EPG Modular Data Center has marked the topping-out of its S$153 million ($119 million) Malaysia Free Industrial Zone factory in Senai Airport City, Johor.
In a statement on Wednesday, EPG said the move is a milestone of expanding its manufacturing capacity and bringing production closer to customers in Southeast Asia. The topping-out ceremony marked completion of the factory’s structural frame with the raising of the final beam.
The factory covers 107,450 square meters, of which 70,000 square meters is production space. It is part of Phase 3 of Senai Airport City, an integrated industrial development in Iskandar Malaysia. The facility is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2027.
It is among the largest single-site modular data center manufacturing bases by production capacity and can employ more than 800 professional and technical staff once fully operational.
Alick Wan, EPG’s founder and chairman, said the factory brings the company’s manufacturing closer to its customers. He said the plan is to combine advanced manufacturing with local partnerships to build a responsive base in Malaysia that can serve other markets as well.
Gan Seng Keong, CEO of Senai Airport City, said the investment strengthens the airport city’s growing data-centre manufacturing ecosystem, serving high-value manufacturing.
The factory will use automation, intelligent control systems, and automated welding, with production lines designed for at least 80 percent automation. Digital systems for supplier management, product lifecycle, manufacturing execution, quality and warehousing will connect the supply chain. The company says digital-twin technology will support production visibility and traceability and sensors will provide real-time safety alerts.
The company plans to build local supplier partnerships in steel structures, electrical infrastructure, mechanical systems, cables and professional services, and to work with Malaysian universities and training bodies on technical skills.
EPG Modular Data Center is a prefabricated modular data center infrastructure provider, with research centers in Singapore, Malaysia, and Shanghai, and six manufacturing hubs in Malaysia and China.
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