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Micromagna Produces First Locally-made Rubber Extruder Machine
Micromagna Produces First Locally-made Rubber Extruder Machine
IPOH, April 29 (Bernama) -- A Malaysian company has designed and manufactured the first local rubber extruder machine that can help reduce operating costs of the plastic, rubber and food industries.
Micromagna Engineering Sdn Bhd, through its subsidiary Micromagna Machinery Sdn Bhd, shifted the first two units of its 90-millimetre rubber extruder to Thailand which cost only one-third of the imported machines from Japan.
Managing director Sam Lim Poh said the company's Thai customers are involved in making rubber hoses for the automotive industry.
"Our customers came and saw our product, and they said it's better than those imported from Japan and also cheaper," he said after an official event to mark the delivery, attended by Michael Leuk, chairman of Perak branch of the Malaysian Plastic Manufacturers Association.
Lim said Micromagna has the expertise, engineering capability and marketing network to produce such a machine as for the past eight years, it has specialised in manufacturing screws and barrels for injection moulding and extrusion machines for the plastic and rubber industries.
"We are the first Malaysian screw and barrel maker under one roof that provides pre-sales and post-sales services which include assessing, measuring, installing and dismantling screws and barrels," he added.
Lim said the latest design could help local manufacturers of plastic, rubber and food products to buy cheaper and quality extruder machines to improve competitiveness.
He said the automotive industry could also benefit from the innovation as rubber hose and other rubber-based parts could be manufactured at a lower cost compared to using imported machines.
According to Lim, the company is confident of penetrating the South East Asian market as it currently has offices in Bangkok, Manila and Jakarta.
He said 35 percent of the company's total production of various machines are exported to the regional market and Micromagna hoped to increase its market share in the near future.
"But we are also worried about the increasing cost of our raw materials, especially steel. We import the materials from Britain and the cost has gone by 60 percent compared to eight years ago," he added.
--BERNAMA
