Advanced manufacturing is boosted as Germany and Singapore join hands to create what one minister is calling Industry 4.0. The Germans and their Singaporean counterparts will be exchanging expertise in areas such as energy management and industrial symbiosis. The deal with Germany's Die Lernfabrik @ TU Braunschweig, or "Learning Factory" from the TU9 technology institute alliance, will see the two model factories pair up to collaborate in areas of expertise such as energy management and industrial symbiosis