The automation drive will also shift workers toward higher-value roles as part of a workforce upskilling initiative, according to Thales’ press statement.
Thales will boost the manufacturing capabilities of its Singapore Cybersecurity & Digital Identity Manufacturing Competence Centre through increased automation.
The 21,000-square-meter Singapore facility produces over 200 million banking cards, 12 million identity cards, and nearly 10 million passport data pages annually. The site will integrate collaborative robots and autonomous mobile robots for transportation, loading, unloading, inspection and machine set-ups across production lines.
