INDUSTRIAL TRAINING REPORT

NO 4185, JALAN KB 1/9, KG. BARU BALAKONG,

43300 BALAKONG, SELANGOR D.E., MALAYSIA.

MOHD ALIMIN BIN MOHD ANNI

MA17156

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG

05 JULY 2021 – 24 SEPTEMBER 2021

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would first like to send my gratitude towards my industrial supervisor, Mr. Siva
Kumarasan who has shown continuous support and his willingness to share his knowledge
towards us, and his understandings that we are very much of a student and he would do every
way that he can to accommodate our learning and giving practical tasks to ensure that we are
constantly learning throughout our time in the company. Next, I would like to send over my
gratitude to the people in another department as well like Engineering and Maintenance
Department as a whole that helping us a lot in trying to share their knowledge and experiences,
apart from the given hospitality which is very much appreciated. Special honorary mention
goes out to Mr. Hafiz for his advices and guidance, Mr. Godiswarar for sharing his knowledge
and experience and also towards all the personnel in AB Mauri (M) Sdn Bhd for this
tremendous learning experience.

Big thanks to my family for continuous support as well as God Himself that makes
everything possible to happen. ‘Kun Faya Kun’.

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 ABSTRACT

This report is intended to give the reader insight and information into my Industrial
Training at AB Mauri (M) Sdn Bhd. Industrial Training is a compulsory curriculum for students
studying in Universiti Malaysia Pahang must complete in order to earn their Bachelor’s Degree.
This course is designed to allow students to look out for opportunities, gain new knowledge
and experiences about the industry itself and working life. My Industrial Training was
completed at AB Mauri (M) Sdn Bhd which mainly focusing in three main things, which is
maintenance, process and project. In which I was exposed to the various type of skills in order
to enhance my interpersonal skills. These experiences have given me a lot of advantages in
shaping me for my future career. Finally, this report includes the introduction, organization
background, tasks and experiences that I have gained throughout my time, recommendation
and suggestions.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i

ABSTRACT ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS iii

LIST OF TABLE v

LIST OF FIGURES vi

CHAPTER 1 COMPANY PROFILE

1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Company Background 2

1.2.1 Vision 3

1.2.2 Mission 4

1.2.3 Values 4

1.2.4 Working hours 5

1.3 Company Organization 6

1.4 Training Schedule 7

CHAPTER 2 COMPANY ACTIVITIES

2.1 Introduction 8

2.1.1 Facilities 9

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 2.1.2 Department 10

2.2 Products 12

2.3 Plants 14

CHAPTER 3 STUDENT SELF ACTIVITY

3.1 Introduction 16

3.2 Filing documentation 17

3.3 Plant drawing project 20

3.4 Inventory checklist project 23

3.5 Sachet machine project 25

3.5.1 Case study of sachet machine 25

3.5.2 Improvement of sachet machine 27

3.5.3 Routine with maintenance team 35

3.6 Yeast plant site visit project 38

3.7 Side project 42

CHAPTER 4 CONCLUSION

4.1 Summary 45

CHAPTER 5 RECOMMENDATION 46

REFERENCES 47

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table No. Tittle Page

1.0 Working Schedule 5
1.1 Training schedule for the internship 7
1.2 Facilities in the company 10
1.3 Department in the company 12

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Table No. Tittle Page

1.0 Company logo 2

1.1 Company organization 6

1.2 Yeast product in various packaging 12

1.3 Ingredients for breads and rolls 12

1.4 Ingredients for cake and donuts 13

1.5 Ingredients for margarine and fats 13

1.6 Other products 13

1.7 Outside of the plant 2 14

1.8 a) and b) inside of the plant 1 14

1.9 Outside of the plant 2 15

2.0 a) and b) inside of the plant 2 15

2.1 a), b) and c) example of job request form 18

2.2 a) and b) data that had been key in to microsoft excel 19

2.3 Lower floor of plant 1 21

2.4 Upper floor of plant 1 21

2.5 Lower floor of plant 2 22

2.6 Upper floor of plant 2 22

2.7 Data for the mechanical item in workshop 24

2.8 Sachet machine 26

2.9 Inside of sachet machine 28

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3.0 Left side holder for the plastic strip 29

3.1 Right side holder for the plastic strip 29

3.2 Adjustable gear 30

3.2 Housing for the adjustable gear as a protection 30

3.4 Holder at the end of conveyer 31

3.5 Mesh filter and holder 31

3.6 Incoming yeast holder 32

3.7 Back side of sachet machine 33

3.8 Back cover panel 33

3.9 The doot of sachet machine 34

4.0 Sensor for barcode 35

4.1 Software to control barcode 35

4.2 Homing 36

4.3 Configuration of the sensor 37

4.4 RSB sensor 37

4.5 a) and b) alternating current motor 38

4.6 Unused tank 39

4.7 Racking of electrical wire 39

4.8 Wire expose 39

4.9 Alternating current motor 40

5.0 Direct current motor 40

5.1 Structural building 41

5.2 Air conditioning holder 41

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5.3 Filter 42

5.4 Sensor 43

5.5 Pipe leaked 43

5.6 Pipe had been repaired 43

5.7 a) and b) had been repaired 44

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 CHAPTER 1

COMPANY PROFILE

1.1 Introduction

This report is a result of 12 weeks long internship program from 05 July 2021 until 24
September 2021 conducted in AB Muari (M) Sdn Bhd. This internship programs is prepared to
give work expcrienee industry to students as preparation before enter the industry in real and as a
requirement to complete the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Mechanical Engineering. The main
objective of the internship in simple term is to get practical experience of the theoretical knowledge
gained during the classroom session. The main task is to get along into the organization and do
tasks as required by the organization as well as the course of study. AB Mauri Malaysia Sdn Bhd
offered me as intern in engineering department supervise by Mr Siva Kumarasan, which is Plant
engineer in this company. Engineering department divided into three parts, which are maintenance,
process and project. It was a 12 weeks long internship program. In engineering department, all the
team members had to work almost whole week and sometimes overtime if needed. Like the team
members, I also had to work almost 5 days a week. In this company, I also responsible to complete
all tasks given by my supervisor by applying knowledge and skills learned theoretically in
classroom into practical by striving to improves my communication skills and improvi ng my
knowledge since I need to communicate with new people such as contractors awhile my supervisor
not around. Besides that, I also need to make sure every documentation arc keep updated to the
latest one. I also need to do my routine for every month such as asissting maintenance team,
updated the quotation and etc.

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1.2 Company Background

Figure 1.0: Company logo.

AB Mauri Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is a global yeast and bakery ingredients manufacturer and
supplies serving the world's baker from major industrial bakeries, through smaller craft bakers and
food service companies. Its operate from more than 48 locations in 26 countries, with its
headquarters in London, U.K. AB Mauri started their operation in Malaysia as Fermentation
Industries (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. On September 1971 of which it was later changed to Mauri
Fermentation (M) Sdn. Bhd. In February 1974 to reflect, the joint venture between local companies
and a listed Australian company (Burns, Philps & Company Limited) through its wholly owned
subsidiary of Mauri Fermentation Malaysia Pte Ltd. In October 2004, this shareholding then sold
to Associated British Foods plc (ABF) that listed in London stock exchange, to coincide with the
creation of ABF's new global operating division, AB Mauri. This has led to the formation of AB
Mauri Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

AB Mauri Malaysia started with yeast manufacturing and other wide range of bakery
ingredient products such as topping, fillings, colours, flavours, bread mixes, bakery fats and oil,
bread improvers, cake mixes, and other bakery ingredients. Currently, there are the only local
producer of yeast in Malaysia. AB Mauri have an extensive distribution network of 8 depots
covering the whole West & East Malaysia and Singapore and staffed with well-trained sales and
technical experts. This is to meet the constant demands to the markets. Besides, some trading items
range that help to complement our product range; all our products are manufactured in our factory
located in Balakong, Selangor. There are about 149 staffs (local & foreign) in the whole factory

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(including office workers & sales representative). The factory divided into six manufacturing
plants i.e. Yeast, Bean Paste, Dry ingredient, wet ingredient, bakery fat and non-dairy whip
topping.

Manufacturing line operates from 7am to 11 pm in Monday to Saturday AB Mauri

Malaysia uses the wealth of international knowledge within AB Mauri to create local ingredient
solutions. With combined global reach and established local presence, along with highly efficient
and cost effective distribution systems, we thrive to meet and exceed the expectations of our
customers everywhere. AB Mauri Malaysia manufacturing facility is being awarded Food Safety
System Certification 22000, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmarked scheme
by Lloyd's Register in Jan 2016. Their quality management system ISO 9001:2008 is certified by
Intertek Certification International Sdn Bhd. for bakery ingredient, emulsified fat, cake stabilizer
& pan release agent. AB Mauri Malaysia uses the wealth of international knowledge within AB
Mauri to create local ingredient solutions. With combined global reach and established local
presence, along with highly efficient and cost effective distribution systems, they thrive to meet
and exceed the expectations of our customers everywhere

1.2.1 Vision

In every business or organizations, it begins with one idea that spark the initial objective to solve
the problem within the community. Behind the idea, there lies a vision of what the organization
could be if they have the right structure, the right leadership, sufficient funding and a group of core
supporters to believe in the vision. The vision itself, delivers the organization’s or companies’
purpose, and the importance of the existence of the company to exist. All types of organization,
not limited to non-profit organizations, charities, for profit organizations uses vision statements to
guide their internal stakeholders with their main purpose. In AB Mauri (M) Sdn Bhd, the vision
statement is to be the supplier of choice for the bakery industry with leading brands in yeast and
bakery. The vision statement define that the company are wishing to be a longlasting company, a
go to company when it goes to related products and organization that focuses on to be the supplier
of choice for the bakery industry.

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1.2.2 Mission

To deliver a unique combination of practices & capabilities across each link of the baking business
value chain:

• People and process

• Channels
• Bakers
• Retails
• Consumers
• Building organizational capabilities and producing quality products
• Provide technical & product solutions to industrial and craft bakeries
• Develop retail markets and product categories
• Understand consumer needs and habits

1.2.3 Values

 Ambitious
We recognize initiative and effort, aiming high. We are commited to a process of
continous improvement and best pratice sharing. We think global and act global.

 Collaborative
We value our diverse enviroment and are passionate about actively working together and
communicating between all entities. We are open and trusting in an informal enviroment.

 Ethical
We act with integrity in achieving corporate standards through the highest levels of
professional conduct.

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1.2.4 Working Hours

Due to movement control order, operating working hours had been slightly changed by the
company.
Days Working hours Hours

08:00 am – 10:00 am 2 hours

10:00 am – 10:30 am 30 minutes breaks

10:30 pm – 01:00 pm 2 hours 30 minutes

Monday - Friday 01:00 pm – 02:00pm 1 hours of lunch

02:00 pm – 03:00 pm 1 hours

03:00 pm – 03:30 pm 30 minutes breaks

03:30 pm – 05:00 pm 1 hour 30 minutes

Table 1.1: Working schedule.

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 1.3 Company Organization

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Figure 1.1: Company organization
1.4 Training Schedule

Table 1.1: Training schedule for the internship.

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 CHAPTER 2

COMPANY ACTIVITIES

2.1 Introduction

AB Mauri Malaysia is a division of AB Mauri, a global leader in yeast and bakery

ingredient products. Today this company produce, import and export a wide range of fresh and dry
yeast and bakery ingredients to support bakers and customers in the region. This company sell
yeast under the Mauripan, Fermipan and Prime yeast brand names. Additionally, our signature line
of quality bakery ingredients – including bread improvers and softeners, cake and bread mixes,
mold inhibitors, chemical leaveners, and more – are sold under the AB Mauri® Bakery Ingredients
brand names. When bakers choose from our complete product portfolio, they experience our
commitment to an ongoing working relationship — beyond just an ordinary product purchase. We
thoroughly assess ingredient and process needs and provide the industry experience and proven
critical thinking to help set your baked goods apart in the marketplace. AB Mauri Malaysia has
access to a global network of baking knowledge unmatched around the world. This expertise
covers the functionality and proper application of yeast and bakery ingredients, technical
understanding of processing equipment, and beyond. Ultimately, we are a baking technology
company that is passionate about baking and driven to assist customers achieve superior quality.
Industrial and artisan bakers looking for a total resource – whether it be for breads, buns, rolls,
doughnuts, pizza crust, pastries, cookies, biscuits, crackers and more – can rely on us.

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2.1.1 Facilites

In this company, the facilities can be divided into five facilites. Each of the facilities had their
own functionaility. Below are the facilities that had in this company:
Facilities Function
1. Human Resource and Main office building.
Administrative - Run all of the administration works and dealing with local
2. Finance Department municipality council.
3. Quality Assurance & Quality
Control
4. Research and Development
(R&D)

Engineering & Safety office Location where all of the Engineering and safety team
located. This office will be used as a working area and
discussion room with the other team or department.

Workshop Workplace where all of the maintenance are being done.

There are some cases where the maintenance cannot be done
in the plant site, this component will be bring to workshop for
further inspection.

Warehouse - Storage for all the final

products which had been
produced by each plant.
- A checkpoint where all of the
products will be arrange to
transport outside and inside
of the country

Margarine, NDWT, Wet & dry In this plant, all four products are being produced including
plant the process of mixing, packaging, sealing and etc.

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Yeast & Mauripan plant Mainly, in this plant there are two products are being produce
which is yeast and red bean.

Table 1.2: Facilities in the comapny

2.1.2 Department

Department Task/Job
Human Resource and • To ensure the recruitment, staffing and productivity of the
Administrative company to run smoothly
• To run wholly of the administration works, licensing and dealing
with local municipality council.

Finance Department • Responsible for check and balance of the cash flow for the whole
plant.
• Responsible for the procurement of the raw materials, spare parts
and purchasing new investment
• Responsible to conduct internal audit within the organization supply
chain Department:
• To ensure produce parts to be delivered to the dealer at the right time,
with the right volume
• Responsible to find the right distributor for the raw materials, spare
parts and other items for the plant
• Focuses on planning and forecasting, purchasing, product assembly,
moving, storage, distribution, sales

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Quality Assurance & • Inspect, test, and sample materials or assembled parts or products for
Quality Control defects and deviations from specifications.
• Observe and monitor production operations and equipment to ensure
conformance to specifications and make or order necessary process or
assembly adjustments.

Research and • New product research and development

Development (R&D) • Improving existing products and processes

Engineering & Safety Facilities

• Responsible for the maintenance and upgrading the machine in the
production line
• Refine operations to maximize efficiency.
• Develop and enact quality control procedures to resolve particular
production problems or minimize overall costs.
• Confer with the client or facility management about processes,
contracting, and manufacturing capabilities, and update them on the
status of the project.
• Involve in arranging the sub-contractor that doing maintencance
around the plant.
• Doing monthlymaintenance checklist.
Enviroment
• Prepare, review, and update environmental investigation reports.
• Design projects that lead to environmental protection, such as water
reclamation facilities or air pollution control systems.
• Obtain, update, and maintain plans, permits, and standard operating
procedures.
• Provide technical support for environmental remediation projects and
for legal
• Establishing safety procedures and protocols

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 Production Department • Supervising and improving production in the plant.
• Support engineering teams, draw up safety protocols, report issues to
the Manager, and develop strategies to improve efficiency and profit.
• Diagnosing problems in the production line and providing
recommendations and training.
• Identifying, documenting, and reporting unsafe practices.
Table 1.3: Department in the company.

2.2 Products

As explain in company activities, this company mainly focusing in producing yeast and other
bakery ingredient. The products that produce by this company can be split into 5 category which
is yeast, breads and rolls, cakes and donuts, margarine and fats and other products. Example of the
products are shown in the figure below.
i. Yeast

Figure 1.2: Yeast product in various type of packaging.

ii. Breads and rolls

Figure 1.3: Ingredient for breads and rolls.

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iii. Cakes and donuts

Figure 1.4: Ingredients for cakes and donuts.

iv. Margarine and fats

Figure 1.5: Products of margarine and fats.

v. Other products

Figure 1.6: Other products.

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2.3 Plant

For each of the final products, it will be produce by 2 main plant. For the plant 1, it will be
responsible in the process of producing Margarine, Non Dairy Whip Topping, fats. For the plant
number 2 mainly focusing in the process of yeast and mauripan product.

i. Plant number 1

Figure 1.7: Outside of the plant 1.

a) b)

Figure 1.8: a) and b) is the inside of the plant 1.

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ii. Plant number 2

Figure 1.9: Outside of the plant 2.

a) b)

Figure 2.0: a) and b) is the Inside of the plant 2.

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 CHAPTER 3

STUDENT SELF ACTIVITY

3.1 Introduction

As shown in the table 1.1, a gantt chart is used to ilustrate the training schedule for the 12
weeks and duration for each of the activity. During the internship, I was placed under the
department of Engineering and safety under supervisor of Mr Siva Kumarasan who is the person
in charge as Plant Engineer. Our daily activities includes monitoring, patrolling and enforcing 5S
within the plant and also in the production area.

Engineering team will working together with maintenance team. Each issue that being
found during our daily activities and also issue that found by other department will be review by
engineering team and solution will be discuss. All of the solution will be excuted by the
maintenance team. Since my position as internship, my job scope not only with engineering team,
also with the maintenance team.

As my job scope not only revolve around Engineering department only, I have been given
oppurtunity to gain as much experience and knowloedge knowledge that we want hence sometimes
we just go and follow up along with other department like Quality Control (QC) Department and
Production Department. I also involve with the production team to oversee the process and the
works they do in the production line to make the final product. This process includes the process
such as mixing, satching, barcode, packaging and etc. Ad hocks tasks as well were given from
time to time to fill up the time that i had. Other than that, I also took an initiative to follow certain
individuals in maintenance team to carry out ther assign task by the Engeineering department.

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3.2 Filling Documentation

Introduction:

Job request is a form that usually will be fill up by the other department if they found any
issue in the plant they assign. This job request will be received by the engineering team.
Engineernig team will be review the problem. In reviewing the issue, maintenance team
will be be assigned to go to the site and monitor the problem. Person in charge who also
issue the problem also will be discuss with engineering team to consider if the problem are
high or low priority. High priority problem can be defined as a problem that can affect the
production line. Maintenance team will be discuss with engineering team to come up with
solution, after discussion and solution had been made up, maintenance team will excuting
the solution. After the issue had been solved, the job request form will be sign by the
maintenace team and the form will be store in file for further audit.

Objective :

- To monitor all of the problem that happens around the plant.

- To ensure the maintenance team doing their job.
- Propose the proper solution if there are any problem that related to engineering field.
- Key in the all of the job request into the Microsoft Excel.

Methodology:

Proper step in completing this task is to discuss and involve with the maintenance team

who are responsible in solving all of the issue that reported by other department. Each of

the request will be reviewed. Job request that had been solved will be transfer to the

microsoft excel.

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Result:

Example of the job request form are shown below:

a) b)

Figure 2.1: a), b) and c) example

of job request form.

c)

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All of the job request will be put into the microsoft excel. This documentation are really

important to keep track all of the issued that had been made. For the problem that usually

happen, a proper solution should be made to control the problem. All of the job that had

been requested and key in to microsoft excel are shown below:

a)

Figure 2.2: a) and b) Data that had been key in

microsoft excel

b)

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Conclusion:

Conclusion that can be made from this task, by key in all of the job request to microsoft
excel , I was able to monitor all of the problem that usually happen around the plant. There
are some problem that involve in mechnical problem, by monitoring on how the
maintenance team solve the problem, I able to gain new knowledge and experience from
them.

3.3 Plant Drawing Project

Introduction:

In this project, 2 dimensional drawing of the plant should be made using the AutoCAD
software. In this drawing, 2 main plant should be made which is plant 1 (Margarine,
NDWT, Wet & dry) and plant 2 (Yeast & Mauripan). This plant drawing will be usefull in
further project incase if there are any changing of the layout for each the plant. Efficiancy
for each of the machine in the plant easily estimated.

Objective :

- Draw a 2D plant using AutoCAD software

- To expose on how the plant operate.

Methodology:

To complete this task, a draft should be made first before transferring to the AutoCAD
software. Site visit should be made to know of each the item that have in the plant. Person
in charge for each of the plant should be involve in this project to make sure for of the item
in the plant are included in the draft.

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Result:

This is result for of the plant drawing in format of AutoCAD.

i. Plant 1

Figure 2.3: Lower floor of plant 1.

Figure 2.4: Upper floor of plan 1.

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ii. Plant 2

Figure 2.5: Lower floor of plan 2.

Figure 2.6: Upper floor of plan 2..

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Conclusion:

Conclusion that can be made from this task, all of the objective had been archieved. By
doing this task, I was able to implement and practice the knowledge which I had been
learned during the class. More specifically, the subject of Computer Aided Design. From
my perspective, all of the knowledge and skilld which I had been learned are realy
important in achieving to complte this task.

3.4 Inventory Checklist Project

Introduction:

Inventory checklist can be defined as a task to calculate the total of each the mechanical
item in workshop. By doing this task, it will easier to know which of the component that
had a high priority in maintenance process. Lower value of the mechanical components in
workshop, means that component are usually used in maintenance and vice versa. Cost in
buying mechanical parts also can be optimized by focusing only the important mechnical
part. In this task, some modification of the original file had been done by myself to improve
and optimize this file for further planning.

Objective :

i. Expose to a variety of mechanical components.

ii. To ensure the smoothness in maintenance incase of breakdown.
iii. Key in the value of the mechanical components to the microsoft excel.

Methodology:

Most efficient method in completing this task was more going to the site (workshop). 5S
technique can be implement in doing this particular task. First step is to arrange all of the
mechanical part into a few different category. For each of the category, the different will
be the sizes.

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Result:

All of the data (value of mechnical components) are shown in the figure below:

Figure 2.7: Data for the mechanical item.in workshop.

Conclusion;

As the conclusion, objective for this task had been archeived. From this task, I gain a new
knowledge about new mechnical components. By knowing this emchannical components,
it will be easier for me to propse a proper solution incase something breakdown.

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3.5 Sachet Machine Project

This sachet machine was located at the plant 2. The purpose of this machine to excute the process
of packaging the yeast without using any human effort, which is semi-automated machine. In this
task, I had been assigned to the case study of this machine, monitor the machine if there are any
room for improvement of the efficiency and doing some routine work with maintenance team.

3.5.1 Case study of sachet machine

Introduction:

In food industry, packaging machinery had been used throughout all packaging operations
which is involving primary packages to distribution packs. In packaging amchinery, there are feew
process that usually involves which is : filling, sealing, vacuum, combining and cutting, labelling
and palletizing. There some case in industry where packaging operations cannot be accomplished
without packaging machine. For example, many packages include heat seals to prepare or seal a
package. Heat sealers are needed, even in slow labor-intensive operations.

Packaging operations can be designed for variable package sizes and forms or for handling
only uniform packages, where the machinery or packaging line is adjustable between production
runs. Certainly slow manual operations allow workers to be flexible to package variation but also
some automated lines can handle significant random variation. Moving from manual operations,
through semi-automatic operations to fully automated packaging lines offers advantages to some
packagers. Other than the obvious control of labor costs, quality can be more consistent, and
throughput can be optimized. Efforts at packaging line automation increasingly use programmable
logic controllers [3] and robotics. Large fully automatic packaging lines can involve several pieces
of major equipment from different manufactures as well as conveyors and ancillary equipment.
Integrating such systems can be a challenge. Often consultants or external engineering firms are
used to coordinate large projects.

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Sachet machine at the location:

Figure 2.8: Sachet machine.

Type of machinery:

Packaging machinery usually can be known into few type, which is:

i. Accumulating and collating machines.

ii. Blister packs, skin packs and vacuum packaging machines.
iii. Bottle caps equipment, over-capping, lidding, closing, seaming and sealing machines.
iv. Box, case, tray, and carrier forming, packing, unpacking, closing, and sealing
machines.
v. Cartoning machines.

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 vi. Cleaning, sterilizing, cooling and drying machines.
vii. Coding, printing, marking, stamping, and imprinting machines.

General function of pakaging machinery:

i. Improve labor productivity. Sliding blister sealing machine packaging machinery is

much faster than manual packaging. One good example of this is the candy packing
machine. Here, hundreds to thousands of candies can be wrapped in minutes.
ii. Ensure packaging quality. Mechanical packaging is particularly important for
exported goods to achieve consistent packaging.
iii. Handle specialized requirements, such as vacuum packaging, inflatable packaging,
skin packaging and pressure filling.
iv. Reduce labor and improve working conditions for bulky/heavy products.
v. Protect workers from health effects brought by dust, toxic/hazardous products and
prevent environmental contamination.
vi. Reliably ensure product hygiene by eliminating hand contact with food and
medicines.

3.5.2 Improvement of sachet machine

Introduction:

By monitoring and observing the sachet machine, there are some of the problem that can affect the
efficiency of the machine. In this task, by observing the sachet machine, I need to suggest the
solution that usually came up and discuss with the maintenance team on how to improve the
efficiency the machine (reduce wastage)

Objective :

i. To study the machine.

ii. To record any findings from the point of view of mechanical.
iii. Record any issue and propose a possible solution.

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Methodology:

i. Doing a discussion and site visit with maintenance.

ii. Observing and monitoring the machine.
iii. Split the problem into different category.
iv. Propose a possible solution to counter the problem.
v. The design are done in Solidwork software.

Result: *all units used in the drawing are mm.

i. Safety

No Findings Issue
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Excess plastic from the sachet sometime can snap
into two due to the heat during the process of sealing
the sachet. This plastic will be hard to pull out if snap
into two since the other strip will stick to the hot
sealing rotors.

Figure 2.9: Inside of sachet machine.

Solution:

Dealing with the hot object, a holder for the plastic strip should be design to ease the accessibility
to pull out the plastic strip if snap into two. Possible design for the housing is shown in figure
below: The design had be draw using the Solidwork software. Type of material can be used in
fabrication is Stainless steel which have high durability against corrosion.

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Figure 3.0: Left side holder for the plastic strip

Figure 3.1: Right side holder for the plastic strip

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No Findings Issue
2
This adjustable gear which controls the roller of
sachet are too exposed, it can lead the people to
accidently bump and disturb the alignment.

Figure 3.2: Adjustable gear.

Solution:

Design a housing to protect this part for being too exposed. Possible solution is shown in below.

Figure 3.3: Housing for the adjustable gear

as a protection.

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 ii. Improve efficiency of the machine (reduce wastage).

No Findings Issue
1
Excess yeast during sealing will fall with the
sachet at the end of conveyor. This excess
yeast can be reused.

Figure 3.4: Holder at the end conveyer.

Solution:

Design a mesh that will filter between sachet and excess yeast at the end of the conveyor. Mesh
that will filter out all the excess yeast when reaching at the end of the conveyer. This container can
be removed as the yeast full.

Figure 3.5: Mesh filter and holder.

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 Mesh that will filter out all the excess yeast when reaching at the end of the conveyer. This
container can be removed as the yeast full.

iii. Ease accessibility of cleaning.

No Findings Issue
1
Incoming yeast sometime came out from this holder.

Figure 3.6: Incoming yest holder.

Solution:

Seal around this component using a washer which can reduce the possibility of yeast came out.

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 No Findings Issue
2
During cleaning progress, some of the excess
product can enter the electrical component.
This issue should be avoided because can
lead to malfunction to electrical and
mechanical components.

Figure 3.7: Back side of sachet machine.

Solution:
Putting a back cover panel to avoid the product enter during cleaning progress.

Figure 3.8: Back cover panel.

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 Back cover that will protect the electrical and mechanical component in back cover during
cleaning process. At the bottom of this panel, will be function as an incoming for the hose and
also better air flow since this closed area contain electrical and mechanical component that
needed fresh air to avoid heat.

No Findings Issue
3
All the door for the access inside this
machine are not properly seal. Unwanted
material can easily stick between the air
gaps.

Figure 3.9: Door for sachet machine.

Solution:
Seal all of the air gap using black Nitrile Butadiene Rubber.

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 3.5.3 Routine with maintenance team

Introduction:

In this task, I had been assigned to follow with maintenance team to observe and help in their
routine on this machine.

Objective :

- To build up working discipline and team spirit among the team.

- Exposure to real working enviroment.
- Enhance interpersonal skill

Result:

i. Printer barcode issue

Problem: Printer barcode issue

Affect to sachet : Barcode are not properly printed on the sachet.

Common cause: Sensor are not properly align which causing the timing on printing a little bit
slow or faster.

Solution: Adjusted the position of sensor and in the software; recalibrate the value of axis x
and y direction.

Figure 4.0: Sensor for barcode. Figure 4.1: Software to control barcode.

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ii. Homing issue

Pronlem : Homing issue

Affect: Homing is the part where the sachet are being vacuum and seal. This issue cause the

sachet not properly seal and vacuum.

Solution: Do the calibration setting and adjust the sensor which this sensor should detect the

‘eye mark’ (black bar) on sachet

Figure 4.2: Homing compartment.

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 iii. Learning about the sensor

Basic configuration of the sensor.

• Will receive the input from
surrounding. In this case for
the machine, when the
sensor detect black bar on
the left side of sachet, it
will triggered the sensor
and sends a command to the
cental processing unit
Central Processing
Unit (CPU)
• The data from CPU will be
executed at the output. In
• Receive and process the this case, the output can be
input. seen as the compartment of
• Excute a proper command homing,cutting,filling and
as the output based on what seal bar movine.
had been programmed.

Output
Input

Figure 4.3: Configuration of sensor

Figure 4.4: RSB sensor.

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3.6 Yeast Plant Site Visit Project

Introduction:

In this task, I had been assigned to do some site visit to the yeast plant whichb is plant number 2.
This site visit includes some monitoring, observing on how the plant operates. All of the findings
in this site visit should be recorded and key in to microsoft word. This findings not only limited to
mechanical part, it’s also considering the electrical components around the plant.

Objective :

i. To record any findings from the point of view of mechanical and electrical.
ii. To expose on the operation of yeast plant.

Methodology:

Discuss with the person in charge.

Result:

All of the findings are shown figure below:

Parts Issue

Corrosion that happens on the motor. This

corrosion known as uniform corrosion where
the material are being too exposed to the
surrounding without any coating.

a) b)

Figure 4.5: Alternating current (AC) motor.

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 Unused tank are stored in the warehouse. This
tank should be located to the storage area.

Figure 4.6: Unused tank

The electrical components are ;

- Not suitable place.
- Not properly organized
- Too exposed
- Possibility to be exposed by water during
cleaning process.

Figure 4.7: Racking of electrical wire.

Figure 4.8: Wire exposed.

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 Bearing sound loud. The bearing should be
replaced to avoid any probelem.

Figure 4.9: Alternating current (AC) motor.

This type components have no spare part.

Need to order this components as fast as
possible to avoid any future problem.

a)

b)
Figure 5.0: a) and b) Direct current (DC)
motor.

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 Structural building are not safe.

Figure 5.1:Structural building.

Due to the corrosion, the holder for the

aircond can fall down.

Figure 5.2: air conditioning holder.

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3.7 Side Project

Introduction:

In this task, I had been assigned to follow maintenance team in their daily job. Their daily job is
to do some maintence based on the issue in the job request form. This maintenance task will be
cover in all of the plant. Usually, the miantenance not only cover in mechanical issue, electrical
and electronic such as the sensor also will be solve by the miantenance team.

Objective :

The purpose of this task :

i. To monitor all of the problem that happens around the plant.

ii. To ensure the maintenance team doing their job.
iii. Propose the proper solution if there are any problem that related to engineering field.
iv. Opportunity to practice the knowledge during study.
v. To build up working discipline and team spirit among the workers.

Result:

Task Solution (Action taken)

Filter that used in the sachet machine are full

of of yeast causing the machine cannot fully
vacuum the yeast. Using air compressor to
clean the filter.

Figure 5.3: Filtering system for sachet

machine.

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 Sensor which located at the bottom of close lid
cannot detect if there are input. Solution is to
aligned the sensor to make sure the lid touch
the sensor.

Figure 5.4: Sensor.

Found leakage at the pipe. Seal the hole using

silicone sheet and stainless steel clip.

Figure 5.5: Pipe leaked.

Figure 5.6: Pipe had been repaired.

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 Hinge on the top lid are broken. Production
team had used a metal wire to solve the
problem. This solution are not suittable for
long term. Maintenance team had replace with
a new hinge.

a)

b)
Figure 5.7: a) and b) before and after hinge
repaired.

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 CHAPTER 4

CONCLUSION

4.1 Summary

In conclusion, all of the objective for this internship had been archieved. Thanks to the
supervisor, Mr Siva Kumarasan which had given too much oppurtunity to involve in this industry.
Almost all of the knowledge and experience with working maintenance team are very related from
I had been learned during the class. This internship has been a very useful experience for me. I can
safely say that my understanding of the job environment has increased greatly. However, I do think
that there are some aspects of the job that I could have done better and that I need to work on. I
need to build more confidence in applying accounting principles. I realized that I could have
completed the work earlier than I did. Also, the technical parts of the job were a bit flawed and I
was asked multiple times to correct it. The two main things that I learned after my experience in
this company are the importance of time management and being self-motivated.

I throughly enjoyed my time as doing internship at AB Mauri Malaysia Sdn Bhd. All of
the experience allows me to gain more exposure on manufacturing industry and allow me to
identify my potentials and see how an industry are doing my things. Through the connections I
have made and all the working relationship have shaped me into who I am today. Not only that, I
actually manage to identify any theoretical solutions and remedy over practical situations that we
can see in the factory. This is one of the exciting things that can be gained through the experience.
I wish someday I would be given a chance to be in this industry and might as well start a career
here upon my graduation.

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 CHAPTER 5

RECOMMENDATION

It would be very much helpful if these recommendations can be considered and include into
company’spolicy which I believe that will elevate this company towards developing local youths
and provide evenbetter practical education for all. All the suggestion and improvements are listed
below:

i. More hands-on work (unless deemed not suitable due to health concern)
ii. A syllabus or a framework to allow interns to train with.
iii. Should continue with internship program, this is because it helps to prepare the
students for their careers in future and also enable the students to practice the
theoretical knowledge obtained during class be exercised practically. It also helps
to develop students understanding of work ethics, employment demands,
responsibilities and opportunities.
iv. Change the internship period, The University should at least adjust on the period
students go for internship especially for the engineering students since some of the
engineering project in company will goes almost 4 to 5 months.

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 REFERENCES

https://abmauri.com.my/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packaging_machinery

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