Industrial Trip to Royal Selangor

Group members
Simpson (Leader)

Fatin

Izza

Haziq

Avinesh

The Trip to Royal Selangor

Date : 19th July 2013

Time
Venue

: 9am 4pm
: Royal Selangor Setapak members

Reasons why we chose Royal Selangor: Nearest from UNITEN Well known company Involves all basic manufacturing processes

Meeting point: BN Carpark

Involvement : All group

History of Royal Selangor

Founded in the year 1885 Founded by a pewter smith named

Yong Koon First shop at No.23 Cross Street, Kuala Lumpur Started with tin made household items, then pewter joss sticks holders and candle stands Yu He Zu Xi means Jade peace and pure tin with high quality In 1979, warrant was given by the Sultan of Selangor and in 1992, name was changed to Royal Selangor

Founder, Yong Koon

Yu He Zu Xi

Manufacturing in Royal Selangor

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Royal Selangor today

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Metal are melted in a wok over a charcoal fire Melted metal is poured between two terracotta tiles to cast a pewter sheet. A steel blade is used to scrape and remove the layer of oxide on the sheet. Required shape or pattern would be cut with a pair of shears.

Each item is hand cast by pouring molten pewter into steel moulds quickly and efficiently. After cooling, each individual pewter piece is polished and soldered onto other appendages such as spouts and handles, all done by hand. The pewter factory based in Setapak now has a workforce of more than 250 craftspeople. Today, the company offers over a thousand tableware and gift items, from tankards and tea sets, to photo frames, desk accessories and wine accessories. Royal Selangor now has 40 shops worldwide with retail outlets in London, Toronto, Melbourne, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Singapore.

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The pewter sheet would be knocked into the intended shape using a wooden mallet.
Greenstone moulds were used to cast spouts and handles, later to be soldered on. Polishing would be done using a tropical leaf covered with barbs known as "stone leaf", which acted as sandpaper.

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