KUALA LUMPUR: Globetronics Techology Bhd (GTB) will allocate RM50.2 million to establish a cloud-based platform through the adoption of Industry 4.0 processes in their high volume mass production operations.
The miniaturised optical sensors manufacturer said the expansion will incorporate artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics and extended reality (AR+VR) into their end-to-end intelligent supply chain and manufacturing.
This will enable higher levels of customisation, reduction of cycle times and superior quality traceability for a diversified product portfolio and dynamic customer needs.
GTB said the move towards integrating intelligence into the company's machines and business processes is timely in addressing the non-skilled labour acquisition challenges as well as increasing the resilience in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The implementation of automation to its processes will also help GTB to focus on high revenue generation activities such as predictive and prescriptive data to maximise machine operations.
The initiative maps the path for the company's 'Lights Off' factory within the next five years.
Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) chief executive officer Arham Abdul Rahman said GTB's expansion will pave the way for enhancement in productivity, job creation and deepening the Malaysians skill set by leveraging on technology and emerging AI capabilities.
This was in line with the government's aspiration to spearhead rapid digital transformation in the manufacturing sector.
"The introduction of Industry4WRD policy, served as a strategic direction for Malaysia to fully embrace Industry 4.0, including smart manufacturing and smart cities, smart grids, as well as smart solutions.
"While digitalisation is the antidote for business survival and growth in innovation-led value creation, GTB's Industry 4.0 adoption will complement the electrical and electronics industry by producing advanced semiconductor photonic products through the utilisation of autonomous robots and smart manufacturing", he said in a statement.
GTB's IR4.0 transformation focuses on workforce transformation, reimagining manufacturing and workforce training via extended reality.
The company's ER technology will bridge the gap between the digital and physical world by superimposing live-streamed images with its extensive database of machines learnt data from research and development as well as manufacturing phases.
The new recharacterising of GTB's manufacturing processes will be the testbed to proliferate and intensify the use of big data across its end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing system.
The workforce transformation will position the company to be the front runner in Malaysia in establishing a data-driven culture and hub to attract data science talents, locally and globally.
The expansion would also demonstrate GTB's commitment to continually invest in emerging technologies that are critical to support the constantly evolving landscape to ensure its business sustainability.
GTB's new platform is set to gear up for exciting next generation semiconductor wafer-level packaging technology including the 2.5D, where the stacking of dies will be replaced by flip-chip on a silicon interposer.