A group of 12 participants of the UNIMAS International Summer Programme 2017 visited ISITI as part of their programme. The participants were introduced to the various research initiatives spearheaded by ISITI and were also given a detailed explanation on the impacts that the research conducted by the institute had on the communities involved. The participants were also asked to provide their own insight on the issues of sustainability of developmental projects for rural communities as well as to share their experiences and thoughts on any research projects that they had either participated in or were keen to pursue in the future.

 Commemorative Picture of the visit, with President of Kyokuto Die-casting, Mr Yamamori (second from left), Ir Dr Danial (third from left) and Dr Sunami (second from right) with engineers of Kyokuto Die-casting Co Ltd. 

 Ir Dr Danial (second from left) and Dr Sunami (third from left) being briefed by the senior engineer of Kyokuto Die-casting Co Ltd. 

 Ir Dr Danial (second from left) being briefed by Mr Naido, GM of Engineering Department of Kyokuto Die-casting Co Ltd. 

 Research collaboration discussions in progress with numerical and experimental comparison by engineers of Kyokuto Die-casting Co Ltd. 

On August 28, 2017, Ir Dr Mohd Danial Ibrahim from Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering visited Kyokuto Die-casting Co. Ltd. in Yamakita-machi, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The visit was a continuation of research collaboration between UNIMAS and HICOM Die-casting Sdn Bhd. The international collaboration was initiated by Tokai University and UNIMAS in their research collaboration in die-casting processes improvements. The visit is aimed to have a joint-collaboration between UNIMAS-Tokai University, Kyokuto Die-casting, Japan and HICOM Diecastings, Malaysia. ...