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Tuesday February 10, 2009

Tamawira aims to be a top regional player

By ZAZALI MUSA


Firm offers one-stop solution for high-precision parts

GELANG PATAH: Tamawira Enterprise Sdn Bhd is positioning itself as one of the region’s leading one-stop solution providers of high precision parts and components.

Director Wolfgang H. Neff said it was among the few companies in Malaysia offering a wide range of high precision parts and components and related services under one roof.

Set up in Johor Baru in 1995, it currently produces high-quality precision springs, stamped parts and air-wound coils, and assembles miniature transformers.

Its electroplating facilities include copper, nickel, tin-lead, lead-free tin, palladium, gold, passivation with plating process by barrel, jigging and reel to reel.

“Multinational corporations (MNCs) prefer to deal with one-stop solutions providers offering a wide range of products and services,’’ he told StarBiz at the opening of its RM5mil plant at Taman Perindustrian Nusa Cemerlang recently.

Wolfgang H. Neff with the samples of high precision parts and components

Before moving to the new facility, the company operated in two other locations – at the JB Perdana industrial area and Ulu Tiram.

Tamawira exports 80% of its products to Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Thailand and the United States.

The products are widely used in the electronics and electrical and motor vehicle industries, namely in mobile phone antennas and accessories, two-way radios, airbags, vacuum cleaners, electronic organisers, printers, colour display tubes and others.

Its major customers include Celestica (USA), Dyson (Malaysia), Finsar (Malaysia), Flextronics (Malaysia-USA), FCI Automotive (Germany-Italy), Hon Haifoxconn (China), STD Communications (Australia), Tait (New Zealand) and Tyco-AMP (Singapore).

“We are still optimistic that demand for vehicles, computers and mobile phones will remain positive despite the current global financial crisis,” Neff said.

While demand for such products might decline in Europe and the United States, it would be cushioned by demand from China, India and the Middle East.

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