Arburg unveils traditional sculpture, presents “Customer Awards” for its silver anniversary in Malaysia

Proudly looking back on 25 successful years in Malaysia: Managing Partner Juliane Hehl, subsidiary manager Visu Nagappa (right) and head of the ASEAN region David Chan (left). Photo: ARBURG

• Major anniversary celebrations with around 150 guests
• Managing Partner Juliane Hehl presents anniversary sculpture
• Arburg has had its own subsidiary in Kuala Lumpur for 25 years

Lossburg, Germany/ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — On 15 September 2017, the Arburg subsidiary in Malaysia celebrated its 25th anniversary with around 150 invited guests. As the occasion demanded, a high-ranking delegation from the German parent company, including Managing Partner Juliane Hehl and Managing Director Sales Gerhard Böhm, also attended. As part of the festive evening event, Juliane Hehl presented the traditional Arburg anniversary sculpture. Another highlight was the presentation of the “Arburg Customer Awards 2017”.

In her speech, Managing Partner Juliane Hehl emphasised the achievements of the Arburg subsidiary: “I am extremely impressed with what our team in Malaysia has achieved over the last quarter century. Our employees have always been and will continue to be there for our customers – in line with our brand promise “Wir sind da.”

Thanks to both staff and customers

Juliane Hehl thanked the subsidiary team on behalf of the owner families and the entire Arburg parent company. In recognition of 25 years of successful work and as encouragement for the coming decades, she presented the anniversary sculpture to the subsidiary manager, Visu Nagappa and head of the ASEAN region, David Chan.

Managing Director Sales Gerhard Böhm also expressed his thanks to the staff and, in particular, to the customers for the trust they had placed in Arburg and for the successful cooperation over the past years: “This confirms that we chose the right path decades ago and our ongoing investments in this market have paid dividends.”

First Allrounder in Malaysia in 1989

Arburg’s activities in Malaysia began as early as 1989 with the sale of the first two Allrounders. One of these was sold to what is now Today’s Plastics Industries Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur, whose owner, Mr. Woon Then Yew, was among the guests at the event.

As the Malaysian market developed very quickly and positively in the subsequent years, Arburg opened a subsidiary of its own in 1992. “This was a significant milestone for us and marked an important step towards the successful development of our company in the Asian region,” said Gerhard Böhm. Just four years later, the company moved to new premises, doubling the usable area to 250 square metres and expanding the range of services. “In addition to the performance of the Allrounder, customers also appreciate our comprehensive know-how and our extensive range of services and consulting,” said the Managing Director Sales, drawing attention to the telephone hotline, the expert service

technicians, the spare parts store, the showroom and the training options available at the Malaysian subsidiary.

Arburg represented in all industries

Initially, Arburg’s customers were mainly small family-run businesses that worked with between 10 and 20 machines. Over the past decades, many global players have also invested in Malaysia, with a view to produce plastic products there. The machine fleets now comprise between 50 and 100 Allrounders, enabling high-quality plastic parts to be produced for the packaging, medical technology and automotive industries, as well as for the electrical and electronics sector. Northern Malaysia in particular is increasingly developing into a centre for medical technology, with the manufacture of disposable medical items and equipment.

“Arburg Customer Awards” presented

Specially selected customers were awarded “Arburg Customer Awards 2017” in four categories during the anniversary celebrations.

The companies Clipsal Manufacturing, Intercosmo Industries, ITL Asia Pacific, Juken Technology Engineering, Luster Precision Engineering, PMM Components, Wan Cheng Plastic Industries, Zeito Plastic Components and Fu Hao Manufacturing were awarded with the “Shining Star Award”.

The “Golden Star Award” was given to the companies Prestige Dynamics Industries, Combi-Pack and Deutsche Technoplast Melaka.

The “Rising Star Award” was won by the company Plasticmate and the “All Star Awards” went to the companies B. Braun Medical Industries, Widetech Manufacturing and Valeo Penang.

SOURCE: Arburg

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About Arburg
A German family-owned company, Arburg is one of the leading global manufacturers of plastic processing machines. The product portfolio encompasses Allrounder injection moulding machines with clamping forces of between 125 and 6,500 kN, the Freeformer for industrial additive manufacturing and robotic systems, customer and industry-specific turnkey solutions and further peripheral equipment.

The company places the topic of production efficiency at the centre of all its activities, taking into account the entire value-added chain. The objective is to enable Arburg customers to manufacture their plastic products, whether one-off parts or high-volume batches, with optimal quality and at minimum unit costs – e.g. for the automotive and packaging industries, communication and entertainment electronics, medical technology or the white goods sector.

An international sales and service network ensures first-class customer support at the local level: Arburg is represented by fully owned organisations at 33 locations in 25 countries and by trading partners in more than 50 countries. The machines are produced exclusively at the parent company in Lossburg, Germany. Of a total of around 2,800 employees, about 2,300 work in Germany. About 500 further employees work in Arburg’s organisations around the world. In 2012, Arburg became one of the first companies to gain triple certifications: ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environment) and ISO 50001 (energy).

Further information about Arburg can be found at www.arburg.com.