IAViC2019 Forum 1: Vibration Technology in the Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0

IAViC2019 Forum 1: Vibration Technology in the Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0

This report is intended as a high-level reflection of the views of the Invited Panels ("the Panels") expressed during the forum session at the International Applied Vibration Conference 2019 (IAViC2019) held at Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on the 13th November 2019. The invited Panels were: a) Dato’ Dr. Ir. Mohd Abdul Karim bin Abdullah, Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad b) Prof. Mohammad Fard, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Australia c) Dr Qing Ou, Agen Limited d) Ir. Mohd Syukri bin Mohd Khalid, Sarawak SHELL Malaysia Over-Arching Principles Initial contributions to discussions in the forum focussed on vibration technology towards…
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IAViC2019 Forum 3: Issues and Potential in Human and Machine Vibration

IAViC2019 Forum 3: Issues and Potential in Human and Machine Vibration

The main theme of the industrial revolution 4.0 is cyber-physical systems; systems in which sensing, computation, networking and physical processes are connected, controlled and monitored by algorithms. While most of the discourse on IR4.0 revolves around the advanced machineries, equipment and sensors, discussion on human factors are often put aside. The IMM International Applied Vibration Conference (IAViC) 2019 were aware of this and invited expert panels from the vibration industry and academia to talk about the issues of human and machine vibration. The summary below touches on the few topics that were discussed based on the session moderator. The invited…
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ACADEMIC VISIT TO IMM INTERNATIONAL APPLIED VIBRATION CONFERENCE (IAViC) 2019

ACADEMIC VISIT TO IMM INTERNATIONAL APPLIED VIBRATION CONFERENCE (IAViC) 2019

The IMM International Applied Vibration Conference (IAViC) 2019 was organized on 13th to 14th November 2019 at Sheraton Imperial, Kuala Lumpur. Forty students from the Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) joined this event. The panels of experts from industry presented on applied vibration. Asset owners and engineers from oil & gas, marine, aviation & aerospace, automotive and rail industries cannot deny the need and importance of vibration technology effective diagnostic tool to troubleshoot various problems related to design, construction, operation or maintenance. Professionals have shared their challenges as well as hands-on experiences, thus providing students a…
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Lab on improving public transportation planned

Lab on improving public transportation planned

SIBU: The State Transport Ministry will look to organise a technical lab to improve public transportation in Sarawak, its minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said. He told a press conference following a closed-door briefing with Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) personnel here yesterday, that his ministry is determined to improve riverine transportation in the state. “As we all know, Sarawak is the land of many rivers. We have 35 gazetted rivers in Sarawak. Out of the number, six major rivers are in thecentral region. “Thus in central region, riverine transportation plays an important role in the movement of goods and the people.…
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Serba Dinamik eyeing more smart maintenance projects

Serba Dinamik eyeing more smart maintenance projects

Exclusive report by Siti Radziah Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 -- Engineering services provider  Serba Dinamik  Holdings Bhd plans to aggressively look for opportunities for smart maintenance projects next year, said group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Mohd Karim Abdullah. He said the group strongly believed that the smart maintenance systems and applications that it had developed would help asset owners to improve in terms of assets and productivity.  Serba Dinamik  aimed to expand the services to the Middle East and Central Asia, apart from the existing projects in Malaysia and Indonesia, he said.  "We have received a purchase order from Indonesia for…
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Serba Dinamik sasar lebih banyak projek penyelenggaraan pintar

Serba Dinamik sasar lebih banyak projek penyelenggaraan pintar

Oleh Siti Radziah Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov -- Penyedia perkhidmatan kejuruteraan, Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd merancang untuk mencari peluang bagi projek penyelenggaraan pintar pada tahun depan, kata Pengarah Urusan dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan Datuk Dr Mohd Karim Abdullah. Beliau berkata kumpulan itu yakin aplikasi dan sistem penyelenggaraan pintar yang dibangunkan akan membantu pemilik aset meningkat dari segi aset dan produktiviti. Katanya Serba Dinamik menyasarkan untuk memperluaskan perkhidmatan ke Timur Tengah dan Asia Tengah, selain projek-projek sedia ada di Malaysia dan Indonesia. "Kami telah menerima pesanan pembelian dari Indonesia untuk kami menjalankan pelaksanaan penyelenggaraan pintar aset mereka. "Di Malaysia,…
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Prof. Ir. Dr Al-Khalid B. Othman at IAViC2019

Prof. Ir. Dr Al-Khalid B. Othman at IAViC2019

The IAViC2019 Organising Comittee would like to extend our appreciation to Prof. Ir. Dr Al-Khalid B. Othman for his highly impactful support and contributions at our International Vibration Conference 2019 (IVIC2019) which was held on the 13-14 November 2019 at Sheraton Imperial, Kuala Lumpur. Special thanks to Serba Dinamik and Sarawak Energy for supporting IAViC2019, see you again!
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Mr. Shahriman Sahib at IAViC2019

Mr. Shahriman Sahib at IAViC2019

Recently, Mr. Shahriman Sahib was invited to be one of the guest speakers for the ‘Vibration Technology in the Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0’ program, during the International Applied Vibration Conference hosted at the Sheraton Imperial, Kuala Lumpur. As the guest speaker, Mr. Shahriman Sahib presented his talk titled, ‘Benefits of Vibration Monitoring Towards Increasing Operational Safety of Helicopter Operation’ towards the audience of the conference. We truly are proud of you Mr. Shahriman Sahib for representing Weststar in a significant conference, and for positioning Weststar amongst the best in the industry. #Weststar #Weststarians #IAVIC
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Startups must look beyond information technology — Serba Dinamik founder

Startups must look beyond information technology — Serba Dinamik founder

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 14): Serba Dinamik group managing director and group chief executive director Datuk Dr Mohd Abdul Karim Abdullah has called for a change of mindset among startups, urging them to look beyond information technology (IT) as their preferred business choice. He said it has become common to associate startups with IT due to the mushrooming of new companies in the sector following the success of unicorns such as e-hailing company Grab, and e-commerce giants such as Lazada and Shopee. "Sometimes people wrongly interpret that when it is a startup, it has to be related to IT but it…
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Pembangunan ART Akan Menjadikan Samarahan Ala-ala Jepun

Pembangunan ART Akan Menjadikan Samarahan Ala-ala Jepun

SAMARAHAN : Usaha Kerajaan Sarawak dalam membangunkan sistem pengangkutan yang lebih moden seperti pembangunan “Autonomous Rapid Transit” (ART) akan menjadikan bahagian ini ala-ala negara Jepun. Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Abang Zohari Tun Openg berkata, ART yang akan dibina di Samarahan merupakan sebuah teknologi yang hanya diguna pakai oleh dua buah negara maju iaitu China dan Jepun serta berharap sistem pengangkutan ini akan mengurangkan kesesakan jalan raya di Kota Samarahan khususnya pada waktu puncak. “Ini merupakan teknologi yang baharu yang kita akan bina di Samarahan yang telah diguna pakai oleh negara China dan juga Jepun. Oleh itu, Samarahan akan menjadi seperti…
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