Melaka 23rd August 2016

The Secret of Thinking Creatively

By Uncle Bugs

Multimedia University
Melaka

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1st Secret : Understanding what are y

Why do we need to
be
CREATIVE?
Answer is : C, C & C
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3 Cs
CHALLENGE
COMPETITION

CHANGE
Tell me your answers

Mobile Shower

2nd secret : Your deed

touches people

Uncle Bugs
An Award Winning
Inventor
He has 15 national awards to his
name.
He received the National Innovation
Award from the Prime Minister in
2007.
In 2009, he was honored in India
with an International Excellence
Award for Innovation.
In 2012 he was inducted into the
Innovation Hall of Fame and made a
TOKOH INOVASI at UTM.
Again in 2012 he received the World
Inventor ORDER OF MERIT from
Korean for his illustrious
achievement as an inventor.
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BUGS

National Innovation Award

Mr. Bugs Tan receiving the

National Innovation Award
from the Hon Prime Minister

2007

Industrial Design Award

Bugs Tan receiving the Jury

Special Award for the invention
of the Lite-walk Grating in the
Industrial Design category from
the Ministry of Domestic Trade
& Consumer Affair

GOLD Med
al
Korea Cyb
er Int Geniu
s Inventor
Fair

SPECIAL
AW
Asian Inve ARD
ntion Asso
ciation

International Excellent
Award for Innovation

Mr. Bugs Tan Receiving the

International Excellent Award for
Innovation

3rd Secret : Try to get some

recognition

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BUGS

15 National Awards Bugs Tan

4th Secret : Create things that people really need

The New Litewalk Grating System

Introduction

We are proud to introduce this

light weight grating system, which
we believe, will revolutionize the
way metal flooring are used.

LIGHTER
LIGHTER

CHEAPER

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BUGS

Corrosion Test

After 1,000 cycles of

alternate immersion, HDG
Litewalk grating are found
to be resistance to corrosion
- University Malaya

Intensive Corrosion Test ASTM G44 -99 2005

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Reference Standard / Method of test:

BS 4592: Part 1: 1995 Industrial type flooring walkways and stair
treads Part 1.
Specification for aluminium and steel open bar gratings.

Test

Type of Test

Specification

Test Results

1st Test

Concentrated Load Test

1.0kN/m

Deflection 1/200 X
Effective Span (4mm) or
10mm whichever is lesser

0.63mm

2nd Test

Uniformly Distributed
Load Test
- 5.0kN/m

Deflection 1/200 X
Effective Span (4mm) or
10mm whichever is lesser

1.54mm

This test shows that Litewalk grating

conforms to the standards required by
structural engineers in the oil & gas
industry

5th Secret : Conduct test to gain peoples

confident

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The Difference

Both g
are m rating
ade o
ft
same
mater he
ia l .

6th Secret : Good marketing strategy

Common steel grating

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Light weight anti-slip grating

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Light weight antislip grating

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Safer to Walk on

18% of injury due to working surface

Statistic of injuries
occurred
on oil platforms- BakerHuges
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We hop
e to
reduce
the
numbe
ro
injuries f
on
work-si
tes

Cut to shape

Worker who are

g
used to installin
mon
and cutting com
ble
grating will be a
to handle this
ng
Litewalk grati
easily.
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The New Litewalk Grating System

Where are grating
used?
Litewalk grating system is
designed specifically for use in
Oil Platforms
Refineries
Petrochemical
Power Plants
Factories
Etc,..

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Innovated in Malaysia
7th Secret : Sustainability

Invented in Malaysia
Researched in Malaysia

Tested in Malaysia

Made in Malaysia

This is the way to compete globally

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Some of my inventions
Engineering

Lightweight steel Grating

Track Machine

Fan filter
Hydrogen Generator
Extruded Alum Pulley & coupling

UNCLE
BUGS

A Family of Inventors

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Amanda Tan : 4 National Awards

Amelia Tan : 8 National Awards
UNCLE
BUGS

Combo Spoon

Car Toilet Seat

Singing Donation Box Heater Swimming Suit

Vibrating ear Ring

Normal playful kids

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8th Secret : How to create a

winning Invention
Fundamental requirements: Good for mankind and all living things
Good for mother nature and environment
It must have an inventive step in your
creation

9th secret : The basic criteria in

your invention
Your invention must : Include an inventive step
Be practical to the users
Can be mass produced

10th Secret : The secret of a

successful invention

It ha
s to c
ome
form
your
hear
t

with the pure intention that you really what to

help others

Some of my creations
ANIMATION
PUBLICATIONS

SOFT SKILLS

CIPCO training

UUNCLE BUGS
INVENTOR ACADEMY
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Invention workbook for kids

Book : 1000 Problems Need

Solving

Book Publications Publisher : Institute Sultan Iskandar

UTM
Author

: Bugs Tan

UNCLE
BUGS

Book : Turning Ideas into

Innovations

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Take home
message
Your smile is your

O
LOG

Your personality is
your
RD
A
C
SS
E
N
I
S
BU

How you leave others

feeling
after having an
experience
with you become
your..

ARK
M
E
D
A
TR
UNCLE
BUGS

Thank you
Be
cre8tive
selalu.

UNCLE
BUGS