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focus for growth of the M&E sector to
shift Malaysia towards high technology
and a modern society dependent upon
skills and higher wages. Generally,
the projects approved in this subsector
require highly skilled workforce
whereby more than 70 per cent of the
total employment opportunities are
in the managerial, supervisory and
technical levels.
Power generating M&e
Companies in this sub-sector manufacture
a wide range of power generating M&E
such as boilers, condensers, engines,
turbines and industrial generator sets for
use in refineries, oil and gas exploration
platforms, petrochemical plants and other
commercial operations, in accordance
with internationally recognised standards.
As the demand for environmentally
friendly, efficient and cost effective
energy increases, this sub-sector is
expected to move up the value chain
into the manufacture of advanced energy
efficient power generating M&E and
environmentally friendly renewable
energy solutions such as water and
wind turbines; and photovoltaic power
generating systems.
Metalworking Machinery
The metalworking machinery subsector
is divided into two categories,
namely metal cutting machine tools
and metal forming/ shaping machine
tools. Among the M&E manufactured
in this category are laser cutting
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machines, machining centres, electrodischarge
machines (EDM), milling
machines, drilling machines, lathes,
shearing machines, bending rolls,
stamping machines, press brakes,
forging machines, and hydraulic and
power presses.
Most of the metalworking machines
produced locally are metal forming/
shaping machine tools such as hydraulic
and power press brakes with press
capacity ranging from 20 to 3,000
tonnes and sheet metalworking
machines.
general industrial M&e,
components and Parts
The general industrial M&E, components
and parts sub-sector covers a broad
category of products such as industrial
air-conditioning equipment and plants,
elevators, cranes, conveyor systems,
pumps, compressors, heat exchangers,
pressure vessels, filtering equipment,
valves, bearings, gears, actuators,
gaskets and fittings.
Companies in this sub-sector have
attained international recognition and
rankings in their own fields. In the field
of tower crane manufacturing, Malaysia
is currently one of the three leading
countries in Asia, after Japan and the
People’s Republic of China. Malaysia
is also the leading manufacturer in the
South East Asian region for pressure
vessels, process equipment and modules
for chemical, petrochemical, and oil
and gas industries.