Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions have announced its continued commitment to Singapore with an expanded manufacturing presence to include the SurePOS 700 series of POS systems, which will be produced on Toshiba TEC Singapore Private Limited (TSE) premises.

Singapore: Thales has inaugurated the Thales Innovation Hub Singapore, which represents the Group’s first multidisciplinary innovation centre outside of Europe.

The concept behind this Hub is to seek inspiration from Asian concepts, Asian innovation and Asian thinking, to arrive at a deeper understanding of the operational needs of clients in the region, and design new products and services that address these specific requirements.

The Thales team will engage customers in user centered innovation, codesigning, prototyping and testing new ideas and concepts across domains ranging from defence, maritime security to aerospace, air traffic management and smart cities.

For Jean-Bernard Lévy, Chairman and CEO, Thales: “Innovation is in our DNA. Thales invests more in research and technology than most other industrial groups and with this inauguration we reaffirm this commitment to innovation. By leveraging the multi-cultural and multidisciplinary Thales teams in Asia and across the world, the entire technology and research portfolio of the Group can be accessed by local clients to meet their needs in each of our strategic countries like Singapore.”

The aerospace industry in this region is expected to be on the up, says aircraft manufacturers.