Malaysian manufacturers increasingly acknowledging importance of digitalisation
SINGAPORE: Global powerhouse, Siemens, which had recently offered 100 million euros worth of software grants to universities and colleges in Malaysia, sees that Malaysian manufacturers are increasingly acknowledging the importance of digitalisation, which essentially forms the core of the Industrie 4.0.
“Digitalisation is no longer an option, but an essential means for the generation of new business models to propel the manufacturing industry forward,” said Senior Vice President and Head of the Digital Factory and Process Industries and Drives Division, Siemens Malaysia, Adam Yee in an interview with Bernama in conjunction with Smart Manufacturing Asia 2017 recently.
Yee said the rise of Industrie 4.0, the industrial Internet and the Fourth Industrial Revolution will change the way the different areas of manufacturing operate, and thus, there is a urgent need to not only embrace technology and digitalisation and but be sufficiently prepared for it with the right skills set.
Siemens coins its Industrie 4.0 platform as “Digital Enterprise Software Suite”, a comprehensive portfolio of software-based systems, built up for more than 15 years.
This Digital Enterprise Software Suite is a comprehensive, holistic automation solution that encompasses future-proof solutions for the implementation of Industrie 4.0 requirements.
According to Yee, Malaysian manufacturers could digitalise to enhance efficiency of their existing set-up.
Siemens Malaysia Digital Factory and Processes and Drives (DF PD) has the technology and expertise when it comes to digitalising a particular enterprise, given that the aim is to help bridge the gap through assessment of an existing set-up and resolving the individual pain points in the facilities.
“Our new consultancy unit was set up to offer support and propose effective technology improvements to customers who are interested in optimising their manufacturing processes and digitalising their assets and machineries that enable analytics to better manage operations on a facility-wide level, yet is something they have little technical expertise or knowledge to do so.
“We are thereby reinforcing our commitment to supporting our customers’ digitalisation journey at every step of the way, and across their entire value chain that spans phases like design, engineering, sales, production and service,” said Yee.
Siemens Malaysia Digital Factory and Process Industries Division partners with a number of companies across various industries such as automotive, chemical and food & beverage in which Industrie 4.0 has since been deployed for some.
Just last year, General Manager of Automation and Engineering, Vertical Sub Segment, Siemens Pte Ltd, Adnan Abdul Rahman, said the division opened a Control & Drives training centre at the Continental Tyre Malaysia facility in Petaling Jaya.
The first- of- its- kind facility provides local trainees with firsthand experience and knowledge in state-of-the-art manufacturing solutions that are offered by Siemens. — Bernama