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Reading Time: 2 minutesDato’ Norhalim Yunus, Chief Executive Officer of MTDC delivering his welcoming speech Members of the media interviewing Dato’ Norhalim Yunus Zeki Aydan, Global Head of Education, Motion Control Systems Siemens AG, Germany talks on Future of Manufacturing and Production: Educating the Next Generation About 500 participants attended MTCE2019 Participants listening to Anders Fogelberg, Managing Director […]
Look ma, no barcodes!
Reading Time: 2 minutesFOR SHOPPERS with cart loads of groceries, especially at hypermarkets, shopping will soon be a wee bit breezier. There will be no more long queues and long waits at payment counters as the process of scanning the products’ barcode will be a thing of the past. The ITxRetail, an ingenious bench-top gadget packed with artificial […]
Pre-empting intruders and fires
Reading Time: 2 minutesA SIMPLE theft can bother us a little too much. Good if we would detect and stop an intruder or a fire from happening immediately. Dr Mohammad Hanif Saad, a senior lecturer from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, (UKM) has invented an intelligent system called CAISER to help pre-empt untoward events that are about to happen and […]
Drones to buzz in digital agriculture
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE ever popular imagery of Malaysian artists – featuring the buffalo, a plough and a tardy paddy farmer in a kampong scene may soon be iconised in art forever in the near future. Malaysia’s stereotype rural landscape is on the cusp of embracing digital agriculture – a matrix that will change the face of the […]
MTDC pushes Industry 4.0 at conference and exhibition
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE Malaysian Technology Development Corporation which champions the adoption and deployment of Industry 4.0 technologies (I4.0) among the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) convened industry experts at its recent MTDC Technology Conference & Exhibition 2019 (MTCE2019) in Kuala Lumpur. The two-day conference held at the TM Convention Centre featured speakers and panellists from Malaysian companies […]
Drone with LoRa technology helps breeders monitor livestock
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY ASMAHANIM AMIR BANGI: Now, the breeders need not worry about the health of their livestock anymore because they can monitor their livestock from as far as 20kilometers with LoRa (Long Range) wireless network technology. “The target of this project is to automate animal farming using the Internet of Things. Nowadays, most of the breeders […]
Bracing for the ‘new normal’ when 4IR kicks in
Reading Time: 5 minutesWE’RE on the verge of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), where we will be embracing a range of new technologies that combine physical, digital and biological worlds. Computer vision, deep learning, quantum computing, precision farming, self-driving cars and gene editing. These fascinating technologies will become the “new normal” in the near future. This revolution brings […]
MCOM captures Cambodian market in digital payment solutions
Reading Time: 2 minutesTECHNOLOGY is changing how we work, play and live our everyday lives. “To survive and thrive in today’s ever-changing world, businesses have to be fast and fearless,” said Ho Ki Mun, MCOM Holding Berhad Chief Executive Officer. Speaking to The Petri Dish at MCOM’s debutant on Bursa Malaysia recently, Ho said in regard to technology […]
MOE, industry leaders to boost TVET
Reading Time: 2 minutesKUALA LUMPUR: MINISTRY of Education and four industry leaders will work together to enhance technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the country. Under the partnership, the four companies — Berjaya Corporation Bhd, Tropicana Corporation Bhd, Naza Group and Top Glove Corporation Bhd will provide training, facilities, workshops, and career opportunities and networks for […]
Taiace takes the cake for outstanding financial feat
Reading Time: 2 minutesTAIACE Engineering Sdn Bhd (Taiace) – a diversified company serving a large spectrum of industries received the “Best Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for Revenue” award. The award was given to the home-grown company by the Malaysia Venture Capital Association (MVCA) on April 24 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre, in Kuala Lumpur recently. Speaking […]