The Machinery and Equipment (M&E) industry has been one of the strategic importance throughout the global industrial revolutions that serves as one of the fundamental enablers for all economic segments such as the primary, manufacturing and services industries.

The M&E industry represents one of the most innovative sectors in the economy, which combines all of the key future technologies including electronics, robotics, materials and software integration which consequently put this industry as a key player in the next industrial revolution – Industry 4.0. The M&E sector also has been identified as one of the catalytic sub-sectors under the 11th Malaysia Plan due to its cross-cutting linkages with all economic segments.