UTM hosted a visit from Flex on 9 Sep 2020. Flex is a multinational company specialising in electronic manufacturing services. The group comprised Flex Vice President of Global Operations Mr Jacob Philips Kanianthara, General Manager of Flex PTP, Mr Lim Lian Chong and their senior management team.
UTM was represented by Prof Dato Dr Mohammad Rafiq bin Dato Abdul Kadir and staff from School of Electrical Engineering. The group had a fruitful discussion on collaboration opportunities in terms of research, training and testing services.
Flex visitors was brought to the Mechatronics Laboratory, Robotics Laboratory and Center of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the School Of Electrical Engineering, where they were shown demonstrations of intelligent temperature monitoring system and predictive maintenance projects for smart manufacturing. The group also visited the University Industrial Research Laboratory (UIRL) where they were shown the microscopy, chemical and imaging facilities available for various tests and failure analysis work required by industry.