Milestones and Achievements
1973 | Set-up of Mac Electric Engineering Enterprise to produce LV switchgear |
1978 | Incorporated as Mac Electric (S) Pte Ltd |
1980 | Established Soundtex Switchgear & Engineering Works to target the mass public market |
1983 | Obtained type-tested certifications from SISIR for 1200-3000A switchgear |
1991 | Obtained ASTA IEC 439 compliance certification for 800-4000A switchgear |
1992 | Relocation of Soundtex to new 1,711 sq m plant at 15 Senoko Way |
Soundtex manufactured and supplied control panels for refuse chutes and other components for HDB | |
1993 | Successfully launched Form 3 Type-tested main switchgear |
1994 | Relocation of Mac Electric to new 3,683 sq m factory at 9 Senoko Drive |
Soundtex Switchgear & Engineering Works incorporated as Soundtex Switchgear & Engineering Pte Ltd – Embarked on public sector projects in fields of education, healthcare, defence and boxes for Singapore Cablevision (Telecommunications) | |
1995 | SMB United Industry Pte Ltd incorporated as Group holding company |
1996 | Conversion to public limited company, renamed SMB United Limited. Listed on Stock Exchange of Singapore (“SES”) , now SGX Mainboard |
Incorporation of SMB United Industries Sdn Bhd for Malaysia switchgear operations; acquisition of 2 storey factory at Senai Johor, Malaysia | |
1997 | Incorporation and acquisition of SMB Switchgear & Engineering Sdn Bhd |
Acquisition of new factory at 17 Senoko Avenue to expand operations | |
1998 | Launched the Fire Alarm Protection System and Over Ground Box |
1999 | Progressive transfer of manufacturing operations to Malaysia |
2000 | Acquired Avil Systems and Services Pte Ltd to tap Brunei and East Malaysia markets |
Acquired the Brighten Group for aggressive expansion into Malaysia market | |
Technology transfer and licensing agreement signed with Schneider Electric SA to supply Blokset™ Withdrawable switchgear in Singapore | |
Creation of SMB Electric Pte Ltd to manage all switchgear activities | |
2002 | Switchgear division introduced i-Cube switchgear system for PowerSignature |
Implemented i-Cube projects for Citibank and HSBC | |
2003 | Development of Withdrawable switchgear systems |
Switchgear Group set up HSBC’s data processing infrastructure in Malaysia | |
2004 | Launched M-Cube, a modular, withdrawable & knockdown switchgear system |
2005 | Switchgear penetration into the Oil & Gas markets |
Group acquired SMB Harwal Electric Pty Limited – foothold into Australia | |
2006 | Acquired factory at 15 Senoko Avenue, merged with factory at 17 Senoko Ave |
Completed switchgear projects for ST Microelectronics, Credit Suisse and Changi Naval Base | |
2007 | Incorporation of Bridex Harwal Pte Ltd to target Commercial & Residential projects |
Established SMB Electric Vietnam Co., Ltd | |
Established SMB Electric Systems Pte Ltd to target data centre market | |
2008 | Switchgear division completed data centre projects for established foreign banks in Singapore, Hong Kong SAR and the Philippines; completed projects for The ION at Orchard, the Straits Trading Building at Battery Road and Jurong Point Development. |
2009 | Established SMB Electric Industries Pte Ltd to target the offshore & marine, oil & gas markets |
2010 | Switchgear Group set up in-house test bay station of 1000kW capacity |
Re-launched M-Cube – Complete LV switchboard offerings up to 6300Amps: verification tested to IEC 61439-1, -2 | |
Bridex Harwal Pte Ltd renamed as SMB Electric Harwal Pte Ltd | |
2011 | M-Cube attains Green Mark certification by Singapore Green Building Council |
Acquired Macquarie Switchboards Pty Ltd and renamed as SMB Macquarie Electric Pty Ltd | |
2012 | SMB United Limited was taken over by Osaki Electric Co., Ltd, a company listed in Japan’s Tokyo Stock Exchange, and renamed as Osaki United International. |
All switchgear companies under SMB Electric Pte Ltd, together with Bridex Singapore Pte Ltd were integrated into SMB Electric Switchgear Division under the umbrella of Osaki United International Pte Ltd.> | |
2013 | Brighten Switchboard Builders relocated to newly acquired manufacturing facility in Kulaijaya, Johor to focus on local switchgear sales in Malaysia. |
SMB Switchgear & Engineering assumed full control of manufacturing plant in Senai, Johor to serve as manufacturing base to supply metal enclosures to all SMB subsidiaries. | |
2014 | SMB’s expansion into Indonesia market – acquired a new manufacturing facility in Cikarang, Jakarta. Established PT. SMB Electric Indonesia. |
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd fully acquired SMB Electric and all it subsidiaries from Osaki Electric Co., Ltd. | |
2015 | SMB Electric Pte Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Pte Ltd. |
SMB Electric Systems Pte Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Systems Pte Ltd | |
SMB Electric Industries Pte Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Industries Pte Ltd | |
SMB Electric Harwal Pte Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Technology Pte Ltd | |
SMB Switchgear & Engineering Sdn Bhd renamed as Fuji SMBE Manufacturing Sdn Bhd | |
Brighten Switchboard Builders Sdn Bhd renamed as Fuji SMBE Brighten Sdn Bhd | |
SMB United Industries Sdn Bhd renamed as Fuji SMBE Malaysia Sdn Bhd | |
SMB Electric Harwal Pty Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Harwal Pty Ltd | |
SMB Electric Macquarie Pty Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Macquarie Pty Ltd | |
PT. SMB Electric Indonesia renamed as PT. Fuji SMBE Indonesia | |
Bridex Singapore Pte Ltd renamed as Fuji Bridex Pte Ltd | |
Bridex Australia Pty Ltd renamed as Fuji Bridex Australia Pty Ltd | |
Fuji SMBE Group subsumed under Fuji Electric’s Power Electronics Business Group. | |
2016 | Fuji SMBE Industries Pte Ltd expands into projects and turnkey solutions, offers Oil Immersed Distribution & Power Transformers, and Dry-Type Cast Resin Transformers |
2017 | Both Fuji SMBE Technology Pte Ltd and Fuji SMBE Industries Pte Ltd successfully attained ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 Certifications |
Expansion into Thailand market. Established Fuji SMBE (Thailand) Company Ltd. | |
Obtained IEC 62271-200 type-tested certifications from ASTA for 24kV Medium Voltage (MV) switchgear | |
Fuji Bridex Pte Ltd expands into Turnkey Solutions & Systems Design, launches Energy Storage System (ESS) at 15 Senoko Avenue Singapore | |
2018 | Obtained IEC 62271-200,-102 type-tested certifications from ASTA for 7.2kV Medium Voltage (MV) switchgear |
Achieved first ever IP65 certification for LV switchboards for complete protection over dust ingress and high pressure water jet spray from all directions | |
Fuji SMBE Systems Pte Ltd ventures into after-sales servicing & switchboard maintenance, offers busduct products and services to local and overseas markets | |
Fuji Bridex Pte Ltd completed supply of landmark electrical core infrastructure to the Low Voltage Micro-Grid Cluster (LVMGC) testbed on Semakau Landfill |
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2019 | Fuji Bridex Pte Ltd announces entry into smart monitoring solutions in the Asia Pacific market via partnership with US-based ServersCheck |
2020 | Fuji Bridex Pte Ltd launches FeverCheck++ , a latest AI, non-contact Facial Recognition temperature screening system and RUDOLF UV-C Sterilization for Escalator Handrail in response to COVID-19 market requirements |
Soundtex Switchgear & Engineering Pte Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Engineering Pte Ltd to target Commercial, Industrial & Residential projects | |
Completed IEC 61439 verification tests for M-Cube 2, soft launch of next-gen switchboards | |
2021 | Fuji SMBE Engineering Pte Ltd offers SKIDs / containerised switchgear solutions to target mobile Data Center market |