“Smart Manufacturing - How to use digitalization management to improve
productivity?
Co-organized by
1.
HKIE - MI
Division
2.
IETHK –
MIE Section
3.
Dept of
Industrial and System Engineering, PolyU
Supporting
organizations:
i.
MILESAA, PolyU
ii.
IVE Engineering Discipline
Programme
Highlights
Smart manufacturing has been defined as the
fully-integrated, collaborative manufacturing systems that respond in real time
to meet changing demands and conditions in the factory, in the supply network,
and in customer needs. In this seminar, we would like to invite distinguished
speakers from the industry to share their experience and knowhow with case
study how to improve productivity through digitalization management. We’re sure all participants could benefit
from attending this seminar.
Language: Cantonese
with English Terminology
Speakers
Dr Andrew YAN
Production Director, Wing King Tong Holding Limited
“New Inspection Optimization Process Technology for Printing Industry”
Mr Robert YAN
Founding
Partner, Rocket Data Technology
“How to use Edge Computing and AI technologies
in manufacturing to improve efficiency”
Dr LAM Fuk Ming
Engineering and Product Integrity
Manager, Asia Pacific, Hallmark Cards (HK) Limited
“Improving Productivity by Way of Autonomous
Digital Connectivity: An Empirical Study of Print Media Industry in China.”
Registration & Enquiries
This seminar is free of charge but prior registration is required.
The number of participants is limited to 100 and applications will be accepted
on a first-come first-served basis. For registration, please enroll online via
MI website at http://mi.hkie.org.hk. Only successful applicants will be
notified by email on or before 3 September 2019. For enquiries,
please contact Ir Peter SI
(sikit@vtc.edu.hk).
Report
The
captioned seminar held on 7
September 2019, was jointly organized by HKIE – MI Division, IET Hong Kong –
MIE Section and Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, PolyU and
well-attended by around 130 fellow engineers and industrial professionals at
the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Ir Dr Eric
LIU, MI Division Chairman gave a welcome speech and stressed the importance of
smart manufacturing in Hong Kong. MI
Division invited three distinguished speakers from the industry to share their
experience in smart manufacturing.
Dr Andrew
YAN, Production Director of Wing King Tong Holding
Limited and he shared his project of adopting new inspection optimization process technology for printing
industry. Andrew mentioned how to turn data into useful information and achieve
6 sigma improvement in the printing process.
He also used this project to complete his Engineering Doctor in the
PolyU.
Mr Robert YAN, Founding Partner of Rocket Data
Technology. In 2002, Robert returned to
Hong Kong to assist family plastic business and implemented varies digital
networking technologies. He share his
experience how to use Edge Computing and AI technologies in manufacturing to
improve efficiency.
Dr Anthony
LAM, Engineering and Product Integrity Manager, Asia Pacific, Hallmark Cards
(HK) Limited. Anthony is currently
working for Hallmark over 25 years. He
highlighted how to improve productivity by means of Autonomous Digital
Connectivity: An Empirical Study of Print Media Industry in China.
Finally, John CHOW, MIE Section Chairman of IET Hong
Kong delivered the Closing Speech to thank all speakers and organizing
committee to give full support to the seminar.
He hoped there will more collaboration between HKIE – MI Division in
near future.
At the end of the seminar, Ir Peter SI,
Deputy Chairman of MI Division chaired the panel discussion and invited Ir Dr
Eric LIU, Professor Keith CHAN, John CHOW and all speakers to join the panel
discussion. The enthusiastic response from
the floor proved the seminar is success.
By Ir Peter SI