(PRWEB) October 31, 2005 -- Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) plans to benefit from the expertise of South East Asian nations like Malaysia and Singapore in the engineering sector while establishing country’s first Tools, Dies and Moulds (TDM) centre.

The centre being set up in Karachi at a cost of Rs 450 million will provide support to dies and moulds sector in the fields like rapid prototyping through the latest technologies like stereolithograpy, selective LASER Sintering and Rapid Tooling.

“Pakistan can also benefit from skill development activities of universities and institutes in Malaysia and Singapore that are engaged in producing skilled manpower in various industrial technologies ” said Chairman TUSDEC, Almas Hyder who returned home after a visit to the South East Asian countries, according to a press release issued here Saturday.

He accompanied the five-member TDM delegation in Singapore and Malaysia which is presently visiting Korea and Thailand on the third leg of its South East Asian visit.

TUSDEC Chairman said that the major institutions visited by TDM delegation included Kuala Lumpur University, Malaysia-France Institute and German-Malaysian Institute (GMI) and Nan Yang Poly School of Engineering (Singapore).

He said that these institutes were supporting Malaysian and Singaporean industries by producing highly skilled and competent technicians and technologists.

“We may follow Malaysian model at the Skill Development Centers (SDCs) being set up by TUSDEC,” he said.

TUSDEC chief hoped that the delegation led by Munir K. Bana, presently visiting South East Asia and Korea, would be able to benefit from the experience of these countries in the field of dies and moulds making.

“The development of the engineering sector will have salutary effect on both engineering sector and national economy,” he expressed optimism.

Besides the TDM project, TUSDEC is also engaged in the upgradation of Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC), rehabilitation of Cement Research and Development Institute (CR&DI) and establishment of CAD/CAM centers.   

Head Media and Public Relations
TUSDEC