Purwakarta, June 12, 2026 – To enhance the competitiveness of Indonesia’s agricultural machinery industry, the Ministry of Industry, in collaboration with the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (DTPB), Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FTP UGM), organized a Technical Training on Product Design and Development for the Agricultural Machinery Sector from June 10–12, 2026, in Purwakarta, West Java.
The three-day training was attended by 26 representatives from agricultural machinery manufacturing companies across Indonesia. The program aimed to strengthen participants’ competencies in product development, engineering design, standardization, quality control, and engineering measurement to support the production of high-quality and competitive agricultural machinery.
The training was delivered by experts from DTPB FTP UGM, namely Dr. Radi, S.TP., M.Eng., Dr. Makbul Hajad, S.TP., M.Eng., and Sri Markumningsih, S.TP., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Kegiatan diawali pada Rabu (10/6) dengan registrasi peserta, pembukaan, pengarahan program, serta pelaksanaan pre-test untuk mengidentifikasi kemampuan awal peserta. Selanjutnya peserta mengikuti sesi pengkondisian kelas dan pembentukan kelompok sebagai sarana membangun interaksi dan kolaborasi selama pelatihan berlangsung.
The first day began with participant registration, program orientation, a pre-test, and group formation, followed by lectures on the overview of the agricultural machinery industry, current technological trends, engineering design principles, and product standardization.
On the second day, participants learned engineering measurement principles, quality control systems, quality inspection methods, and received hands-on training in measuring machinery components using industrial measuring instruments.
The final day featured a sharing session on agricultural machinery testing, covering testing procedures, data collection methods, product reliability, and safety considerations before commercialization. Participants then completed a post-test, which demonstrated significant improvement in their understanding of product design, engineering measurement, standardization, and quality control.
Through this training, participants are expected to apply the acquired knowledge and skills within their respective companies, contributing to the development of innovative, standardized, and high-quality agricultural machinery that supports the modernization of Indonesian agriculture.
