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- SAM Engineering & Equipment (M) Berhad (SAMEE) operates as an investment holding company engaged in precision machining, equipment integration, and automation solutions primarily for the aerospace and equipment industries; it provides end-to-end manufacturing for critical engine parts including casings and nacelle beams, aero structures, and precision components from aluminum alloys, stainless steel, titanium, and nickel-based alloys for narrow-body, wide-body, regional, and business jets; its equipment segment delivers system integration, factory automation, material handling, and custom machinery with vision inspection for multinational clients in hard disk drive, solar, semiconductor, and LED sectors, supported by in-house capabilities such as sheet metal fabrication, powder coating, wet painting, TIG/MIG/robotic welding, surface treatments including sulphuric anodising, plasma/HVOF coatings, glass bead peening, vacuum heat treatment, chemical cleaning, and extensive testing including mechanical, chemical, electrical, vacuum, NDT inspections like fluorescent penetrant, magnetic particle, ultrasonic, radiography, and blue-etch. The company serves markets in Malaysia, rest of Asia, North and Latin America, and Europe, with manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand; SAMEE functions as a subsidiary of Singapore Aerospace Manufacturing Pte Ltd and was founded in 1994, with headquarters in Penang, Malaysia; it was formerly known as LKT Industrial Berhad before renaming in September 2010. In recent developments, SAMEE completed the acquisition of 100% equity in Aviatron (M) Sdn Bhd from its parent for RM203.44 million in February 2024, funded via rights issue, enhancing capabilities in aircraft structure parts and nacelle beams for Airbus A220, A350, Boeing 787 alongside existing A320neo production, while consolidating support functions and eliminating related party transactions; the company advanced Thailand expansion by opening two factories and breaking ground on a third in Ban Bueng, Chonburi in December 2024, with a fifth factory slated for end-2025 completion on a 1,000,000 sq ft site, having invested over US$90 million to date plus US$40 million more by 2026 to support semiconductor front-end equipment deliveries since January 2024 and first Thailand-made engine cases by 2026 for Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 Max from OEMs like GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney Canada, targeting US$450 million annual revenue in five years.