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TECHNOLOGY AND A YOUNGER GENERATION – a boost to flour milling in Malaysia by Roger Gilbert, Publisher, Milling and Grain
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echnology continues to drive industry Leading the way with young millers ahead at a rapid pace. And flour milling Malaysia’s biggest flour milling company just got better and is no exception, despite many milling modern technology and youth have played their role in bringing companies still operating equipment this about. perfectly well after more than half-aOn a recent visit to view the newly-built Bühler flour mill at century of running some equipment 24 FFM Berhad Group’s ‘FFM Grains and Mills Sdn Bhd’ complex hours-a-day, and up to seven days-aon Kawasan Lembaga Palabuhan, Pasir Gudang, in southern week. Malaysia, we met with Dr Liew Kai Wah, the project engineer While we value new developments at the company who was part of the team in the construction of and look constantly to upgrade and replace equipment to achieve FFM’s new ‘D Mill’ which has a capacity of 500 tonnes per day. greater yield and efficiency, we might not be placing the same Dr Liew worked together with a team of younger millers emphasis on our milling staff. at the ‘FFM Grains and Mills’ factory, that was guided by a Are young people interested in milling? Are they aware of the project committee and led by a project director. He saw in the opportunities milling may offer as they pass through school and university? The answer is often, and sadly, no. However, there are sound and practical reasons for companies to look to younger staff; not just in terms of staff replacement, but to continue the forward progress and direction of their companies. With a healthy attitude towards new technology – especially those in the digital realm – a company is able to rise to the increasing challenge coming from a variety of sources in a competitive environment where consumer satisfaction, food price, product quality and food safety are Optical Sorter SORTEX – the standard in colour constantly having to be addressed by sorting performance for a the wider milling sector worldwide. wide range of applications
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