there's a inner satisfaction in you although people may not know the people who have hard works and labors behind it you look at the skyline every time you pass by it makes you proud that yes i was there when this building was being built and i am part of that [Music] today the team is taking a step further their latest challenge to build the world's tallest prefabricated building rising 56 stories in the heart of bukit mera a densely populated neighborhood in singapore maybe people are saying we are crazy we built 56 story in bpvc but our job is to make it work and yeah two better so yeah one two three three modules normally for two bedroom you have three modules [Music] the residential skyscraper will be made up of over 3000 individual modules so we designed ppvc modules we don't just design boxes because we have to look at the functionality of every unit whether it's a bedroom or toilet or kitchen so only services we're crossing now is a water and electrical and aircon yes all the designs have to come at the earlier stage because you have to embed them into the module before the modules can be manufactured details of the inbuilt services such as water piping and electrical wiring need to be accurately mapped out to the finest detail if all these things have not been planned carefully and you find out there's a problem on site and that's very disastrous you have to cast a new module and then fit in all the new services according to the correct one [Music] a home consists of up to four modules that vary between the kitchen living room and bedrooms each unit comes equipped with water pipes and electrical wires after manufacture they are moved to a factory where furnishings such as floor tiles and air conditioning units are installed transporting them is a huge challenge they are so big that if the roads aren't wide enough they need a police escort once at the site they'll be assembled by a crane one at a time like lego slowly down okay okay good today the modules designed by sony and his team have arrived at the factory weighing up to 35 tons customized cranes are needed to lift them into place once you see it in physical form you'll be amazed this module will consist of your living room and then it will leads out to your balcony so it'll be open to the sky now the team needs to furnish these modules to turn them into homes [Music] foreign [Music] before the modules can be sent out for installation the team must first kit them out with furnishings including floor tiles cabinets and [Music] windows you after furnishing the module the team has to put it through some 20 different tests this ensures all installations are firmly secured okay [Music] the team has completed work on eight modules that are now ready to be transported on site for final installation because um the singapore construction industry currently employs more than 300 000 of foreign workers i think with the adoption of modular construction it could improve productivity by up to 40 percent reduce our reliance on manpower and also make urbanization a lot more sustainable [Music] but rapid urbanization poses a different challenge cities occupy only three percent of the earth's surface but account for more than 70 of its carbon emissions there's a need for us to manage and reduce the use of resources and the carbon impact of residents in the cities so the concept of smart city is to make our cities more livable as well as more sustainable in a smart city sensors are everywhere the idea to open doors turn on your tabs but they are not visible to the naked eye sensors are devices that extract information from the surroundings and translate them to a back-end system engineering makes lots of senses we design and manufacture in-house and we sell them all over the world ray has been designing sensors for over a decade since i was a child i love magnets i was very intrigued by how an invisible force can influence the things around it i spent lots of time playing with them all kinds of magnets even building electro magnets as i got older and that led me to study electromagnetics [Music] if you think about sensors the foundation is all based on electromagnetics to date ray and his team have developed and deployed millions of sensors across 70 cities worldwide they are in systems that can detect a number of environmental cues from air quality [Music] to weather conditions ray is now designing sensors for smart lighting systems in residential areas smart lighting is a system of lights that can communicate and talk to one another [Music] the circuit board here is like a brain the sensor here is like your eyes your eyes will take in the information from the surroundings passes it on via signals into the brain and it analyzes it lighting accounts for almost 20 percent of global energy consumption a switch to using sensors could see a huge impact when a person comes close high frequency signals automatically detect the motion and sends a signal to the lightning node to automatically brighten up when the person leaves the lights will dim saving up to 60 of energy the current challenge is to calibrate the sensors to accurately detect human presence okay let's go a little bit slower at 500 millimeters per second we need to be able to sense most types of human motion whether it be a elderly person that's walking slowly a young child or even a cyclist that's cycling past [Music] so at one point we found it particularly difficult to detect elderly that were walking very slowly [Music] children is another ball game they were fast moving erratic let's speed up 1500 millimeters per second okay [Music] we went through at least four to five iterations okay and still counting as we continue to improve the reliability it never stops the team's smart lighting system has been deployed in over 10 estates across singapore including techgee where over 10 000 sensors have been installed and plans are in place to roll it out to seven more towns by 2024 in fact sensor should be used everywhere even more than what we are using it for now the needs for sensors just keep increasing so lots more sensors will be developed with more and more capability and features and it will keep going on for next 20 years even after i'm retired [Music] okay good okay cowboy [Music] united tech construction is building the world's tallest refabricated building the 56-story residential apartment will consist of over 3 [Music] once eighty percent of the furnishing work is complete these modules will be transported to the building site in bucket mirror where they will be installed to create over 900 new homes foreign please proceed to life up the module now thank you each module could weigh up to 35 tons approximately 20 times the weight of a car they have to be hoisted on heavy duty cranes that can support its weight under strong winds at altitude standing by in position module is on the way up now this module needs to be lifted to the 23rd floor 80 meters above the ground [Music] um before it is fixed in place the team needs to ensure that the gap between the neighboring modules doesn't exceed two centimeters anything beyond would threaten the building's stability once in position the module is sealed in place yeah it's all good okay [Music] once the modules are installed the team takes another four days to make the final touches transforming it into a home [Music] [Music] [Music] be i think the singapore construction industry has come a long way with the adoption of new technology it does open up the scope to be a lot more innovative in the way we do things there is definitely room for it to be positioned as a very modern industry 3d printing construction is a game changer the machines can work 24 7 with very limited manpower and every house can be built differently every unit can have different configurations without any strain to the manufacturing process [Music] set up in 2016 this center costs 80 million singapore dollars and looks into translating 3d printing technology across different industries including construction 3d printing is actually making objects layer by layer you can design any model that you want and the finished product will be the exact replica of what we have on the computer 3d printing is not just about reducing manpower it's also about sustainability the production of cement contributes four to eight percent of the carbon footprint and we want to use less cement if possible we use joe polymers which is actually fly ash from incinerator plants as a cement substitute [Music] in 2019 the team successfully printed a bathroom unit in just nine hours using a sustainable concrete mix a quicker and cleaner construction than using conventional methods when we first started we were printing small things but we thought construction wow you know it's like a bit far-fetched this was beyond our wildest imagination this technology now is not too far away we are hoping to ramp this up commercially [Music] now they are pushing the capability of the technology even further in attempting a new design a curved wall i think you can load it up and then let's run the machine okay [Music] for 3d printing one of the challenges is actually understanding the material this needs to be able to flow well as you print so it has to harden quick enough before the next layer comes on [Music] if the material has not hardened and more layers are stacked on top of it the whole thing could just slump [Music] today's experiment is a success so there's no bulge there's no breakout no slum good the surface looks good so we can be more adventurous going forward we can have more overhangs deeper recesses maybe in future we want to be able to build full-length structures maybe even multi-story structure with some hybrid technologies the possibilities are endless [Music] 3d printing of houses is just like one of the technologies that you see in science fiction movies and similar to flying cars today is becoming the reality we will see a renaissance in terms of manufacturing are very exciting innovations that will come up singapore has invested a lot in terms of our research and development especially in the sciences area today singapore is a very attractive destination for pharmaceutical companies when you enter the production area we don't see any conveyor belt or products moving along the line it looks very quiet on the outside most of the actions are contained in tanks we operate 24 7 because the diseases doesn't wait so neither should we [Music] novatis is a global pharmaceutical company medicine is constantly evolving with the needs of the society so release the crime okay let's do a quick check to ensure there's no lift novatus manufactures biologics a type of medicine used to treat patients with severe diseases such as asthma and skin conditions okay starting it is produced using living organisms biologics is still relatively new in current manufacturing of medicine it can offer more targeted treatment compared to the traditional medicine who's typically used to relieve the symptoms unlike conventional medicine made using chemicals biologics are biological medicines derived from living cells they are engineered to bind to specific areas of the body's immune system offering an effective treatment for a variety of conditions with fewer side effects but as they can only be manufactured inside living cells they are a challenge to produce [Music] this space is our cell bank so this is where we retrieve ourselves vials of cells are preserved at minus 150 degrees celsius each containing 10 million genetically modified cells to kick-start production cells are like mini factories they are the ones hard at work producing treatments for our patient my role is to culture cells from a small volume to a very very large volume it takes a lot of passion to work 12 hours every day i enjoy knowing that myself are growing well and growing good i feel proud to be part of this new industry because it is full of innovation and also gives me an opportunity to help patients live a better life at this point in time biologics is still relatively new and in the future there will be more treatments for more diseases and more people are able to benefit from it in an intricate process that takes 45 days the batch is upscaled from 10 million cells in a small vial of 2 milliliters into 10 trillion cells in massive 10 000 liter bioreactors which will produce 80 000 doses of medicine just like all living things these cells need oxygen the right temperature levels and nutrients to thrive if conditions aren't optimal they could affect the cell's growth the perfect outcome for me is producing a batch every week what we are doing here is we are preparing food for the cells we make sure that the nutrients are way to the correct formulation for the cells to eat and grow the cells are the babies of the manufacturing team so we make sure that they grow healthily but taking care of living organisms is no walk in the park the foam looks a bit high yeah it's quite high [Music] foaming occurs because the cells release carbon dioxide get entrained as bubble at the surface and create a barrier for oxygen to reach the cell without oxygen they could die the cells are the heartbeat of the plant without the cells we made nothing [Music] yeah the foam looks a bit high bio engineer xiao xiong is well into his shift his team is manufacturing a type of medicine called biologics this is an alternative treatment for chronic diseases such as asthma and various skin conditions the medicine is highly complex and can only be produced using genetically modified cells under strict parameters but when foam levels are high oxygen is unable to dissolve suffocating the living cells the cells are just like our babies so if the cells are not growing well we'll be disappointed i think we should add antifoam it's good to go okay let's proceed with the np4 the cells in these 10 000 liter tanks are 30 days into the process and ready to be harvested the team must react quickly to avoid a massive loss if the phone level is not controlled this means that one month of the effort will be wasted if the production bioreactor have to be discarded the foam has subsided i think we can stop with levels now stabilized they need to ensure the cells are growing well pharmaceutical industry is very intense because our products eventually impact the lives of patients we are here checking how many cells are alive so today we have 97 viability this is a good result as the genetically modified cells thrive and proliferate in the tank they produce the medicine once enough is made the drug is then filtered out and purified and stored in cryo vessels at minus 20 degrees celsius each containing a 100 liters of medicine amounting to 80 000 doses when i tell people i make medicine they appear very curious wow you know medicine will show my illnesses and then you are able to make them i'm no way comparable to the true front eye worker i contribute to the industry in a different way i really like what i'm doing because i can offer someone i might not know a cure for them to have a better life motorcycle riding is the lifestyle of southeast asians if you look at the big cities there's no starry nights there's so much smoke in the sky so we want to give that back to the people i've always wanted to work around automotive that's my passion in life so making like your bike is an easy decision it's an opportunity that doesn't come twice beyond electric mobility our bike must strike a good balance between the animalistic drive from going faster and appealing to the digital natives that means providing smart features because connectivity is like the gateway to everything that is out there scorpio electric is building singapore's first electric motorcycle the bike is installed with over 10 sensors and a gps tracker that can provide real-time data to riders through a mobile app [Music] we'll do 30 now the team is putting their prototype on the road for a test run joseph so maintain 30 kilometers per hour down the street three zero three zero we know that going forward interactivity with what is expected in motorcycle experience the goal tonight is to understand whether this tractor and system works we want to test more of more of this on under different conditions make sure that they are reliable all the time the bike sensors can monitor speed location and battery status okay that's 13. it's about yeah 0.9 kilowatt sensors are picking up just fine technology now it's so much interlinked we don't go into a new location without looking at the maps all the big data you will be able to calculate range you have left where's the nearing charging station if you need one how is the traffic going to be like between you and where you are going the next lap let's do 50 and level three break reduction okay all right uh this next step you'll maintain 50 kilometers per hour and do hard braking at the country i beat 50 kilometers power [Music] okay that's 40 45 it's 50. the motorbike has been through 10 000 kilometers of test runs this is one of its final laps we know the couple of things today number one the tracker definitely works it can track your position just now quite accurately the speed is pretty accurate i think we are very happy with the result as long as you feel that the balance is all right even i throttle up or throttle down it gives a good response the first bike is almost ready to hit the production line four years since the company's inception i've been with the company almost since the start we've seen the team grow this is our baby i want our guys to be proud of themselves that they've made something extraordinary there definitely is this swelling pride in the team here in singapore you know that we are developing a homegrown brand making its mark on the automotive world [Music] the current state in the world today we are faced with enormous challenges let's take a look at the results it requires new generation of talent create a better world [Music] in the decades ahead we will see the transformation of the world and even the reinvention of humanity it's a great feeling to be the one pioneering for the next years to come to me it's a mission to do something that is helpful for the world i just believe that with the bright mind that's out there there's a future of unknown and surprises everything is possible and nothing is sure if you persevere you will come up with something that is completely revolutionary go further what can we do what can we add the sky's the limit [Music] [Music] you

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Id: t40EDtEXyxk

Length: 70min 51sec (4251 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 23 2021