Third S’wak Industrial Fiesta 2018 plays host to over 250 delegates
BINTULU: The Sarawak Industrial Fiesta ( SIF) 2018, which enter its third edition this year, gathers over 250 delegates from around the world.
The three- day event – touted as Borneo’s largest industrial and technology conference and exhibition – is organised by Universiti Putra Malaysia ( UPM) Bintulu Campus and All Corporation Pte Ltd Orange Media Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
It is taking place at Bintulu Civic Centre until April 26, running from 9am to 5pm daily.
Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Sarawak Dr Annuar Rapaee officiated at the opening ceremony yesterday, followed by a keynote address by Regional Corridor Development Authority ( Recoda) chief executive officer Datu Ismawi Ismuni.
The participants of SIF 2018 comprise scientists, as well as academicians and professionals in the industrial, manufacturing, agriculture, offshore, oil and gas, marine and timber sectors.
The conference segment of the event highlights three main themes – oil and gas, Sarawak technology and digitalisation, and agriculture.
Invited key speakers are scheduled to share points related to information, experiences and opinions on current issues related to Industry 4.0, sustainable energy and Sarawak digital technology.
The speakers include Ismawi himself, Ministry of Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development permanent secretary Datu Ik Pahon Joyik, MLNG chief executive officer Pau Kiew Huai and HIMA Consulting Asia- Pacific senior consultant ( functional safety and safety instrumented systems) Sujith Panikkar.
According to SIF 2018 spokesperson, the event is meant as a platform for scientists and professionals in the industrial sectors to exchange ideas with one another and for industrial networking, as well as to promote Sarawak as a research and industrial destination, especially this division.
“SIF 2018 will bring practical insights into the latest strategies, tools and trends in machinery and tools; electric, automation and instrumentation; agricultural technology; palm oil mill and processing; woodworking and processing; offshore, oil and gas; marine, workboat and shipbuilding and heavy equipment.”
The interesting part of the whole event would be a ‘ factory tour’ slated for the final day, where some 100 participants will be brought to Samalaju Industrial Park to visit Sakura Ferroalloy and OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd.
Sakura Ferroalloys is an international producer of highcarbon ferro- manganese and silico- managenese materials, while OM Materials is involved in mining manganese products in Australia and South Africa – it is currently constructing a smelter in Bintulu to produce ferrosilicon and ferro- manganese intermediate products.