On 19th Aug., an emeritus professor from Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT), Dr. Toshiharu Kagawa visited TriPreM. He is still working actively even after his retirement from TIT. We are looking forward for more visit from him.
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
TriPreM (Tribology and Precision Machining i-Kohza) had a visitor from AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) Japan. Dr. Abe is the authority on standard gas generation and measurement technology of humidity. He is also the co-inventor of the trace-humidity controller patent of mine which is granted in Japan. We discussed the possibility of collaboration work on humidity control technology between MJIIT and AIST.
On 5 April 2019, TriPreM (Tribology and Precision Machining i-Kohza) had visitors from MOF (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Japan and Embassy of Japan in Malaysia. Prof. Fukuda explained Japanese style education and research practiced in MJIIT.
