Jabil Launches Blue Sky Center in Singapore

Jabil Inc. announced the launch of its newest Blue Sky Innovation Center in Singapore, extending Jabil’s network of Innovation Centers in America and Europe to Asia. Blue Sky Singapore will testbed advanced manufacturing processes and lead Jabil’s R&D efforts in manufacturing technologies to power the development of next-generation electronic products.
 
Expected to be fully operational by 2020, Blue Sky Singapore will house a suite of state-of-the-art R&D facilities for additive manufacturing, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) process development and deployment, roll-to-roll processing, among others. It will also connect capabilities from other Blue Sky Innovation Centers in San Jose, CA; Clinton, MA; Tortosa, Spain and Singapore.
 
The Jabil Digital Lab is the first lab of several to open at Blue Sky Center Singapore bringing to life the concept of the digital thread in manufacturing. Leveraging technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR), the lab will demonstrate the capabilities and potential of digital solutions to accelerate product design and prototyping, improve manufacturing processes and supply chain management.
 
This announcement is part of Jabil’s plans for further footprint expansion in Singapore. By early 2018, Jabil will expand to a new facility in Changi North, bringing its total size in Singapore to 354,000 square feet. The new facility will house a Class 10,000 cleanroom and focus on semiconductor equipment assembly and testing. Jabil will also be investing in other advanced manufacturing capabilities such as 3D printing equipment manufacturing and assembly to capture new growth markets, as well as growing its workforce and creating new roles requiring advanced skill sets over the next few years. 
 
“With its established electronics manufacturing base, strength as a global logistics hub and progressive workforce, Singapore is well-positioned to harness new growth opportunities in electronics created by emerging technologies and global trends,” said Forbes Alexander, Jabil’s CFO.