The 8th edition of the Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific (ITAP) will be held at Singapore EXPO from 15 to 17 October 2025. Organised by Constellar with international partner Deutsche Messe, this HANNOVER MESSE event features 280 brands from 24 countries and regions, with 40% exhibiting for the first time.

Mr Jeffrey Siow, Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance, Republic of Singapore, will officiate the Opening Ceremony. Senior government representatives, industry leaders, and innovators will be in attendance.

“With a wave of new exhibitors and transformative AI technologies, ITAP 2025 stands at the forefront of industrial change in the Asia Pacific,” said Ms Audrey Leong, Portfolio Director, Constellar. “As the region’s leading event for advanced manufacturing, ITAP empowers businesses to turn disruption into opportunity, drive meaningful transformation, and stay ahead in an increasingly complex and competitive global landscape.”

Smart Manufacturing and AI Solutions Address Industry Pressures

Manufacturers continue to face volatile supply chains, rising energy costs, labour shortages, and evolving trade policies. In response, ITAP 2025 focuses on digitalisation and emerging technologies that enable operational resilience.

The event spotlights advancements in AI, robotics, factory automation, additive and digital manufacturing, and smart logistics. These technologies support agility, resource efficiency, and resilient production ecosystems.

Seven pavilions — including those from China, Germany, GobizKorea, Industry 5.0, Innovate UK, NAMIC, and Singapore — showcase global innovation. Major participants such as SAP, Microsoft, Azbil, Delta, ABEAM Consulting Singapore, Tata Consultancy Services, and Weston Robot will demonstrate industrial AI in predictive analytics, robotics, generative design, connected factories, and quality systems.

“ITAP 2025 is a launchpad for showcasing how AI and advanced automation are being applied in real operational settings,” said Mr Chan Hai Kiang, Founder, Flexspeed Technology. “Flexspeed Technology and the iSmart Consortium are presenting integrated robotics and CNC machines tending solutions co-developed with local SMEs. These are not just technologies for the future — they’re scalable, commercially viable systems solving industry challenges today. ITAP gives us the opportunity to demonstrate how homegrown partnerships can accelerate capability development and deliver intelligent manufacturing outcomes for the region.”

Immersive Exhibits Showcase Practical Industrial Innovation

Attendees will engage with interactive showcases across several advanced domains:

• Additive Manufacturing Learning Journey (NAMIC): Demonstrates real-world 3D printing for agility and sustainability.
• Enable Intelligence Transformation (Delta): Features energy-efficient and integrated automation technologies.
• Experience Industrial AI (Microsoft): Presents predictive maintenance, scheduling, and optimisation solutions.
• Future of Robotics (Unitree Robotics–Weston Robot): Highlights collaborative robotics and human-robot interaction.
• National R&D Innovation Center (A*STAR): Links advanced research to industrial application.

Additional activities are supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), Enterprise Singapore (ESG), JTC Corporation (JTC), and the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF), including the Global Additive Manufacturing Summit, National Robotics Programme Tech Summit, Standards Forum, National R&D Innovation Centre Showcase, and the MNC–Local Enterprise Collaboration Fireside Chat.

Forums and Summits Anchor Industry Dialogue

ITAP 2025 hosts multiple knowledge platforms designed for strategic insights and cross-sector collaboration:

• Industrial Transformation Forum (ITF): Themed “Powering the Future with Technology,” the summit addresses Digital Transformation, Industrial AI, Sustainable Manufacturing, Supply Chain Resilience, Workforce Transformation, and Innovation Ecosystem.
• Innovation Stage: Features power solutions from Azbil, Contentserv, Moxo, and others, alongside product launches and the world’s first Industry 5.0 start-up pitch.
• MNC–LE Collaboration Fireside Chat: Includes Minister of State Mr Alvin Tan and leaders from MNCs and SMEs discussing alliances and government support.
• Standards Forum: Organised by SMF-SDO, Singapore Standards Council, and EnterpriseSG, covering new standards in robotics and smart manufacturing.
• Global Additive Manufacturing Summit (GAMS): Led by NAMIC with OEMs, solution providers, and end-users exploring agility, scalability, and digital workflows.
• Microsoft Tech Summit: Demonstrates human-led, AI-operated factory innovations with Azure, Microsoft Fabric, and Copilot Studio.
• NRP Tech Summit: Offers perspectives from Infineon, Micron, Sesto Robotics, and XSquare on scaling robotics from pilots to deployment.
• SAP SCM Tech Summit: Explores themes of innovation, resilience, and decarbonisation through SAP demos and supply chain insights.
• ServiceNow Tech Summit: Focuses on unifying IT and OT, automating workflows, and enabling AI-driven factory transformation across the enterprise.

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This article was created with AI assistance.