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SIRIM Berhad

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

SIRIM Berhad is a premier industrial research and technology organisation wholly-owned by the Malaysian Government under the Ministry of Finance Incorporated. SIRIM has always significantly contributed to the growth of both large industrial players and the small and medium entrepreneurs by focusing on discovering and developing new technologies that bring about improvements, impact and competitive advantage to the Malaysian industry. Together with our industry partners, SIRIM Berhad has enabled Malaysian products and services receive due recognition in quality and innovativeness worldwide.

Beginning 2013, as part of its transformation plans, SIRIM’s focus areas are Energy and Environment, Medical Technology, and Plant and Machinery. SIRIM will be able to provide total solutions to the industry and end-users through its core businesses in Technology Development, Technical Services and Conformity Assessment. In the focus area of Energy and Environment, SIRIM supports national economic growth by finding ways to mitigate climate change and ensure a clean environment. SIRIM’s renewable energy and environmental protection services are accepted worldwide. In the focus area of Medical Technology, SIRIM offers consulting and technical services throughout the value chain to support businesses in the medical device industry, and have several medical and healthcare solutions that are ready for scale-up and commercialisation. In the focus area of Plant and Machinery, SIRIM offers end-to-end design and engineering solutions for the entire product lifecycle, whether it is manufactured, or harvested and processed.

ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES

SIRIM OFFICE IN PERMATANG PAUH, PULAU PINANG

Apart from being the window offering SIRIM services to industries in the northern region, SIRIM office in Permatang Pauh, Pulau Pinang also houses two main subsidiaries of SIRIM namely SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd and SIRIM Standards Technology Sdn Bhd. The main activity of SIRIM QAS International in Permatang Pauh is in the area of Electrical Testing as well as testing for issuance of Certificate of Approval (COA) for the importation of iron & steel. Meanwhile, SIRIM Standards Technology provides Calibration & Measurement services for almost every industry which include Automotive, Manufacturing, Semiconductors/Electronics, Telecommunications and Healthcare.

AMREC IN KULIM HI-TECH PARK

AMREC as the national advanced materials research entity has the strategic role of nucleating and championing the development of indigenious advanced materials technology. The centre has a workforce of over 130 personnel and a large number of high tech equipment to conduct synthesis, processing and characterization of materials.

Currently, its research activities are in the areas of Biomedical Materials, Composites Materials, Photonic Materials, Energy Materials and Engineering Materials. Research projects that are in the advance stage of commercialisation at AMREC include Producing Maxillofacial Implants of Titanium Alloy through Metal Injection Moulding (using palm oil- based binder), Producing Fracture Fixation Plates (biomedical components) using innovative methods, Development of LIPOS (Lithium-ion Phosphate) battery for EV (Electric vehicle) and other applications, and Composite Pressure Vessel for various applications.

Apart from conducting government and non-government funded research, AMREC also offers technical services and consultancy to industries as well as research institutions and universities. Over the past 17 years of its existence, AMREC has been among the top choices for industrialists, researchers and academicians seeking assistance in materials characterisation for R&D and business purposes. Listed below are the analysis and equipment available at AMREC in providing material characterisation services to customers:

A Thermal Analysis D Structural Analysis  Simultaneous Thermal Analyser  Metallography Equipment (hot and cold mounting, (Ambient to 1600ºC) grinders, polisher and cutter)

 High Temperature Dilatometer (up to  Friction Test (Dry Friction Test and Friction 200000C) Assessment Screening Test)

 Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)  Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM)

 Dynamic Mechanical Analyser (DMA)

 Thermal Mechanical Analyzer (TMA)

B Physical and Mechanical Properties E Corrosion Analysis  Vickers Macrohardness Tester  Salt Spray Chamber (corrosion rate test)  Rockwell Hardness Tester (Automatic scale conversion: Vickers, Brinell,  Temperature/Humidity Chamber Superficial Rockwell and strength)  Specific Gravity Meter  Moisture Analyzer  Particle Size Analyser (0.2 to 2000 microns)  Glove Box  Universal Testing Machine (1K, N10KN, 50KN, 100KN, 250KN)  Electrochemical Analyser  Nano Indenter Tester  BET

C Imaging and Surface Analysis F Composition Analysis  Field Emission Scanning Electron  X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) Microscope (with EDAX and WDX)  Variable Pressure Scanning Electron  Fourier Transformed Spectrophotometry (FT Microscope (with EDAX) RAMAN)  Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM, 200KV)  Double Beam UV/VIS/NIR Spectrometer  Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)  C-Scan  X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)  Optical Microscope (mag. up to 1K)  Stereo Microscope  Inductive Couple Plasma – Optical Emission  Pin-On-Disk Tribometer Spectroscopy (ICP-OES)  Atomic Force Microscope  Oxygen & Nitrogen Analyzer

 High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC/SEC, LCMS) CONTACT INFORMATION: For more information, please contact:

MUHAMAD NOR ANAZIM REJAB ABDUL BASID RAMLI Head, Admin & Finance Advanced Materials Research Centre, AMREC Director SIRIM Berhad SIRIM Northern Region Tel : 04-4017110 (D/L) Jalan Permatang Pauh HP: 0193728887 13500, Permatang Pauh Emaill: [email protected] Seberang Prai , Pulau Pinang Tel: 04-5377437 /435 Fax: 04-5377436 E-mail: [email protected]

CONTACT INFORMATION: For more information, please contact:

ABDUL BASID RAMLI Director SIRIM Northern Region Jalan Permatang Pauh 13400, Permatang Pauh Pulau Pinang 04-5377435 Fax: 04-5377436 E-mail: [email protected]

MUHAMAD NOR ANAZIM REJAB Head, Admin & Finance Advanced Materials Research Centre, AMREC SIRIM Berhad 04-4017110 (D/L) HP: 0193728887 Emaill: [email protected]