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| UMM Students Participating in the 2023 Product Development Exhibition. (Photo: Haqi PR UMM) |
Industrial development is starting to reach the 5.0 revolution stage, which will utilize digital technology in various fields. Seeing this, the mindset of developing innovative products must be instilled since college. This point was said by the Head of the Industrial Engineering Study Program, University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) Shanty Kusuma Dewi, MT., at the opening of the 2023 Product Development Exhibition. This activity was held on January 18, 2023, exhibiting various valuable technologies.
This exhibition seeks to accommodate student creativity in the field of industrial engineering. They are free to design products and display prototypes to attract visitors. Shanty, as she is called, explained that this agenda was a follow-up to the Product Development Design (PPP) course.
“Some make tools; some also build applications. Of course, this series of inventions can be commercialized and patented," he said.
This exhibition has been done for a long time. However, due to the pandemic, it was stopped for three years. Taufik Prihandoko, S.ST. The chief executive explained that each tool could be submitted as a student creativity program (PKM) or a thesis. This will undoubtedly make it easier for students in the lecture process.
"I see a lot of potential products that can be continued as thesis research or PKM. Hopefully, there will be several tools to pass the Student National Scientific Week (PIMNAS) this year," hoped Taufik.
One interesting tool is the Rain-Proff Clothesline by Maulana and Izzatul. Both are seventh-semester industrial engineering students. The tool can help when drying clothes. When it's hot, it automatically widens the range so clothes can get hot. Conversely, when it rains, the test tool can take shelter and protect the clothesline from the rain.
"So we have a sensor attached. The sensor is sensitive to water, so it will detect and protect clothes from getting wet when it rains. This tool is also equipped with wheels to make moving easier," said Maulana.
Regarding the exhibition, he felt very proud that his tools were visited and appreciated. According to him, young people must have creative and innovative minds to develop helpful new things. “In the future, we certainly will develop it. For example, by adding the Bluetooth feature or manually moving it via a smartphone even though the person is not at home," he concluded. (cdr/haq/wil)
