In Malaysia context, robotics slum at the bottom in which reflects the current state of our manufacturing adoption rate compared to other industrialised nations as indicated by the table below. Ten (10) Enabling Technologies In Malaysia Ranked By The Local High Technology Companies
Rank Options
First choice
Last choice
1. Big Data Analytics 2. Artificial Intelligence (Ai) 3. Internet of Things (IoT) 4. System Integration 5. Cloud Computing 6. Cybersecurity 7. Simulation 8. Additive Manufacturing 9. Augmented Reality 10. Autonomous Robots
Source: MTSO Survey, 2019
The above statistics derived from the Malaysian Technology Strategic Outlook (MTSO) survey, 2019 conducted by MIGHT as ranked by the local high technology companies in Malaysia. This undesirable situation calls for greater push by the Government and industry players to intensify efforts to embrace future industrial robot installations at our local manufacturing facilities in line with goals and objectives articulated in the Industry 4wrd: National Policy on Industry 4.0. Industries that fall under manufacturing classification are food products and beverages; tobacco products; textiles; leather; wearing apparel; wood and wood products (including furniture);
paper and paper products; publishing and printing; plastic and chemical products; glass; ceramics; stone; mineral products; metal; electrical and electronics (E&E); automotive; and other transport equipment.
manufacturingindustrytoproducebetter products - creating innovative products and services that will meet customer needs - but also to make things better - facilitating the design engineering, service planning and execution as well as improving the management and production processes. Furthermore, despite steady improvements in the manufacturing output and employment in the sector, renewed investments will be needed to build the necessary infrastructure and increase resources to support the continuous growth. dictates installations of industrial robots serve as a growth indicator. Conventional wisdom,
Robotic
application
areas
in
manufacturing are classified according to handling operations/tending machines; environments welding and soldering (all materials); dispensing; processing; assembling and disassembling and others. is increasingly shifting towards producing more technologically complex products. It is no longer enough for the The manufacturing industry
34
Malaysian Technology Strategic Outlook 2019/2020 Intergration of High Technology
Made with FlippingBook. PDF to flipbook with ease