Mamee to adopt robotics technology worth RM2 million

MELAKA: Food and beverage manufacturer Mamee- Double Decker ( M) Sdn Bhd will be adopting Japanese robotics technology worth RM2 million for its instant cup noodles production beginning next month.

Group chief operating officer Datuk Pang Tee Nam said the use of the technology is in line with the industry’s requirement to safeguard quality of products, cleanliness and food safety, thus enabling the company to remain competitive in the challenging market.

“We have gone through a trial period using the technology before it is being be fully operational next month, starting with the production of instant noodles right up to the packaging stage.

“This is the first time we are using this technology, and we expect that it will boost the production of instant cup noodles and minimising reliance on manpower,” he told reporters after receiving Melaka Unity and Consumer Affairs Committee Chairman Datuk Lai Meng Chong at the company’s factory in Ayer Keroh yesterday.

Also present was Mamee-Double Decker chief executive officer Datuk Gary Choo.

Pang said the technology would boost the production of the cup noodles by 10 per cent, adding that the production rate was currently at 300 cup noodles per minute.

He said the technology led to a leaner manpower of between two and four workers per production line from between eight and 10 workers with the conventional method.

Pang said the technological adoption was also supported by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority.

Meanwhile, he said the company’s joint- venture with South Korea’s Shinsegae Food to produce halal instant noodles, sauces and flavourings, involving an investment worth RM50 million is expected to be completed this year.

“The collaboration will be able to boost production and enable the company to penetrate the South Korean market,” he said. — Bernama SHORT-TERM interbank rates ended stable yesterday on Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) intervention to absorb excess liquidity from the financial system.

The liquidity surplus in the conventional system declined to RM29.275 billion from RM36.696 billion in the morning, while in the Islamic system, it fell to RM11.100 billion from RM16.061 billion.

BNM earlier called for a range maturity auction tender, a Commodity Murabahah Programme tender and three Qard tenders.

The central bank also conducted a RM28.0 billion conventional money market tender and a RM11.1 billion Qard money market tender, both for one-day money.

BNM revised its conventional overnight tender to RM28.0 billion from RM27.6 billion.

The overnight Islamic reference rate stood at 2.97 per cent, while the one-, two- and three-week rates stood at 3.03 per cent, 3.07 per cent and 3.12 per cent respectively.