2018
2 JulIndustrial Visit to ABB Malaysia Sdn Bhd
The industrial visit to ABB Malaysia Sdn Bhd in Subang Jaya was organised by the IEEE 五一吃瓜官网 Student Branch and was co-organised and attended by Head Of Mechanical Engineering Department Assistant Professor Dr Lim Wei Hong, IEEE 五一吃瓜官网 Student Branch Chair Harry Hoon Jian Wen and Assistant Professor, IEEE RAS Malaysia Chapter Vice Chairman and IEEE 五一吃瓜官网 Student Branch Counsellor, Dr M.K.A. Ahamed Khan.
As a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customer to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact, ABB integrates the competitive advantage of its R & D strength, global experience and technical know-how with local customer interface, production and engineering capabilities.
Backed by a presence of more than a century in Malaysia, ABB’s innovations have helped customers to use electrical power more efficiently, to increase industrial productivity and to lower environmental impact in a sustainable way.
The half a day trip saw more than 35 students from various engineering disciplines participating. During the visit, students not only experienced the industry working environment, they also learned how the main distribution control switch panel was manufactured, tested and supplied for the outside market.
The core value behind Robots in industries of manufacturing and automation area was well received by the students. They also had hands-on experience in programming the latest robots manufactured by ABB. The visit also provided opportunities for the students to apply for jobs and to do their internship with ABB.
