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THE MAGAZINE OF THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SINGAPORE THE www.ies.org.sg SINGAPORE ENGINEER March 2018 | MCI (P) 009/03/2018 COVER STORY: I LIGHT MARINA BAY 2018 FOCUSES ON SUSTAINABILITY MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: Johnson Controls and ITE open new Building Technologies and Solutions Centre ENERGY ENGINEERING: Demonstra ng Poten al PLUS CHEMICAL & PROCESS ENGINEERING: Coa ng processes with increased material and energy effi ciency CONTENTS FEATURES COVER STORY 16 I Light Marina Bay 2018 focuses on sustainability Light art installa ons created with energy-saving ligh ng as well as recycled and environment- friendly materials. MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL 16 ENGINEERING 21 A clean and green approach to cooling water management A method for rapid, clean capture of water hardness as well as disinfec on, is presented. 24 Johnson Controls and ITE open new Building Technologies and Solu ons Centre Students will be able to operate a fully-func oning 22 chiller plant system at the new facility. 26 New chiller from YORK off ers superior performance Low environmental impact, higher safety, and reduced energy consump on, among the many benefi ts claimed. 24 President Publica ons Manager Editorial Panel Design & layout by 2EZ Asia Pte Ltd Er. Edwin Khew Desmond Teo Er. Chong Kee Sen Cover designed by Irin Kuah [email protected] Dr Chandra Segaran Chief Editor Dr Ang Keng Been Cover image by Colossal Pro / T Bhaskaran Assistant Publica ons Manager Mr Kenneth Cheong Urban Redevelopment Authority [email protected] Fenda Ngo Mr Gary Ong Published by [email protected] Dr Victor Sim Chief Execu ve The Ins tu on of Engineers, Singapore Alvin Charm Publica ons Execu ve Media Representa ve 70 Bukit Tinggi Road, Singapore 289758 Tel: 6469 5000 I Fax: 6467 1108 [email protected] Queek Jiayu Mul Nine Corpora on Pte Ltd [email protected] sales@mul 9.com.sg Printed in Singapore THE SINGAPORE ENGINEER 02 March 2018 www.ies.org.sg ENERGY ENGINEERING 28 Diamond Energy registers fi rst Demand Response Capacity in Singapore’s electricity market Milestone achievement for pioneer in demand-side management. 30 Demonstra ng Poten al Developing new systems and technologies for a sustainable and accessible energy in 31 Southeast Asia. 34 Generator Field Repairs - An Operator’s Perspec ve The case study highlights an alterna ve to the tradi onal approach. CHEMICAL & PROCESS ENGINEERING 39 Coa ng processes with increased material and 35 energy effi ciency Op mising all steps in the process sequence, in order to reduce unit costs per painted part. REGULAR SECTIONS 04 INDUSTRY NEWS 42 IES UPDATE 48 VIEWPOINT 40 The Singapore Engineer is published monthly by The Ins tu on of Engineers, Singapore (IES). The publica on is distributed free-of-charge to IES members and affi liates. Views expressed in this publica on do not necessarily refl ect those of the Editor or IES. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine shall be reproduced, mechanically or electronically, without the prior consent of IES. Whilst every care is taken to ensure accuracy of the content at press me, IES will not be liable for any discrepancies. Unsolicited contribu ons are welcome but their inclusion in the magazine is at the discre on of the Editor. THE SINGAPORE ENGINEER March 2018 03 INDUSTRY NEWS PANASONIC AND TREND MICRO AGREE TO DEVELOP CYBER SECURITY SOLUTION FOR CONNECTED CARS Cyber security solu ons to detect and prevent a acks Network (CAN) intrusion detection and prevention against autonomous and connected cars will be jointly technology and Trend Micro IoT Security, a security developed by Panasonic and cyber security fi rm Trend solution for embedded devices connecting outside the Micro. vehicle. The partnership will look into the development of mea- Panasonic’s technology will be able to detect any unau- sures to secure vehicle Electronic Control Units (ECUs), thorised commands sent to the ECUs that control driving which control driving behaviour such as accelera on, opera on, while the IoT Security solu on, using Trend steering and braking, as well as in-vehicle infotainment Micro’s global security intelligence and exper se such as (IVI) devices including automo ve naviga on systems, malware analysis, will be implemented on IVI devices to and telema cs devices. detect a acks that seek to exploit vulnerabili es through the internet. “New security vulnerabili es are discovered every day and they pose a risk for remote exploita on,” said Trend Through this partnership, events iden fi ed by both tech- Micro in a press release. nologies will be collected and sent to an analysis plat- form in the cloud to detect and block suspicious traffi c. “It is therefore more important than ever to not only implement security measures in each vehicle but also to The overall development will encompass mul ple solu- analyse new a acks by constantly monitoring in-vehicle ons including in-vehicle and cloud systems to prevent systems from the cloud and u lise the results to imple- cyber-a acks against autonomous and connected cars. ment countermeasures … (on) all vehicles.” Both companies are targe ng to have market-ready This partnership will leverage Panasonic’s Control Area products a er 2020. The scope of the joint development explained. Image: Trend Micro THE SINGAPORE ENGINEER 04 March 2018 INDUSTRY NEWS GERMAN AND CHINESE COMPANIES JOINTLY DEVELOP AI TECH FOR AUTONOMOUS PARKING ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF), in coopera on with Baidu, deep-learning capabilities and meets all the current has developed an ar fi cial intelligence system that can automotive standards,” said Mr Li Zhenyu, vice-pres- enable autonomous, driverless valet parking. ident and general manager of Baidu’s Intelligent Driving Group. This is the fi rst product resul ng from the strategic partnership between the German engineering fi rm and The new valet parking system directly addresses the Chinese tech giant, and is based on ZF’s ProAI, a super- needs of vehicle manufacturers as well as mobility ser- computer with ar fi cial intelligence capabili es. vice providers. Primarily, its goal is to signifi cantly reduce the opera ng costs for car-sharing providers, while at It supports a feature that can drive a vehicle to a parking the same me improving processes and convenience for space and back without driver input. This can be performed customers and vehicle users. using a smartphone app, which relies in part on an intelli- gent control box from ZF that “thinks” for the driver. The system can process data from the vehicle’s envi- ronmental sensors and from communica ng with other en es equipped with compa ble systems (V2X com- munica on). It can then send the relevant signals to the vehicle’s actuators such as steering and braking systems. This valet parking func on debuted to the public in a test fl eet from Pand Auto, one of the biggest Chinese car-sharing providers, in January 2018. “ZF’s supercomputer is ideal for our autonomous driv- ing applications, as it can process a huge amount of The new autonomous parking system from ZF and Baidu enables data such as high-definition digital maps in real time. vehicles to fi nd and exit parking spaces on their own without any driver In addition, it combines with artificial intelligence, input. Photo: ZF Friedrichshafen AG ST ENGINEERING REPORTS HIGHER PROFITS FOR FY2017 VS FY2016 ST Engineering has reported its full year fi nancial results provision of closure costs for its subsidiaries in China, ST for the period ended 31 December 2017 (FY2017), with Land System’s net profi t improved 243 per cent to SGD a Group revenue of SGD 6.62 billion, compared to SGD 87.4 million. 6.68 billion for FY2016. Year-on-year, the Group regis- The Marine sector revenue was SGD 637 million, down tered higher profi ts, coming in at SGD 511.9 million (net), 24 per cent, with net profi t decreasing by 60 per cent to six per cent higher than the previous fi nancial year. SGD 27 million due to weak industry condi ons and its At the business sector level, ST’s aerospace business US opera ons. posted revenues of SGD 2.54 billion, up two per cent In 2017, commercial sales and defence sales cons tuted from FY 2016, while its net profi t remained similar at 65 per cent (SGD 4.3 billion), and 35 per cent (SGD 2.3 SGD 244.1 million. billion) respec vely of Group revenue. Revenue for the Electronics sector was SGD 2.11 billion, “Growth will come from the Aerospace sector as its A330 up 12 per cent, with a two per cent increase in net profi t and A320 passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes to SGD 178.8 million. gain momentum, and from the more expansive smart ST Land Systems’ revenue saw a decrease of 11 per cent city off erings emana ng from the Electronics and Land to SGD 1.24 billion. However, due to the absence of the Systems sectors in Singapore and overseas,” noted Mr prior year’s impairment of asset carrying values and the Vincent Chong, President & CEO, ST Engineering. THE SINGAPORE ENGINEER March 2018 05 INDUSTRY NEWS GE AVIATION INVESTS SGD 42M IN NEW ENGINE COMPONENT FACILITY HERE GE Avia on will invest SGD 42 million in a new facility The manufacturing facility will incorporate ideas and located in Singapore to manufacture components for its concepts from GE Avia on’s Singapore component repair GE9X engine that will power Boeing’s 777X aircra . This facility, which is known for its high-volume repair ser- facility will expand GE Avia on’s presence in the country vices and outstanding performance.