IAT Inks MoU with Aspekpir Indonesia to Enhance Quality Analysis for the Local Palm Oil Industry

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IAT (Singapore) Technology Pte. Ltd. (IAT), a leading provider of professional Near-Infrared (NIR) analysis products and services, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Aspekpir (Aspek Perkebunan Inti Rakyat or Nucleus-Plasma Plantation Partnerships). This partnership aims to revolutionize quality analysis in the palm oil industry. With its flagship product, the IAS-6100, IAT introduces advanced technology capable of delivering real-time data in less than two minutes, offering highly accurate assessments of oil palm fruit and its by-products.

Currently, Aspekpir has 15 Regional Representative Councils (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah, DDP) in Indonesia, with 9 of these councils located in palm oil-producing provinces with PIR schemes. Additionally, IAT has formed partnerships with 7 of these provinces, namely Aceh/Bengkulu/Lampung, North Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and Central Kalimantan. As a major contributor to the global palm oil supply, Indonesia's industry holds significant importance in food production, biofuels, and cosmetics.

IAT offers palm oil quality detection tools to analyse various materials such as palm fruit, FFB, EFB, CPO/PKO, palm kernels, pressed fiber, and production waste. One of the outstanding tools is the IAS-6100, which is compact and portable, making it ideal for diverse settings, including offices, production sites, laboratories, and plantations. IAT's entry into the palm oil industry this year represents a strategic move to enhance quality testing methods, replacing traditional processes with faster and more efficient alternatives.

"Before entering the oil palm sector, we conducted extensive research to determine precise testing parameters. With advanced research capabilities and experienced personnel, the IAS-6100 achieves an accuracy rate exceeding 95%. Regular calibration can further enhance this accuracy to 100%. The tool enables quick decision-making at the management level by delivering results in a matter of minutes," said Edi Hariyanto, Indonesia Sales Manager at IAT.

The IAS-6100 employs cutting-edge technology, including a spectral engine, DMD digital micromirror scanning, and next-generation circuit boards. Its features include compact design for flexibility, fast and non-destructive testing for precise data, wide applicability across multiple industries, user-friendly operation with minimal manual intervention, and environmentally friendly testing processes that eliminate the need for chemical pre-treatment.

Traditional quality analysis in laboratories can be time-consuming, with oil content testing alone requiring 15 to 16 hours. The IAS-6100 reduces this time dramatically, delivering results in just two minutes per sample. Its multi-parameter analysis capability allows a single device to perform multiple tests without compromising sample integrity. By removing the need for chemical reagents, the device also supports green production practices and aligns with sustainability goals.

IAT's service network spans across Southeast Asia and provides customized solutions, installation, training, application support, and after-sales services. The company's Sales Engineers are active in key palm oil regions such as Sumatra and Kalimantan, and future plans include collaborations with equipment distributors and agricultural machinery providers to further expand its reach. IAT also intends to strengthen its presence in both the Indonesian and Malaysian markets by demonstrating the IAS-6100's capabilities to stakeholders such as PKS, GAPKI, and APKASINDO through seminars and direct engagements.

Edi emphasized the importance of collaboration with local agencies, noting that IAT will host seminars in December in Medan in partnership with Disbun Medan, Riau, and Palembang. Additionally, IAT will work with the Directorate General of Plantation and the Ministry of Agriculture's Directorate of Seed Development to conduct a seminar in Bogor focused on testing plantation seeds.

Moving forward, IAT aims to support the modernization of Indonesia's palm oil sector while promoting sustainable practices. For more information, visit www.iat-tech.com.

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IAT Inks MoU with Aspekpir Indonesia to Enhance Quality Analysis for the Local Palm Oil Industry

TAIPEI, Dec. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fabless chip firm MEMS Drive Hong Kong Ltd manufactures cutting-edge MEMS actuators targeted at mobile imaging in portable electronics. The company uses its proprietary MEMS design and process to allow CMOS sensors to achieve swift and precise 'SensorShift' and is the first semiconductor company to implement 5-axis stabilization in mobile cameras.

"With edge computing capabilities steadily advancing, MEMS Drive utilizes precise movement matching algorithms and artificial intelligence [AI] to derive multiple image-enhancing features besides just stabilization, such as super-resolution and improving identification capabilities," says Colin Kwan, CEO and President of MEMS Drive during an interview with EE Times Asia. "MEMS SensorShift-driven image sensors overturn traditional voice coil motors [VCMs], and could be applied to mobile phones, sports cameras, wearable tech, surveillance, autonomous vehicles, robotic vision and other products, bringing unlimited possibilities to the future of imaging systems."

It is for these reasons that the company won an Innovation Award and Best Sensor of the Year award for its piezo technology-enabled autofocus actuator and optical image stabilizer (OIS) actuator at EE Awards Asia 2024. Now in its fourth year, EE Awards Asia honors some of the best products, companies, and leaders making a difference every day in Asia's electronics industry.

The MEMS autofocus (AF) actuator is a piezoelectric multi-morphic thin film actuator that can move at Z-axis and tip-tilt directions to achieve a 3-axis compensation. The MEMS devices are designed to be based on standard silicon fabrication processes, thereby enabling good scalability and ease of handling, testing, and packaging.

According to Colin, this sensor-based technology offers multiple advantages. "It provides 3-axis image adjustments as compared to 1-axis counterparts on lens-based AF systems; it also moves three times faster and 10 times more precise by detecting positions of less than a pixel, compared to 3-5µm on lens-based AF," he explains. "And finally, by not using a motor to move the lens around, it consumes up to 50 times less power and avoids heating problems that could affect the image's quality."

Meanwhile, its OIS, known as SensorShift, is said to be the world's smallest MEMS OIS actuator. It provides a 5-axis OIS solution to improve clarity and achieve stable and precise image.

"All vibrations in pitch, yaw, roll, translational X, and translational Y can be compensated with a single MEMS chip," says Colin. "Due to its high precision and fast response in active movement, we can achieve another application called super resolution. By shifting the imager 1 pixel or half a pixel in different directions, capturing the image at each position, and then merging and processing those images, we can get a 4X or even higher-resolution image."

Colin notes that compared to traditional lens-based OIS, MEMS Drive's MEMS OIS is a sensor shift solution that provides superior stabilization performance with multiple advantages, including a 10ms fast response, just 4mW of power consumption, sub-pixel precision, and high image resolution in low light and video without blur.

"Powered by our patented electrical conductive flexure [ECF] technology, the MEMS Drive actuator provides consistent, durable performance," says Colin. "With over 2.5 billion test cycles completed in continuous operation, these innovations are crucial for ensuring the highest standards in automotive applications and safety."

MEMS Drive's technology is suitable for smartphones, automotive, wearable technologies such as AR/VR camera systems, sports cameras, smart city applications, and robotic vision.

In this video interview, Colin also talks about his outlook for the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industry over the next year, upcoming challenges amid the increasingly complex designs and architectures, and the new opportunities in the market.

For more information about MEMS Drive Hong Kong Limited and its innovative solutions, please visit: memsdrive.com
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