Prestar partners Murata to supply automated storage solutions

KUALA LUMPUR: Steel products and equipment maker Prestar Resources Bhd has partnered Murata Machinery, Ltd (Japan) to supply Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) Racking System for the latter’s worldwide market.

In a statement Thursday, Prestar said its wholly-owned subsidiary Prestar Storage System Sdn. Bhd. had on June 3 entered into a manufacturing partnership agreement with Murata’s logistic and automation division.

Murata is one of the largest designers and manufacturers of material handling systems in Japan with leading edge in the manufacturing of Automation Integrator serving a global market in a wide range of industries.

Prestar group managing director Datuk Toh Yew Peng said the collaboration would provide Prestar Storage with a growth opportunity to participate in the supply of ASRS Racking System for Murata’s global market including the US, Japan, China and Asean countries as well as leveraging on its core to achieve greater success in the factory automation sector.

“It is believed that the collaboration will enable both companies to leverage on their respective core for greater success in the factory automation sector. Not to mention the effect of Covid-19 which escalated the rise in awareness of Industrial 4.0 and IoT (Internet Of Things) and as well as adoption of automated solutions across the industries,” he added.

In addition, the collaboration is expected to give Prestar Storage the instant accessibility for supplying ASRS Racking System to e-commerce, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, retailing, distribution and logistics industries.