BUSINESS BRIEFS

ARBURG providing electrical ALLROUNDER for TGI training classes

ARBURG (Thailand) Co., Ltd. recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Foundation for Industrial Development, which supervises the Thai-German Institute (TGI), to further strengthen their long-term partnership. ARBURG will also provide a brand-new ALLROUNDER 470 E with MULTILIFT SELECT 6 to TGI.

The aim of this co-operation project is to deepen TGI’s capabilities in the emerging areas of plastic injection moulding technology and applications. These capabilities and specialist skills will, in turn, be used to train and develop the trainees of TGI. It will also upgrade the capabilities of the staff and promote this technology among personnel from the industry through seminars and workshops. TGI will conduct customized training courses for technical personnel from the industry based on their needs.

The MoU was signed in the presence of TGI President, Mr. Somwang Boonrakcharoen, at the TGI head office in Amata Nakhorn Industrial Estate. “We aim to be a leading organization for enhancing productivity development of manufacturing industry by upgrading manufacturing technology, innovation in automation and robotics, machinery and mould and dies to drive competitiveness capacity in the age of Industry 4.0.” He added: “We are excited to co-operate with ARBURG, as they are one of leading companies focusing on Industry 4.0 and the innovative transferring of technology in plastic injection moulding. This partnership will enable us to utilise the ARBURG ALLROUNDER injection moulding machine to get excellent training, while the industry will benefit from a skilled workforce.”

ARBURG’s Mr. Ruben Sander, Director Operations ASEAN Region, said: “One of our company’s missions is to be a technology transfer leader for Industry 4.0 (smart factory), particularly when it comes to plastics processing. Therefore, we are very proud to support TGI to becoming a major development centre to support Thai manufacturers in implementing Industry 4.0. The collaboration between ARBURG and TGI will enhance innovation technology development towards the plastics industry in Thailand.

TOOTEN opens new studio and office space at Sukhumvit Soi 49

The commercial photography company TOOTEN photography Co., Ltd., which was founded in 2003, now welcomes clients who are interested and in need of professional photography solutions, at their new Studio Space for photo production or pre-production meetings.

The Tooten Photography production service covers architecture, interior, lifestyle, corporate, industrial, business portraits, product photography, pack shots, fashion, food, camera drone, studio photography, location scouting, live casting, high end retouching - post production, graphic design and social media.

Led by German award-winning master photographer Ralf Tooten, the company consists of an integral team of highly skilled and experienced producers, digital technicians and lighting assistants. On-site and in the studio, “the Team Tooten” will ensure smooth co-ordination and technical aspects of all the shooting management. The creative digital darkroom at, Tooten Photography’s post- production office in Bangkok is specialized in high-end retouching. Please feel free to discuss your projects. Contact the company’s producer, Khun Tao, with any special request or for package offers by telephone at 080 234 2000 or by e-mail at tao@tooten.com.

Siemens Energy Thailand – Name change and coal exit decision

In late-2019 multinational conglomerate Siemens AG started the expansion of its energy businesses worldwide to create a pure-play energy company. At the end of September 2020, the new company – Siemens Energy AG – was successfully listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange.

In Thailand, a reverse carve-out has taken place due to the significance of the energy businesses in Thailand. The energy business remained with Siemens Limited and was renamed Siemens Energy Limited (Thailand), which also acts as the head office for the Siemens businesses in Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Myanmar.

With one of the main goals being “Shaping the Energy of Tomorrow”, Siemens Energy has taken another bold step towards this goal with the executive board’s announcement that Siemens Energy will no longer participate in tenders for new purely coal-fired power generation projects, effective from 10 November 2020.

According to Mr. Markus Lorenzini, President and CEO of Siemens Energy Limited (Thailand), “we have to act now to meet the rising demand for energy worldwide, while protecting the climate in ways that are economically sensible and technologically feasible. Our promise and purpose are that #WeEnergizeSociety# and enable successful and sustainable growth.”

Sustainable Office Tower revealed

The Sustainable Office Tower project was revealed at the first GTCC roundtable for sustainable construction on 29 September 2020. The research project is an initiative of Thomas Fritzsche architects tfa based in Shanghai (architecture) and EGS-plan (Bangkok) Co., Ltd. (sustainability).

The Sustainable Office Tower provides modern office space on a gross floor area of 57,000 m 2 and 32 floors. The high-performance façade is fully shaded by an externally fixed shading system that blocks direct solar radiation but provides sufficient daylight and views. Core of the technical concept of the building are the chilled ceilings that are designed as elegant sails, hovering over the office workplaces, and providing noiseless and comfortable cooling.

The building was designed with circular economy aspects in mind, and the environmental footprint was optimized with a life-cycle assessment of the materials. The life-cycle costs are significantly lower compared with other green buildings in Bangkok, due to the higher space efficiency and thus higher rental revenue. An elaborate article about the project was released in Intelligent Glass Solutions magazine (pages 38-46) (https://bit.ly/3nRYUXr).