Overview of Powder Metallurgy
Activities in Malaysia
30th Oct 2011
Norhamidi Muhamad
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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Presentation outline
 Introduction – Malaysian Powder Metallurgy
and Particulate Materials Association
(MPM2A)
 Overview of PM Activities - Industries
 Overview of PM Activities – Research Center
and Universities
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Malaysian Powder Metallurgy and Particulate
Materials Association (MPM2A)
 Registered officially on 1 Jun 2009
 1st AGM - 12th August 2009
 Objective of MPM2A
 The general
objective: to
promote research
and development
as well as
commercialisation
in the field of
Powder
Metallurgy and
Particulate
Materials in
Malaysia.
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MPM2A : Activities
 Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Material Symposium
1st – AMREC, SIRIM, Kulim Kedah (2007)
2nd – UITM, Shah Alam (2008)
3rd – UKM, Kuala Lumpur (2009)
4th – AMREC, SIRIM, Pulau Pinang (2010)
5th – UKM, Kuala Lumpur (14th -15 Dec 2011)
Talk to industries - cooperation with Malaysian
Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
Nov 2009 – Seminar and Business Matching Programme:
MIM workshop
Identify as one of the target area (Pioneer status-tax
incentives)
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MPM2A: Activities..
 3rd Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Material
Symposium: 12-13th August 2009.
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PM Activities – Industries
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PM Activities - Industries
 Three major companies producing parts using PM
technologies
 Sumitomo Electric Sintered Components (M) Sdn. Bhd.
(1989)
 Porite (M) Sdn. Bhd. (1991)
 Diamet Klang Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (1992)
 One company producing part using MIM
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Sumitomo Electric Sintered Components (M)
Sdn. Bhd.
 Product focus
 Car and m otorcycle parts
 P arts for Air con and refrigerator com pressor
 Others(Bicyle,pow er tools electrical parts)
Components for automobiles
and motorcycles
 Powder Usage
Ton
Iron Powder
Reduced
Atomised
350
3911
Copper
68
Graphite
35
Lubricant
31
Compressor parts for air-conditioners
and refrigerator
 Manpower : 350 workers
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Sumitomo Electric Sintered Components (M)
Sdn. Bhd.
 Sales
Sales
Year
RM(mil)
Ton
Forecast
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
76
78
82
84
85
4007
4140
4584
4680
4884
 Issues


M anpow er- difficult to get local people to join our com pany for the
operator level
Tool M aking -Still need to purchase from Japan for com plex tools and
lead tim e to deliver the tools about I m onth
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Porite (M) Sdn. Bhd.
 Product focus
 oilless bearing and pinion gear
 Autom otive parts
 Electronic/ electrical parts / Hom e appliance
 Powder Usage
Ton
Copper/bronze
104
Brass
206
Iron
85
 Manpower : 170 workers
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Porite (M) Sdn. Bhd.
 Sales:


2010 -RM 24 m illion
2011 – RM 19.2 m illion
 Issues


Dom estic m ark et sales less than 20% , ex port 80% and effected
by USD currency ex change.
Raw m aterial/ pow der m etal, im port from over sea and Japan.
Supply lead tim e longer and cost increasing.
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Diamet Klang Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
 Product focus
By Country Ratio
By Application Ratio
36.8%
Thailand
7.67% Compressor
2 Wheel
Vehicle
0.75% Others
44.82%
Malaysia
4 Wheel
Vehicle
46.76%
7.4%
Indonesia
Vietnam
Unit: 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit
Application
4 Wheel Vehicle
2 Wheel Vehicle
Compressor
Others
Total
Sales
Amount
2,572
2,465
422
41
5,500
39.0%
Others 5.1%
11.8%
Unit: 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit
Ratio
Country
46.76%
44.82%
7.67%
0.75%
100%
Malaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
Vietnam
Others
Total
Sales Amount Ratio
406
7.4%
2023 36.8%
2143 39.0%
649 11.8%
279
5.1%
5500 100.0%
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Diamet Klang Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Diamet Klang
Sales Trend
ISO:TS16949
Certification
South East Asia
Economic Crisis
6000
KRM/month
ISO:TS16949
Certification
5000
4000
Rocker Arm
Sales Start
3000
1stFactory
Expansion
R/A
Others
Thailand
Malaysia
Japan
2000
Unit : KRM/month
1000
0
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
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PM Activities – Research Center
and Universities
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Institutions Involve in PM Research
 Research Institute: SIRIM – AMREC (PM & MIM ~1996)
 Unversities:
 UKM - (PM and MIM (1996))
 USM – (PM)
 UiTM (MIM ~2000)
 University Petronas (PM & MIM ~2000)
 UM – (PM)
 UTM
 UNIMAP
 UNITEN
 UTHM
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EXAMPLES OF PROJECT: SIRIM - AMREC
Areas
Project
Friction & Hard
Materials
*Brake Pad for Light Rail Transit (LRT)
Application
*Coated High Speed Steel & Tungsten
Carbide Tool Insert
*Cu-C Composite Collector Shoe for LRT
*Titanium/Titanium Alloy for Medical Implant
Light/Ultralight Materials *Aluminium Foam and Copper Foam for Heat
Sink Application
Ferrous Materials
Magnetic Materials
*SS316L Implant using Metal Injection
Technique
*Structural Steel using Warm Compaction
NdFeB Bonded Magnet
High Energy NdFeB Sintered Magnet
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SIRIM – AMREC (MIM)
 THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRACTURE FIXATION PLATES
FOR ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS
 Comply to International Standards:
 MPIF standard 35 - Materials Standards for Metal Injection Moulded Parts
 ISO 5832-1 Composition D
 ISO 10993- Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part 5 - tests for
cytotoxicity- in Vitro methods
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SIRIM – AMREC (MIM)
 Up-Scaling of Prototype Titanium Alloy Implant for Dental and
Craniofacial Application by Powder Injection Moulding Technique
using Palm Oil Based Binder System
 Development of Inconel 718 Parts using Metal Injection Molding
Technique for Aerospace Industry Application
Placement Implant in Animal Model
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UKM
MIM
 Binder Development
Development of Palm Oil Binder for Metal Injection Molding
Process
Application of tapioca starch as a binder system
 Optimisation processes parameters
 Micro Metal Injection Molding
 Flow Analysis in Metal Injection Molding Processes – Moldflow and
in house software
PM
 Simulation of thermal mechanical properties of Warm Compaction
Process
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Terima Kasih
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