Flexmech Engineering Private Limited

Formulating successful strategies with the local ecosystem

Since its incorporation in 1983 as a machine tools trading house focusing on high end machine tools for the electronic manufacturing houses, Flexmech Engineering Pte Ltd has grown into a regional manufacturing solutions provider focusing on ultra-precision grinding, honing, drilling & CNC machinery integrated with next generation solutions like Industry 4.0, automation & additive manufacturing.

With customer feedback and usage, Flexmech Engineering Pte Ltd identified an opportunity for monitoring a machine’s health in the additive manufacturing business. Together with Innovation Factory@SIMTech, a project to develop a sensor module that monitors the temperature and humidity of machines and devices through wireless means was started.

During the early design stage, various factors such as interchangeability and options for upgrade were examined. After having researched on users’ pain points, project leader Leng Wai Hoong of Innovation Factory@SIMTech applied his extensive experience in industrial design to come up with concept sketches of the transmitter and receiver enclosure designs.

One of the key challenges faced in the design process was to keep the enclosures compact in size, without compromising robustness so that the enclosures could be attached and secured to various types and sizes of machines - while still allowing for additional sensors to be included in the modules for future applications. The enclosures were supplemented with a label placeholder design to enable operators to manage multiple transmitter units efficiently. Innovation Factory@SIMTech also engaged with other local design houses such as Wizlogix, BeyondBynd and 3logytech during the prototyping and pre-pilot production phases of the project.

When working on member projects, Innovation Factory@SIMTech often works alongside local design houses to maximise proficiency in various stages of the IDEA model by pooling resources and expertise together to achieve quality results and outcomes. This eliminates the “competitive” factor that divides success, whilst at the same time forging a collaborative local ecosystem that helps our members meet their project goals.