FEE 113

BASIC ENGINEERING I

Chapter 2: Impacts of Engineering

Technology

Saidatul Radhiah bt Ghazali

Faculty of Engineering Technology (Chemical)
Introduction
 There are 3 major impacts of Engineering
Technology:

1. Economic Impacts
2. Environmental Impacts
3. Social Impacts
Economic Impacts
 Engineering technology has increased the
economic growth especially in:

1. Oil, Gas & Petrochemical

2. Manufacturing
3. Agribusiness
Petrochemical in East Coast
Region
Petrochemical in East Coast
Region
Oil, Gas & Petrochemical cluster is centred in the Kertih Integrated
Petrochemical Complex (KIPC) in Terengganu and the Gebeng Integrated
Petrochemical Complex (GIPC), both a part of the PETRONAS Integrated
Petrochemical complex.
KPIC focuses on ethylene-based petrochemicals and biopolymer products
while GIPC concentrate on polypropylene-based petrochemicals, oil palm
biomass and palm oil based feedstock products
Petrochemical in East Coast
Region
Petrochemical Zones in Malaysia
Linkage Between Upstream and Downstream
Activities In Oil & Gas
Economic Impacts
 Engineering technology has increased the
economic growth especially in:

1. Oil, Gas & Petrochemical

2. Manufacturing
3. Agribusiness
Manufacturing in East Coast Region
Economic Impacts
 Engineering technology has increased the
economic growth especially in:

1. Oil, Gas & Petrochemical

2. Manufacturing
3. Agribusiness
Agribusiness in East Coast Region
Economic Impacts
 The economics of engineering is
very important in product design
and manufacturing. To minimize
product cost, chemical technologist
must take into account component
design, what materials are used,
and manufacturing processes.
 Other significant economic factors
include fringe benefits, labor,
insurance, profit, etc.
Introduction
 There are 3 major impacts of Engineering
Technology:

1. Economic Impacts
2. Environmental Impacts
3. Social Impacts
Environmental Impacts
Introduction
 There are 3 major impacts of Engineering
Technology:

1. Economic Impacts
2. Environmental Impacts
3. Social Impacts
Social Impacts
 Improve and ease our daily life activities
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 Technology will get even better. In the future, we

could live like how people in science fiction movies
did.
Social Impacts
 Provide employment opportunities. Let’s discuss
Possible Career In Engineering
Technology
 3 important elements in career exploration:
1. Occupational satisfaction
2. Availability of employment
3. Salary potential
Possible Career In Engineering
Technology

Chemical/Polymer
Engineering
Technician

Research & Technical

Development Production
(R&D) Sales
Research and Development (R&D)
 Sets up and operate laboratory apparatus to test products
chracteristic – clarity, chemical contents, temperature
 Uses complex instrumentation for testing
 Involved in pilot plants
Research and Development (R&D)
Production
 Supervise or operates the manufacturing process
 Inspects the quality of the product or amount of product
produced every day
 Normal routine : adjust valve to regulate equipments, start
pumps or compressor or shut down a system if safety is
questionable
Technical Sales & Development
 Concerned with identifying and meeting the needs of the
customer
 Sell the product to distributor and train them on the benefits
and limitations of the product
 Study the characteristics of the products – technical knowledge