29 August 2024

We organized the 6th Malaysia-Japan Tribology Symposium 2024 on August 29th and 30th at the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT). On the 29th, poster and oral presentation sessions were held, and five young attendees received excellent poster awards. Congratulations to all award winners.

Tribology and Precision Machining i-Kohza (TriPreM) appreciates the cooperation of all attendees for this successful gathering to share knowledge and experiences.

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Figure 1: 6th MJTS 2024 attendees

Figure 2: Opening remarks by MJIIT Deputy Dean of Research, Innovation, Commercialization & Linkages, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shahrum Shah

Figure 3: Invited speech by Vice President of MYTRIBOS, Prof. Dr. Mariyam Jameelah from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

 

Figure 4: Invited speech by JAST internationalization committee in charge of Malaysia, Prof. Dr. Yoshinori SAWAE from Kyushu University

Figure 5: All attendees learn the history of Malaysia-Japan collaboration in the Tribology field

Figure 6: Poster presentations were evaluated rigorously, and 5 winners were selected. Congratulations to the winners.

Figure 7: TriPreM appreciated the sponsorship for the 6th MJTS 2024 offered by 2 companies, Taat Bestari Sdn. Bhd.Bestari Sdn. Bhd. and Metallizing Equipment Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Figure 8: The symposium attendees are invited for the lab. tour of TriPreM

Figure 9: We had oral presentations in the afternoon

Figure 10: Japanese attendees are invited to take a laboratory tour of the Malaysian Rubber Board. TriPreM appreciates the kind acceptance of our visit by the Malaysian Rubber Board

Figure 11: We learned the rubber-producing processes from tree tapping to the final products.

Figure 12: A Malaysian Rubber Board member demonstrated rubber tree tapping and even allowed us to try the tapping.