The Roland name is synonymous with music and sound technology and is home to one of the world’s best-known and famous Electronic Music Instruments brand. Back in 1972, Roland was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka, Japan.Read More

Malaysia's aerospace industry is one of the rapidly growing industries in the country, energised by the implementation of the National Aerospace Industry Blueprint 2030. With over 230 companies involved in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), aero-manufacturing, education and training, systems integration, as well as engineering and design activities, the industry is growing at an average of 5% for the past ten years.Read More

Schmidt + Clemens (S+C), the German stainless steel specialist founded in 1879, committed at an early stage to the internationalisation of its business operation, founding its first foreign subsidiary in Spain as long ago as 1974. As the world market leader in tube systems for applications in the petrochemicals industry, it is a factor of major importance to S+C to be near to its markets. So the logical response to the growth in the markets of Asia was to establish a production company in Southeast Asia.Read More

VAT began work on its Malaysia facility in Penang in 2013 as part of its long-term strategy to move closer to its customers, improve access to its largest market, globalise its business model and give the company more flexibility in its production capacity, cost structure and supply chain. When the project was officially completed, and the plant made fully operational in July 2018, the company could point to one of its biggest successes.Read More

Founded in 1847 in the Port of Rotterdam, C. Steinweg is one of the world's leading warehousing and logistics service providers, with a long heritage of expertise in the commodity trade. With a vast network of 110 offices on every major continent, the Group has grown into a truly multinational company with close to 7 Million m2 of space and 20 km length of quay, handling over 25 million metric tons of various commodities annually.Read More

The semiconductor industry is the primary enabling technology in every production line in the world. Semiconductor devices are essential components of electronic circuits and are made primarily from silicon. They can be found in almost every electrical device such as smartphones, computers and even coffee machines. Companies that operate in the semiconductor industry generally belong to one of these groups.Read More

Plastics are lightweight and durable materials, which can readily be moulded into a variety of products that can be used in a wide range of applications. In the modern economy, plastics have become ubiquitous material that plays a critical role in the growth of major industries such as automotive, medical devices, construction, electronics and packaging. Unfortunately, the majority of the produced plastics annually are used to make disposable items of packaging or other short-lived products. In addition, the durability of the polymers involved result in substantial amounts of plastics accumulating as debris in landfills and natural habitats worldwide.Read More

Malaysia is the second largest producers and exporters of palm oil in the world, supported by 4.49 million hectares of oil palm cultivation which produces 17.73 million tonnes of palm oil. This accounts for 11% of the world's oils and fats production and 27% of export trade of oils and fats. Hence, Malaysia assumes an important role to sustainably fulfil the global needs for edible oils and fats.Read More

Additive manufacturing technology adds materials and melted it to create a super fine layer of an object which is different from the conservative manufacturing. Conservative manufacturing, often subtract materials via several processes such as milling, machining, grinding and carving in order to produce parts.Read More

According to A.T. Kearney, the global smart home market is expected to grow to more than USD50 billion in 2020 and approximately USD400 billion in 2030, representing more than 40 per cent of the total home appliance market. A January 2019 report by ResearchAndMarkets.com also predicts significant growth in the overall smart home market, expecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.02% from USD76.6 billion in 2018 to USD151.4 billion by 2024.Read More