On 24th Aug. Saturday, Prof. Minoru Goto and his student from National Institute of Technology, Ube College, Japan visited TriPreM to see our research activities. The student was very excited about “seeking root causes approach” in TriPreM’s research activities. We are looking forward for more visit from them.
On 11th Jul. 2019, TriPreM had a delegation from Fukuoka Foreign Trade Association (FFTA, https://www.fukuoka-fta.or.jp/pages/en/) Japan. The members of FFTA got much interested in Japanese style education and research activities in TriPreM.
On 12th June 2019, TriPreM had a visitor by Prof. Minoru Goto from National Institute of Technology, Ube College, Japan. An intellectual discussion on the possibilities of collaboration work on tribo-coating technology was done. We are looking forward for more visit from him.
MJIIT FINAL YEAR PROJECT SYMPOSIUM 2019 is a showcase for undergraduate research across disciplines to present about their final year project. The Symposium includes poster and presentation sessions by students. The symposium was examined by Industrial and Academic panels with different backgrounds to evaluate students’ project.
There are three categories nominated which are Best Final Year Project, Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Best Manufacturing Project. Congratulations to our TriPreM Undergraduate students, Muhammad Saifulnizam B. Mohd Yunus, and Shukri Nazri on winning the Best Manufacturing Project and also Muhammad Amirul Adha Bin Mohd Khalid on winning The Best Final Year Project at MJIIT FINAL YEAR PROJECT SYMPOSIUM 2019. The event was organized by Malaysian – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), UTM KL sponsored by MSM Metal Industries Sdn Bhd on 16 May 2019. Saifulnizam, Shukri, and Adha presented their project on “Tribological Characterization of Anodic Composite Film Reinforced with Fly Ash Particles”, “ Tribological Characterization for Polyoxymethylene (POM) Reinforced by Oilpalm Empty Fruit Bunch (OPEFB)” and “Multiple Lubricant with Ultrasonic Excitation” respectively.
Undergraduate students receiving awards
Nizam receiving The Best Manufacturing Project Award
Shukri receiving The Best Manufacturing Project Award
Adha receiving The best Final Year Project Award
On 22 February 2019, Prof. Dr. Kanao Fukuda was invited to give a lecture titled “Introduction to Tribology and How It Contributes to Industries” at PROTON Research & Development, Shah Alam. The lecture was assisted by the PROTON’s Head of Advanced Engineering, Ir. Azmi bin Osman and was attended by PROTON’S engineers. Fruitful discussion was made between PROTON R&D and TriPreM members.
On 29 January 2019, our Head of iKohza, Prof. Dr. Kanao Fukuda was invited to give a speech for for Tokai tribology workshop at Meijyo University, Nagoya. His speech was entitled “Relationship between water in environmental gases and friction and wear phenomena”.