A Roadmap Towards Industry 4.0 for the Malaysian Rubber Industry

41 pages. The specialized briefing titled The Way Forward for the Rubber and Rubber Products Industry was held on 27th July 2021. The paper on ‘A Roadmap Towards Industry 4.0 for the Malaysian Rubber Industry’ was briefed by Mr Lee Boon Teck, Treasurer of MATA and Managing Director of Pc Automation Sdn Bhd. Aimed to create awareness and focus on the technologies available for adoption by the rubber products industry primarily in areas of Industry 4.0, the paper outlined the big picture versus reality in Industry 4.0 that focused on automation and Internet of Intelligence (IoT). The speaker also discussed on how to move forward with the implementation of Industry 4.0 for SMEs in the Malaysian rubber industry and shared the roadmap featuring minimal Industry 4.0 project proposals.