Singapore aerospace photography and Singapore MRO photography at the Seletar campus, produced as Singapore industrial photography and Singapore editorial photography by Tuckys Photography. Tuckys Photography also produces Singapore industrial videography, Singapore maritime photography, Singapore maritime videography and Singapore commercial photography for the same clients, to the same commercial standard.
A jet engine on a test bed is worth more than most buildings. So the photographer in the room has to understand the room. Tuckys Photography made this series inside the Rolls-Royce Singapore aerospace facility at Seletar Aerospace Park. It runs from the engine test cell to the fan blade plant. Every frame here was made around the site’s live work and its safety rules.
Rolls-Royce Singapore aerospace facility: the Seletar campus, outside in
Rolls-Royce opened the Seletar campus on 13 February 2012. It puts engine assembly, engine testing, fan blade manufacture and training on one site. As a result, it is the company’s largest facility in Asia. So the shoot began outside, because the scale is part of the story.
The Rolls-Royce Seletar campus from above, with the assembly and test unit, the office hub and the fan blade plant in one frame. Aerospace photography in Singapore.
An evening shot of the Roll-Royce aerospace facilities. The dark blue sky allows the logo to pop out amid the warm ambient lighting.
The Rolls-Royce Assembly and Test Unit at Seletar at dawn. Architecture photography for an aerospace client in Singapore.
The glass and aluminium office hub on the Rolls-Royce Seletar campus. Commercial building photography for Rolls-Royce Singapore.
Rolls-Royce Singapore aerospace facility: inside the Trent engine test cell
The test cell is the heart of the site. A finished Trent engine hangs from an overhead cradle for its test run.
Interior photo of Rolls-Royce engine test cell before the engine test begins.
Rolls-Royce technicians with a turbofan engine in the test cell. Industrial photography in Singapore for the aerospace industry.
Singapore Industrial photography of Rolls-Royce Trent T1000 engine. Engineers inspect the fine details while having the engine cover open. This creative image that shows the client’s brand while they are at work gives more impact on the facility’s image.
Engineers monitor the engine test in a computer room right next to the cell.
The vertical panels are silencer for noise during the air in take for engine test. Turning around, right in front of the engine, is the air inlet turning vane for engine.
Rolls-Royce Singapore aerospace facility: the assembly line and the fan blade plant
Next door, technicians build the engines. Across the campus, the plant makes hollow titanium fan blades. This was the first Rolls-Royce wide chord fan blade plant outside the UK. The last three frames in this section tell one story: a blade comes out of the furnace, a robot polishes it under a water jet, and a technician checks every step.
A turbofan engine on its stand in the assembly bay while technicians work on it. Aerospace industrial photography at Rolls-Royce Seletar.
Visual inspection of each propeller blade of the T1000 before proceeding with the blast test.
A technician at an engine assembly workstation, with a screen and a shadow board for the tools. Industrial portrait photography at Rolls-Royce Singapore.
Industrial portrait of a man at work repairing an aircraft engine at Rolls Royce Aerospace.
A technician tightening a fitting on the engine pipework and wiring harness. Close-up industrial photography of aircraft engine assembly in Singapore.
Step one: a worker in a heat-proof suit takes a freshly formed titanium fan blade out of the furnace. Manufacturing photography at the Rolls-Royce fan blade plant in Singapore.
Step two: a robot arm holds the fan blade under a water jet to polish it, photographed through the guard of the robot cell.
Step three: a technician watches the polishing from outside the cell and checks each stage. Industrial photography for the Rolls-Royce fan blade plant in Singapore.
Training the people who build them
The Regional Training Centre was the first of its kind for Rolls-Royce in Asia. Here, for example, trainees practise rigging and lifting on the training floor.
Corporate photography for marketing with Rolls Royce training facilities at the Seletar Aerospace hub. Lifestyle portraits of students at the training facilities need to go through a series of training before they can embark on their careers.
Why this series works for an aerospace client
Industrial photography has one job here. It must show that these people and this process are worthy of an asset like a Trent engine. That means the right PPE, the right procedure and real work, not a set. See more of Tuckys Photography’s industrial photography and videography in Singapore. Then follow the NEA waste management series from Tuas to Semakau, or Tuckys Photography’s industrial videography on the same sites.
Client: Rolls-Royce, Seletar Aerospace Park, Singapore.
