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As part of a growing commitment to revolutionise Malaysia’s Palm Oil industry through technology, Fusionex, an established multi-award-winning intelligent technology provider, today launched a ‘Smart Milling Workshop via IR 4.0’ with the Malaysian Oil Scientists’ and Technologists’ Association (MOSTA) called ‘The Future of Palm Oil Industry’ – Revolutionizing Mill Operations and Widening Markets’, which places importance on enhancing the Palm Oil sector with cutting edge, transformative technology.
‘The Smart Milling Workshop via IR 4.0’ is one of the initiatives Fusionex is organising, where Industry Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0) technologies are brought to the forefront of Malaysia’s palm oil industry to serve as a catalyst for enhancing the performance of industry players through innovation and continuous intelligence.
The workshop provided a platform for business owners, operations personnel and technologists to exchange ideas and share experiences regarding new research and innovative palm oil technology. Fusionex also took to the stage to share powerful case studies and relevant techniques that have helped the industry better its standards so far. The session also provided an opportunity for deliberation of issues, challenges and some of the latest developments in the palm oil industry.
The event’s theme reflected futures trends that need to be adopted by the palm oil industry to overcome the existing and emerging challenges, especially in areas of technology deployment in plantations, smart mills, sustainability and marketable products. Fusionex’s technology raises the bar for best practices in plantations, as well as the milling and processing of palm oil.
Participants at this event had the opportunity to listen to Fusionex subject matter experts speak on how cutting-edge technologies such as Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics can immensely improve their business processes, optimise yield, improve overall quality, as well as increase productivity and profits.
The Minister of Primary Industries YB Teresa Kok Suh Sim, who attended the event and launched the ‘Smart Milling Palm Oil Mill Immersion Programme’, congratulated Fusionex and MOSTA for their commitment to transform Malaysia’s Palm Oil industry with advanced and result-oriented technology. The ‘Smart Milling Palm Oil Immersion Programme’ is an assessment programme worth RM10, 000 given to event attendees to kick-start their digital transformation with Fusionex.
YB Teresa Kok Suh Sim emphasised that, “Smart Milling will help Palm Oil mills modernise their operations and increase their productivity.’
“Such a collaboration between Fusionex and MOSTA, especially through today’s workshop, is an essential step in uplifting the Malaysian palm oil industry for the future,” she added.
Fusionex Founder & Group CEO Dato’ Seri Ivan The said, “The ‘Smart Milling Workshop via IR 4.0’ aims to encourage collaboration among industry players. The workshop focuses on some of the key issues and challenges in the palm oil industry. “Fusionex is committed to working with partners such as MOSTA, to create more awareness and provide much needed technology for the industry.”
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Augustine Ong, President of MOSTA, who was present at the ‘Smart Milling Workshop via IR 4.0’ elaborated, “This event with Fusionex brings together important stakeholders in the palm oil industry to collaborate and address sustainability issues. We are delighted to have Fusionex as a strong and supportive partner that is willing to come forth and share its experience with our member companies. I am sure the audience today gained a lot of insights that will be useful for their businesses.”