SINGAPORE – Workers had to fillet fish by hand at food manufacturer Hai Sia Seafood but this laborious job has been vastly improved as the company digitally transforms.

A new fish filleting machine has increased capacity five-fold after staff members moved from manual labour to learning to operate the equipment.

Hai Sia is just one of many manufacturers that have adopted digital solutions to help them to get through the coronavirus pandemic, which has cut the numbers of people working on site.