UNS — The student association for Industrial Engineering Program (HMTI) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) held a guest lecture with Prof. Dr -Ing. Hendro Wicaksono, a Professor of Industrial Engineering di Jacobs University, Bremen, Jerman, on Wednesday (25/5/2021).
One hundred and twenty-eight participants attended the lecture held through the Zoom Cloud Meetings and live-streamed in FT UNS Official YouTube channel. The participants are students from Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and social humanities studies.
Prof. Hendro is selected as the speaker in the guest lecture because he won the Teacher of the Year award in 2020. The award was granted to the faculty member with an excellent teaching process. Prof. Hendro is also active in building GreenIndonesia and many other startups. “(It is) a company that develops digital innovation that enables people to contribute to environmental protection,” he added. In the guest lecture, Prof. Hendro shared his experiences in Research Group INDEED (Intelligent Data Management in Industry 4.0) in 2018—2020.
The Research Group has Bachelor to Doctorate graduate members from various countries such as Latin America, Germany, Venezuela, China, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, and Indonesia. The Research Group focuses on the transfer of technology into a beneficial innovation for the community, with examples of its applications such as smart cities, supply chain 4.0, construction 4.0, and agriculture 4.0.
The Pillars of Industry 4.0
Prof. Hendro mentioned in his material that Industrial Revolution 4.0 is widely adopted by industry but only as jargon. The implementation of such terms in the production process and product is limited. Information Technology that acts as a pillar in Industry 3.0 becomes the vital part of industry 4.0 with electronics and machinery roles equal to industry 3.0. The information technology in Industry 4.0 connects the engineering process and the society, and how to provide a business model that accepted and benefits by the community.
There are pillars of Industry 4.0 that required attention in its implementation, first, the smart product. Industry 4.0 products should exhibit their basic information, for example, products with censor; coffee maker that indicates when there is a lack of water or coffee. Second, smart process/operation. An interconnected service and automation. Third, smart resource/infrastructure that assists production as a value-added, for example, vehicles with GPS.
“In Industrial Engineering, we are familiar with Product-Process-Resource (PPR). But, in industry 4.0, we add ‘smart’ in each (component),” Prof. Hendro said.
These processes result in data flooding as each pillar of the industry generates data which becomes new values that can be commercialized. Reacting to this phenomenon, data-driven service appeared and expanded to various other fields, including health, construction, media, energy, and agriculture. Prof. Hendro provided the example of an airplane which has censor that generates data on machine condition. These data were collected to create an application with a predictive monitoring ability, maintenance, and machine optimization.
Industry 4.0 requires collaboration among many parties in many lines. In Germany, Prof. Hendro said, the process requires clear systematics, collaboration among related parties, and long-term plans. Despite the government succession, this long-term plan will still be implemented. “The ball remains,” he stated.
Dr. Eko Pujiyanto, S.Si., M.T., acted as the moderator in the guest lecture and the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering UNS, Dr.techn. Ir. Sholihin As’ad, M.T., attended the event and delivered his opening remark. The Dean thanked Prof. Hendro for sharing his knowledge and experiences. The Dean also hoped that the material would inspire the participants to be brave and thrive like Prof. Hendro. Dr.techn. Ir. Sholihin As’ad, M.T., also hoped that FT could maintain collaboration with Prof. Hendro and that this collaboration will open an opportunity to be connected with other diaspora teachers. Humas UNS
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