SIRIM Berhad
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
SIRIM Berhad is a premier industrial research and technology organisation wholly-owned by the Malaysian Government
under the Ministry of Finance Incorporated. SIRIM has always significantly contributed to the growth of both large industrial
players and the small and medium entrepreneurs by focusing on discovering and developing new technologies that bring
about improvements, impact and competitive advantage to the Malaysian industry. Together with our industry partners,
SIRIM Berhad has enabled Malaysian products and services receive due recognition in quality and innovativeness
worldwide.
Beginning 2013, as part of its transformation plans, SIRIM’s focus areas are Energy and Environment, Medical Technology,
and Plant and Machinery. SIRIM will be able to provide total solutions to the industry and end-users through its core
businesses in Technology Development, Technical Services and Conformity Assessment. In the focus area of Energy and
Environment, SIRIM supports national economic growth by finding ways to mitigate climate change and ensure a clean
environment. SIRIM’s renewable energy and environmental protection services are accepted worldwide. In the focus area
of Medical Technology, SIRIM offers consulting and technical services throughout the value chain to support businesses in
the medical device industry, and have several medical and healthcare solutions that are ready for scale-up and
commercialisation. In the focus area of Plant and Machinery, SIRIM offers end-to-end design and engineering solutions for
the entire product lifecycle, whether it is manufactured, or harvested and processed.
ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES
SIRIM OFFICE IN PERMATANG PAUH, PULAU PINANG
Apart from being the window offering SIRIM services to industries in the northern region, SIRIM office in Permatang Pauh,
Pulau Pinang also houses two main subsidiaries of SIRIM namely SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd and SIRIM Standards
Technology Sdn Bhd. The main activity of SIRIM QAS International in Permatang Pauh is in the area of Electrical Testing as
well as testing for issuance of Certificate of Approval (COA) for the importation of iron & steel. Meanwhile, SIRIM Standards
Technology provides Calibration & Measurement services for almost every industry which include Automotive,
Manufacturing, Semiconductors/Electronics, Telecommunications and Healthcare.
AMREC IN KULIM HI-TECH PARK
AMREC as the national advanced materials research entity has the strategic role of nucleating and championing the
development of indigenious advanced materials technology. The centre has a workforce of over 130 personnel and a large
number of high tech equipment to conduct synthesis, processing and characterization of materials.
Currently, its research activities are in the areas of Biomedical Materials, Composites Materials, Photonic Materials, Energy
Materials and Engineering Materials. Research projects that are in the advance stage of commercialisation at AMREC
include Producing Maxillofacial Implants of Titanium Alloy through Metal Injection Moulding (using palm oil-based binder),
Producing Fracture Fixation Plates (biomedical components) using innovative methods, Development of LIPOS (Lithium-ion
Phosphate) battery for EV (Electric vehicle) and other applications, and Composite Pressure Vessel for various applications.
Apart from conducting government and non-government funded research, AMREC also offers technical services and
consultancy to industries as well as research institutions and universities. Over the past 17 years of its existence, AMREC
has been among the top choices for industrialists, researchers and academicians seeking assistance in materials
characterisation for R&D and business purposes.
Listed below are the analysis and equipment available at AMREC in providing material characterisation services to
customers:
A
Thermal Analysis
 Simultaneous Thermal Analyser
(Ambient to 1600ºC)
 High Temperature Dilatometer (up to
200000C)
 Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
 Dynamic Mechanical Analyser (DMA)
 Thermal Mechanical Analyzer (TMA)
D
Structural Analysis
 Metallography Equipment (hot and cold mounting,
grinders, polisher and cutter)
 Friction Test (Dry Friction Test and Friction
Assessment Screening Test)
 Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM)
B
Physical and Mechanical Properties
 Vickers Macrohardness Tester
 Rockwell Hardness Tester (Automatic
scale conversion: Vickers, Brinell,
Superficial Rockwell and strength)
 Specific Gravity Meter
 Particle Size Analyser (0.2 to 2000
microns)
 Universal Testing Machine (1K, N10KN,
50KN, 100KN, 250KN)
 Nano Indenter Tester
 BET
E
Corrosion Analysis
 Salt Spray Chamber (corrosion rate test)
 Temperature/Humidity Chamber
 Moisture Analyzer
 Glove Box
 Electrochemical Analyser
C
Imaging and Surface Analysis
 Field Emission Scanning Electron
Microscope (with EDAX and WDX)
 Variable Pressure Scanning Electron
Microscope (with EDAX)
 Scanning Transmission Electron
Microscope (STEM, 200KV)
 Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)
 C-Scan
 Optical Microscope (mag. up to 1K)
 Stereo Microscope
 Pin-On-Disk Tribometer
 Atomic Force Microscope
F
Composition Analysis
 X-ray Diffractometer (XRD)
 Fourier Transformed Spectrophotometry (FT
RAMAN)
 Double Beam UV/VIS/NIR Spectrometer
 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
 Inductive Couple Plasma – Optical Emission
Spectroscopy (ICP-OES)
 Oxygen & Nitrogen Analyzer
 High Performance Liquid Chromatography
(HPLC/SEC, LCMS)
CONTACT INFORMATION:
ABDUL BASID RAMLI
Director
SIRIM Northern Region
Jalan Permatang Pauh
13500, Permatang Pauh
Seberang Prai , Pulau Pinang
Tel: 04-5377437 /435
Fax: 04-5377436
E-mail: basid@sirim.my
For more information, please contact:
MUHAMAD NOR ANAZIM REJAB
Head, Admin & Finance
Advanced Materials Research Centre, AMREC
SIRIM Berhad
Tel : 04-4017110 (D/L)
HP: 0193728887
Emaill: anazim@sirim.my