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IEM Shout Out – Visit to Top Glove Bhd

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will hosting a visit to Visit to Top Glove Bhd  on the 22nd May, 2013. You will be awarded with 2 CPD points.

Top Glove has established in 1991 with one of factory and three production lines. Currently, it has 23 factories and 458 production lines across Malaysia, Thailand and China, which is the world’s largest rubber glove manufacturer. To stay ahead in product development, Top Glove collaborates with government agencies such as Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRI) and Lembaga Getah Malaysia (LGM) to keep itself abreast with latest rubber research technology. All factories are fitted with modern machineries and online quality control measures to ensure the highest quality products. Top Glove emphasize on ISO 9001 and compliance of ASTM and EN455 standards. Top Glove’s commitment has been recognized and rewarded through numerous awards, the latest awards are 2012 ASEAN Business Award-“ Most Admired ASEAN Enterprise” for the category of Corporate Social Responsibility (Large Company), special achievement organization category by Malaysia Achievement Organisation, MIS ASIA 100- Top 100 IT departments in ASIA, MOSHPA Occupational Safety & Health Awards 2012 by Malaysian Occupational Safety & Health Professionals’ Association and Penghargaan Industri Negeri Perak 2011/2012 by Department of Environment (Perak). Top Glove’s corporate mission statement is “To be a World Class Glove Manufacturer providing top quality products with excellent services through continuous improvement and innovation”
Participants of this visit will also be briefed on Top Glove’s latest development in addition to the plant tours at Top Glove’s Corporate Office premises.

You can register for the event here, or get the flyer here.
Maybe you can get free samples.

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IEM Shout Out - One-day Course on Plastics for Automotive Applications (21st November 2012)

This is a shout out for IEM. The Chemical Engineering Technical Division will be organizing an 'One-day Course on Plastics for Automotive Applications' on the 21st November, 2012 (Wed.) at Wisma IEM, PJ. The session is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. (registration at 8.30 a.m.) and end around 5 p.m. Participant will be granted 6 CPD/ PDP hours at the end of the day.

This course is specially designed for people interested to gain knowledge on the plastics usage for automotive applications. This course will cover the basic theory of polymer properties and characterization as well as the processing technology. It is followed by exploring the plastic reinforcement technology and their competition in the automotive industry. In addition, environmental and safety requirement based on the customer demand of the automotive industry will be discussed. Finally, the examples of the use of plastics for specific components and systems will be covered.
At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:

• Analyse laboratory data to determine the performance of the plastic materials.
• Select plastic materials based on application requirements.
• Synthesis the reinforcement package for automotive application.
• Determine the safety specifications to fulfill the international standards.

Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr Tee Tiam Ting is an associate professor in Chemical Engineering Department of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). He has more than 30 years of teaching and research experiences in the field of Plastics in the university. He was the former vice president of IEM and currently the fellow member of IEM. He still plays an active role as a committee member of Chemical Engineering Technical Division (CETD) of IEM. He graduated with PhD from McGill University, Canada and was working on developing an oscillatory rheometer in 1970s to measure the viscoelastic property of polymer melts. He had worked as plant manager in an international Injection Moulding company at Montreal, Canada. He is currently an active consultant for Commercial Polymers Sdn. Bhd. to develop crosslinked polyethylene for cable application. He also had served as technical adviser to Malaysian Plastics Manufacturing Association of Malaysia for many years. He plays an active role in designing the polymer engineering curriculum of UTAR for undergraduate program.

Engr. Dr Lee Tin Sin is an assistant professor in Chemical Engineering Department of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). He graduated from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) with First Class Honours in Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical-Polymer) and PhD in Polymer Engineering. He completed his PhD in two years’ time with 10 papers publications in international journals and book chapter about the characterization of biopolymer. His PhD research was focus on developing injection mouldable biodegradable cassava starch polymer compound which has won silver medal award in Malaysia Technology Expo 2010. Moreover, he has received IEM Young Engineers Award 2012. Previously, he worked as a R&D Process Engineer in Superlon Worldwide Sdn. Bhd. which is one of the largest nitrile insulation manufacturers in Malaysia. Currently, he plays active roles in designing the polymer engineering curriculum of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman for undergraduate program. Besides, he also serves as a committee member of the Chemical Engineering Technical Division (CETD) of IEM. In March 2012, the Young Engineer Award was conferred on him by the IEM Council in recognition of his outstanding works and achievements as an inspired young engineer.

Register & pay online by 18th November to secure your place! IEM members please log in for exclusive member rates.

IEM Chemical Engineering Design Competition 2012

Attention Chemical Engineering students!
How are your chemical engineering design skills? Enter our competition to find out! Aweeeeesome prizes await!

IEM Chemical Engineering Design Competition 2012

Design of a Biogas Plant — Production & Utilization

Organized by Chemical Engineering Technical Division (CETD)

Registration Closing Date: 22 June 2012

Registration Fee: RM200/ team (maximum 5 members per team, incl. 1 team leader)

BACKGROUND

The design competition is initiated by Chemical Engineering Technical Division (CETD) of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) with the objective of enhancing the design competency practically and methodologically. This competition is open to all chemical engineering students, particularly those in the senior years. It will provide an excellent opportunity for the students to meet and exchange ideas pertaining to the profession with practicing engineers. 

ELIGIBILITY

• All active Chemical Engineering Students at Diploma and Degree levels from Public and Private Institutions are eligible to participate in the competition.
• The participating team may comprise members from the same or different institutions.

DELIVERABLES
A. Progress Report I (to be submitted end of September 2012)

• Feasibility report
• Process flow diagram and equipment selection
• Overall mass and energy balances
• Demonstration of zero emission concept

B. Progress Report II (to be submitted end of November 2012)

• Equipment design
• Process and instrumentation diagram

C. Final Report (to be submitted end of January 2013)

• Proper definition of basis, criteria and limits of design, and economic performance
• The final report should be at most 100 pages long (not including appendices)

D. Presentation (February 2013)

Presentation of final design if and upon being shortlisted

* Details of deliverables are made available upon registration.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

• Feasibility report: 10%
• Process flow diagram and equipment selection: 15%
• Complete mass and energy balance: 15%
• Demonstration of zero emission concepts: 5%
• Equipment design: 15%
• Process and instrumentation diagram: 15%
• Proper definition of basis, criteria and limits of design, and economic performance: 15%
• Presentation: 10%

TOTAL 100%

PRIZES (with IEM CERTIFICATES)

1st Placing: RM3,000

2nd Placing: RM2,000

3rd Placing: RM1,000

Consolation Prize: RM500

TERMS & CONDITIONS

The design submitted shall be original and have not been previously submitted or published.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Engr. Noor Zuraihan Mohamad Noor (P & G)

Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr Thomas Choong Shean Yaw (UPM)

Ir. Prof. Dr Dominic Foo Chwan Yee (Nottingham)

Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr Aziz Abdul Raman (UM)

Ir. Hj Tunai Shamsidi (Minconsult)

Ir. Juares Rizal bin Abdul Hamid (MECIP Global Engineers)

Ir. Mohamad Fadzil bin Adnan @ Nan (Petronas)

Ir. Razmahwata bin Mohamad Razalli (Synergy Oil & Gas Engineering)

Question?

Contact the secretariat, Ms. Kek Mei Tzy at 03 – 7968 4014 or meitzy@iem.org.my

Decided to join the 'battle'?

Act NOW! Download the brochure from IEM webpage here (take a look at our attractive poster too!) and fill up the registration form in it. Submit and make the payment of registration fee to us by 22 June 2012. We look forward to meeting you in the 'battle field' then!

IEM Shout Out – CETD 26th AGM

The Chemical Engineering Technical Division AGM will be held at 3rd Floor, TUS lecture room, Wisma IEM, 21 Jalan Selangor, Petaling Jaya.

It will be held at 11am on Saturday, 6th October 2012.

Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

IEM Shout Out - Talk on Green Energy Potential in the Palm Oil Industry

This is a shout out for the IEM. The Chemical Engineering Technical Division (know as CETD to friends) will be having a talk on Saturday, 6th October, 2011.

The Palm Oil industry in Malaysia had attracted much negative publicity mostly from European NGOs on the issue of sustainability. As part of the measure to mitigate this issue, the Malaysian Government is encouraging the Palm Oil industry to reduce its carbon footprint.
Therefore all Mills in Malaysia are encouraged to convert the palm oil mill effluent into biogas by 2020. Conventional biogas technology had been around for more than 20 years but with the world’s energy prices going higher and with the Malaysian Government’s Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) program, there is a need to develop higher efficiency Biogas system.
Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors is a fairly new development around the world and recently these anaerobic membrane bioreactors (An-MBR) had been used for the first time in the world for treating palm oil wastewater. As a result, more difficult processes such as thermophilic digestion with An-MBR system can become a reality and it had resulted in superior biogas yield. Through the latest technology, the green energy from the Mill can be harvested and potentially converted into other form of fuel.

As for the speaker:

Mr. B. P. Chow is a Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of Birmingham. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) as well as a Chartered Engineer. Presently he is the Deputy Chairman of IChemE Malaysia and the Managing Director of Aquakimia Sdn. Bhd. He had more than 34 years of working experience primarily in the Palm Oil, Water & Wastewater business. He had been instrumental in bringing the Kubota Membrane Bioreactor technology from Japan to use local engineering to adapt it for the Palm Oil Industry

Water pinch sounds interesting. Please come along, and partake of the food (both intellectual and physical).

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

IEM Shout Out - Talk on Green Energy Potential in the Palm Oil Industry

This is a shout out for the IEM. The Chemical Engineering Technical Division (know as CETD to friends) will be having a talk on Saturday, 6th October, 2011.

The Palm Oil industry in Malaysia had attracted much negative publicity mostly from European NGOs on the issue of sustainability. As part of the measure to mitigate this issue, the Malaysian Government is encouraging the Palm Oil industry to reduce its carbon footprint.
Therefore all Mills in Malaysia are encouraged to convert the palm oil mill effluent into biogas by 2020. Conventional biogas technology had been around for more than 20 years but with the world’s energy prices going higher and with the Malaysian Government’s Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) program, there is a need to develop higher efficiency Biogas system.
Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors is a fairly new development around the world and recently these anaerobic membrane bioreactors (An-MBR) had been used for the first time in the world for treating palm oil wastewater. As a result, more difficult processes such as thermophilic digestion with An-MBR system can become a reality and it had resulted in superior biogas yield. Through the latest technology, the green energy from the Mill can be harvested and potentially converted into other form of fuel.

As for the speaker:

Mr. B. P. Chow is a Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of Birmingham. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) as well as a Chartered Engineer. Presently he is the Deputy Chairman of IChemE Malaysia and the Managing Director of Aquakimia Sdn. Bhd. He had more than 34 years of working experience primarily in the Palm Oil, Water & Wastewater business. He had been instrumental in bringing the Kubota Membrane Bioreactor technology from Japan to use local engineering to adapt it for the Palm Oil Industry

Water pinch sounds interesting. Please come along, and partake of the food (both intellectual and physical).

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

IEM Shout Out – CETD 26th AGM

The Chemical Engineering Technical Division AGM will be held at 3rd Floor, TUS lecture room, Wisma IEM, 21 Jalan Selangor, Petaling Jaya.

It will be held at 11am on Saturday, 6th October 2012.

Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

IEM Shout Out - Half-day Workshop on the Source for Innovation (in conjunction with IEM Engineering Week 2012)

This is a shout out for IEM. The Chemical Engineering Technical Division will be organizing a 'Half-day Workshop on the Source for Innovation' on the 8th September, 2012 (Sat.) at Wisma IEM, PJ. The session is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. (registration at 8.30 a.m.) and end around 1 p.m. It will entitle the participant to 4 CPD/ PDP hours.

Innovate or Die. So it is said. But what is innovation and how do you innovate? What are the barriers to innovation and what are the key factors necessary to promote effective innovation? These are poignant questions which hold the key to unlocking our innovation capacity. After nearly a decade experimenting with the different approaches to teaching the art and science of innovation, the speaker believes that the key to unlocking your innovation capacity lies in your mindset. This workshop is designed with 3 objectives as follows.

• Introduce participants to a definition of innovation as is commonly defined by most innovation practitioners;
• Introduce participants to a framework for innovation based on Design Thinking and some of it underlying tools/ techniques; and
• Review the underlying intent of design processes and how they are link to the source of innovation.

The speaker, Dr Edwin Chung Chin Yau is the Deputy Dean (Innovation and Enterprise) for the School of Engineering at Taylor’s University and the Head for Taylor’s Technology Innovation Centre. He holds Bachelor of Science majoring in Computer Science; a Bachelor of Engineering with first class honours majoring in Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering and a PhD from Monash University (Clayton). His academic research interest is in the area of asynchronous circuit design while his other intellectual research interests lies mainly in the art and science of innovation including the mental and organisational factors surrounding the learning and practise of innovation. He started his career in the semiconductor industry and has worked on various products design including a 3G baseband processor, a 32 bit microRISC controller core, an I/O control hub and a USB keyboard hub while he was with NEC Australia, Motorola Adelaide, Intel and Atmel respectively.

Placement is on a first-come, first-served basis. Register & pay online by 5th September to secure your seat! IEM members please remember to login first for exclusive member rates. Question? Ask here.

IEM Shout Out - Half-day Workshop on the Source for Innovation (in conjunction with IEM Engineering Week 2012)

This is a shout out for IEM. The Chemical Engineering Technical Division will be organizing a 'Half-day Workshop on the Source for Innovation' on the 8th September, 2012 (Sat.) at Wisma IEM, PJ. The session is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. (registration at 8.30 a.m.) and end around 1 p.m. It will entitle the participant to 4 CPD/ PDP hours.

Innovate or Die. So it is said. But what is innovation and how do you innovate? What are the barriers to innovation and what are the key factors necessary to promote effective innovation? These are poignant questions which hold the key to unlocking our innovation capacity. After nearly a decade experimenting with the different approaches to teaching the art and science of innovation, the speaker believes that the key to unlocking your innovation capacity lies in your mindset. This workshop is designed with 3 objectives as follows.

• Introduce participants to a definition of innovation as is commonly defined by most innovation practitioners;
• Introduce participants to a framework for innovation based on Design Thinking and some of it underlying tools/ techniques; and
• Review the underlying intent of design processes and how they are link to the source of innovation.

The speaker, Dr Edwin Chung Chin Yau is the Deputy Dean (Innovation and Enterprise) for the School of Engineering at Taylor’s University and the Head for Taylor’s Technology Innovation Centre. He holds Bachelor of Science majoring in Computer Science; a Bachelor of Engineering with first class honours majoring in Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering and a PhD from Monash University (Clayton). His academic research interest is in the area of asynchronous circuit design while his other intellectual research interests lies mainly in the art and science of innovation including the mental and organisational factors surrounding the learning and practise of innovation. He started his career in the semiconductor industry and has worked on various products design including a 3G baseband processor, a 32 bit microRISC controller core, an I/O control hub and a USB keyboard hub while he was with NEC Australia, Motorola Adelaide, Intel and Atmel respectively.

Placement is on a first-come, first-served basis. Register & pay online by 5th September to secure your seat! IEM members please remember to login first for exclusive member rates. Question? Ask here.

IEM Shout Out - Visit to MPOB Headquarters, Bandar Baru Bangi,

This is a shout out for the IEM. My technical division will be hosting a trip to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) at Bandar Baru Bangi, Kajang, on the 28th August, 2012. You will be anointed with 2.5 CPD / PDP hours.

The oil palm industry forms the economic backbone of Malaysia and continues to face new challenges in the face of globalization. Rapid responses are needed to meet the increasing challenges of the industry as they unfold. MPOB as the custodian of the oil palm industry is entrusted with meeting these challenges through excellence in R&D and services. MPOB has more than three decades of concerted effort in research and development along the entire value chain. Several technologies have made the transition from the laboratory to the market place. Ecologically and economically sustainable development has become the guiding philosophy of the oil palm industry and MPOB is playing a facilitating role in this endeavor. MPOB’s commitment has been recognized and rewarded through numerous awards, the latest of which is the 2010 Frost & Sullivan Award for Excellence in Research and Innovation. MPOB’s contributions are diverse, yet they serve a single goal, as expressed by its mission statement: “To enhance the well-being of the Malaysian oil palm industry through research, development and excellent services.”
Participants of this visit will also be briefed on MPOB’s latest development in addition to the pilot plant tours at MPOB’s premises.
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
Time Programme
9.45 a.m. Gathering & registration at Bactris Hall
10.00 a.m. Briefing & Corporate Video
10.15 a.m. Discussion with research officers
10.35 a.m. Tour to margarine pilot plant
11.10 a.m. Tour to palm biodiesel pilot plant
11.45 a.m. Palm gallery
12.00 p.m. Refreshment & end of visit

Get the form here.  Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here.

IEM Shout Out - Visit to MPOB Headquarters, Bandar Baru Bangi,

This is a shout out for the IEM. My technical division will be hosting a trip to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) at Bandar Baru Bangi, Kajang, on the 28th August, 2012. You will be anointed with 2.5 CPD / PDP hours.

The oil palm industry forms the economic backbone of Malaysia and continues to face new challenges in the face of globalization. Rapid responses are needed to meet the increasing challenges of the industry as they unfold. MPOB as the custodian of the oil palm industry is entrusted with meeting these challenges through excellence in R&D and services. MPOB has more than three decades of concerted effort in research and development along the entire value chain. Several technologies have made the transition from the laboratory to the market place. Ecologically and economically sustainable development has become the guiding philosophy of the oil palm industry and MPOB is playing a facilitating role in this endeavor. MPOB’s commitment has been recognized and rewarded through numerous awards, the latest of which is the 2010 Frost & Sullivan Award for Excellence in Research and Innovation. MPOB’s contributions are diverse, yet they serve a single goal, as expressed by its mission statement: “To enhance the well-being of the Malaysian oil palm industry through research, development and excellent services.”
Participants of this visit will also be briefed on MPOB’s latest development in addition to the pilot plant tours at MPOB’s premises.
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
Time Programme
9.45 a.m. Gathering & registration at Bactris Hall
10.00 a.m. Briefing & Corporate Video
10.15 a.m. Discussion with research officers
10.35 a.m. Tour to margarine pilot plant
11.10 a.m. Tour to palm biodiesel pilot plant
11.45 a.m. Palm gallery
12.00 p.m. Refreshment & end of visit

Get the form here.  Flyers for the above and other events may be obtained here.

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a seminar on the 9th July, 2012. It'll start at 9:00 and is worth 7 CPD hours.

The fluctuation of effluent quality is always a challenge for industrial wastewater treatment. Wastewater analysis conducted by competent personnel is very important to provide accurate characteristics of the effluent so that the actual condition of the treatment efficiency can be evaluated effectively. In practice, precise and consistent measurement is sometimes difficult to obtain and is mainly due to the lack of knowledge and experience in analysis for most cases.
The workshop on "Industrial Wastewater Analysis" is aimed to help in capacity building and to build confidence in industrial wastewater monitoring and analysis. Technicians, engineers, chemists, scientists and researchers who work in water and wastewater related areas are greatly welcome. The objective of this workshop is to provide knowledge, introductory training and basic skills on industrial wastewater analysis through lectures and discussion. Some simple hands-on demonstration will be arranged during the workshop.

Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr Chong Mei Fong obtained her BEng (Chemical) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and her PhD at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She received several "Sanggar Sanjung" awards for publications with journals of high impact factor. She joined The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus as an Assistant Professor to start her professional career. In 2009, she worked as a visiting scholar to Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU), Taiwan. In the same year, the WaterInno Award gold medal was conferred on her for her outstanding works on wastewater treatment.

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

This is a shout out for the IEM. My Technical Division will be  hosting a seminar on the 9th July, 2012. It'll start at 9:00 and is worth 7 CPD hours.

The fluctuation of effluent quality is always a challenge for industrial wastewater treatment. Wastewater analysis conducted by competent personnel is very important to provide accurate characteristics of the effluent so that the actual condition of the treatment efficiency can be evaluated effectively. In practice, precise and consistent measurement is sometimes difficult to obtain and is mainly due to the lack of knowledge and experience in analysis for most cases.
The workshop on "Industrial Wastewater Analysis" is aimed to help in capacity building and to build confidence in industrial wastewater monitoring and analysis. Technicians, engineers, chemists, scientists and researchers who work in water and wastewater related areas are greatly welcome. The objective of this workshop is to provide knowledge, introductory training and basic skills on industrial wastewater analysis through lectures and discussion. Some simple hands-on demonstration will be arranged during the workshop.

Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr Chong Mei Fong obtained her BEng (Chemical) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and her PhD at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She received several "Sanggar Sanjung" awards for publications with journals of high impact factor. She joined The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus as an Assistant Professor to start her professional career. In 2009, she worked as a visiting scholar to Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU), Taiwan. In the same year, the WaterInno Award gold medal was conferred on her for her outstanding works on wastewater treatment.

Register here or download the form here. A map to Wisma IEM is presented here.

The CETD had its Planning Away Day on June 16th, 2012 at FRIM. Here are some photos of that event.