HP Inc wins at Singapore Business Review Technology Excellence Awards 2026

Two projects from the company showcase efficiency and precision in testing and manufacturing operations.

HP Inc won Automation - Computer Hardware and Computing - Electronic Manufacturing in the Singapore Business Review Technology Excellence Awards 2026 for two initiatives that strengthen their testing and high-volume manufacturing capability.

At HP Singapore’s New Product and Development Introduction (NPDI) Lab, testing is a critical responsibility alongside Supplies R&D, ensuring product quality, reliability, and a superior customer experience. The Automation Project introduced a fully in-house automated solution for cross-platform testing, replacing slow, manual procedures. The system captures interface messages across printer control panels, mobile applications, and web portals, aggregates troubleshooting logs, and presents results through intuitive dashboards. 

This approach reduced engineering effort by more than 50% during the pilot phase and is expected to unlock significant long-term cost savings whilst improving engineering productivity and speed-to-market through accelerating issue detection and resolution of messaging errors, improving testing speed and reliability whilst supporting subscription services and global market needs.

In addition, NPDI Lab implemented the Inkfill Digitization process improvement, a process-controlled system for real-time monitoring of ink‑fill conditions in inkjet printhead manufacturing. The system captures body vacuum, nose vacuum, and vacuum delta across critical phases of the ink‑fill cycle, enabling engineers to detect abnormal behaviour, reduce process variability, and ensure manufacturing quality.

By digitising analog signals and integrating them with servo-driven outputs, the project allows predictive monitoring, faster issue isolation, and improved manufacturing robustness. Engineers can visualise trends, apply statistical process control, and access historical data to support semi-automated production environments.

Commenting on the achievement, Vincent Ong, Head of NPDI Lab at HP Singapore, said: “It is important to continue to innovate, evolve, and pivot in order to address a fast‑moving and dynamic market. This is how we stay ahead of the game and continue to meet our customers’ needs. I am very proud of the team’s accomplishment.”

The Singapore Business Review Technology Excellence Awards is presented by Singapore Business Review Magazine. To view the full list of winners, click here. If you want to join the 2027 awards programme and be acclaimed for your company's outstanding contributions in pursuit of technological innovation, please contact Danica Avila at +(65) 3158 1386 ext 217 or [email protected].