Machinery & Metal – Engineering Support Industry

Malaysia‘s engineering support industry (ESI) encompasses companies carrying out a wide range of activities, including mould and die, machining, metal stamping, metal casting, surface engineering, heat treatment, and forging. It is a vital industry supporting the country‘s industrial development, due to its linkages to various economic sectors such as manufacturing, construction, transportation and the primary industries. 

Players in the industry continue to upgrade their facilities and acquire technologies to meet the stringent requirements of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for parts and components, as well as precision engineering services. 

Leading Malaysian ESI companies that are capable of providing solutions to meet ever growing and sophisticated global demand include Alpha Master, Eng Teknologi, Sena Diecasting Industries, Walta Engineering, Improvage Precision, Notion VTec and Kobay Technology. 

These companies develop and produce high value-added modular components, machine structures, precision engineering parts, sheet metal fabrication and sub-assemblies, as well as undertake surface finishing for high growth industries such as medical devices, aerospace and E&E, especially the semiconductor sub-sector.