Ramco open MRO lab in Singapore

Chennai based software company Ramco Systems opens a new engineering lab in Singapore to develop advanced aviation IT solutions such as wearables for ground engineers and drones to inspect aircraft on the tarmac. This lab is opened with support from Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (“AFI KLM E&M”) as the first anchor partner. This lab is also supported by Singapore Economic Development Board (“EDB”). This lab will work on next-generation applications and develop intellectual property ("IP") to solve major problems facing the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (“MRO”) industry. The Lab is located at Ramco’s regional headquarters in Singapore to work on solutions such as: • “Internet of Things”, or embedded sensors for aviation components; • Machine learning equipment which can cut down on manual maintenance and checking; • Analytics for engineering planning and optimisation to reduce aircraft on ground (“AOG”); • Robotics for the shopfloor and drones to inspect aircraft on the tarmac; and • Wearable devices including Google Glass for on-ground engineers. P R Venketrama Raja, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, at Ramco Systems, said: “With its strategic location and business-friendly environment, Singapore is growing in prominence as a preferred investment hub. We are happy to have partnered with Singapore EDB in setting up this co-innovation L...