Flexicon Singapore has opened a new office in Malaysia to provide factory-direct sales and applications engineering services throughout Southeast Asia.
The new location will be headed by Shien Chong Ong, Regional Sales Manager, who holds a degree in Materials Science from National Cheng Kung University and has served in technical engineering positions since 2013, in the steel, plastics and filtration technology industries.
He will be responsible for building relationships with plant managers, engineers and other decision-makers in facilities that handle bulk solid materials across the food, pharmaceutical, mineral and general chemical industries.
Flexicon Corporation, Vice President Global Sales, Greg Slack said Ong will be undertaking a pivotal role in the company’s efforts to grow market share in Southeast Asia.
“The local Malaysia staff will have full access to Flexicon’s engineering resources and experience of over 25,000 installations worldwide,” Slack said.
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“Together with our Lifetime Performance Guarantee, this can enable local processing plants to purchase bulk handling equipment and systems free of risk.”
Flexicon Corporation (USA) has manufactured, marketed and supported its equipment line in the region since 2005 through its subsidiary, Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd. In 2013, the company expanded, adding Flexicon Singapore Pte Ltd, and in 2019 added a factory-direct sales office in Indonesia.
Managing Director for the region, Tim Greene, said the demand for Flexicon equipment in the greater Australasia region has continued to grow.
“We tripled our manufacturing capacity here in 2008, and have doubled it again in 2021.”