Manufacturing is a key driver of the Singapore economy, contributing to 21 percent of the country’s GDP and employing over 12 percent of the population⁵. The sector remained an economic stronghold despite the COVID-19 pandemic, growing by over 7 percent across the year, reaching 10 percent year-on-year growth in the last quarter of 2020⁶. 

This is in part thanks to how robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, smart sensor and the Internet of Things are transforming the manufacturing sector. This shift to advanced manufacturing, known as Industry 4.0, is a burgeoning market expected to reach US$156.6 billion by 2024, growing at a rate of 16.9 percent a year⁷. 

The speed at which these technologies are permeating the manufacturing industry has made it essential for businesses to be equipped to transform, whether by developing and adopting new technology, or staying abreast of the best practices and latest trends.  To achieve this, it is important for events organisers and businesses alike to be positioned in a place where Industry 4.0 thought leaders gather, where factories of the future abound, and where the latest technology in advanced manufacturing are both developed and in use.  

With its thriving advanced manufacturing eco-system comprising smart factories, manufacturing centers of excellence, and huge industrial players like STMicroelectronics, Micron and Merck, Singapore offers a vibrant platform for industry professionals to learn, network and grow.  

Connect with Advanced Manufacturing Experts 

The presence of technology and solutions providers and manufacturing giants in Singapore also means organisers holding an event in the country can gain access to the leaders of these companies – people with insights not just on the latest technology being developed, but also on how to drive the innovation.  

Events rooted in key verticals like digital factory, urban digitalisation, industrial robotics, automation, big data analysis and augmented reality are high in demand, and to date, there have been exhibitions showcasing the use AI and robotics in the sector, as well as demonstrations from companies like Siemens on how businesses can successfully implement digitalisation to reach their goals¹⁵.  

There have also been conferences on topics like additive manufacturing as leaders from the industry have come together to discuss how to forge ahead with Advanced Manufacturing in light of the new normal.  

So whether it’s a marketplace to showcase the latest developments in the sector, or a conference on the best practices and solutions, event organisers can be guaranteed that interest in the country is high, and the options for panellists, speakers and exhibitors, aplenty. 

Advanced Semiconductor Technology Conference (ASTC) 

A trade conference, organised by SEMI a global industry association that unites the entire electronics manufacturing and design supply chain, that brings business leaders and technology experts together to discuss the latest advances in connecting, sensing and predicting for semiconductor manufacturing.

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Footnotes

^{1 https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/south-korea-singapore-lead-world-in-innovation-us-drops-out-of-top-10}

^{2 https://www.weforum.org/reports/how-to-end-a-decade-of-lost-productivity-growth/}  

^{3 https://file.go.gov.sg/rie-2025-handbook.pdf}

^{4  https://file.go.gov.sg/rie-2025-handbook.pdf}

^{5 https://www.straitstimes.com/business/economy/10-year-plan-for-singapore-manufacturing-to-grow-50-by-2030-chan-chun-sing}

^{6 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/edb-singapore-manufacturing-output-expands-in-2020-432956}

^{7 https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/industry-4-market-102536746.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwxuuCBhATEiwAIIIz0f6Ggri_5d2uVeWDffnLPynOUYXH8EO__ttoqAkR5LEEfT-1flRivxoC6P0QAvD_BwE}

^{8 https://isca.org.sg/media/3224/singapore-budget-2013_at-a-glance.pdf}  

^{9 https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/business-insights/insights/singapore-seeking-frontier-firms-for-manufacturing-2030.html}  

^{10 https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/business-insights/insights/singapore-a-leading-manufacturing-hub.html}  

^{11 https://www.trade.gov/market-intelligence/singapore-manufacturing}  

^{12 https://www.trade.gov/market-intelligence/singapore-manufacturing}  

^{13 https://www.straitstimes.com/business/new-planetspark-accelerator-to-help-local-tech-start-ups-bring-ai-iot-products-to-market}

^{14 https://www.straitstimes.com/business/economy/industrial-transformation-asia-pacific-event-goes-hybrid-amid-covid-19-pandemic}  

^{15 https://www.siemens.com/sg/en/company/fairs-events/itap.html}