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There is a buzz of excitement at the ITB Campus with the arrival of the new Honeywell Controls lab. Hundreds of students and professors arrived at the university to see the latest in controls technologies utilized by refining, processing and manufacturing industries, which will inspire engineering students to take one giant step into the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). <\/p>\n
On December 1, the opening ceremony for the \u201cHoneywell Controls Lab\u201d was held at the School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (STEI) of ITB, Bandung, Indonesia. This lab was made possible by Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company’s corporate citizenship initiative, which can make a real and lasting impact in five areas of critical importance: science and math education, family safety and security, housing and shelter, habitat and conservation, and humanitarian relief.<\/p>\n
Alex Pollack, President of Honeywell Indonesia; Prof. Dr. Ir. Kadarsah Suryadi, Rector of ITB; and Dr. Ir. Jaka Sembiring, M.Eng, Dean of STEI ITB attended the ceremony. Other Honeywell executives, including Kerry Kennedy, Director of Honeywell Hometown Solutions (HHS); Lydia Lu, Vice President of Asia HGR Communications; and George Buchan, SEA Regional Sales Leader Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS), were also present at the event, along with more than 100 participants representing other universities\u2019 officials, ITB partners, ITB students and professors, and national media.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are grateful for Honeywell\u2019s commitment in supporting the quality improvement of our curriculum and teaching facilities,\u201d said Prof. Dr. Ir. Kadarsah Suryadi, Rector of ITB. \u201cThe lab will help ensure our students get the state-of-the-art technical education they need to join the workforce after graduation, especially in this era when the nation is determined to upgrade Indonesia\u2019s manufacturing competitiveness.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cThank you Honeywell. Starting today, we can use this lab to learn real life industrial processes, by using the latest practices and know-how in controls systems and IIoT technologies and solutions. This lab not only helps improve our technical skills and knowledge, but also increases our confidence to compete with other engineers around the world,\u201d said Fabiola Maria, one of ITB\u2019s students that will benefit from the new control lab.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to the growing demand for energy in Indonesia, there is an increasing need for technically proficient, ready-to-work engineers across the technology sector. This new controls lab is equipped with Honeywell\u2019s latest technologies that blend the software capabilities with domain expertise, that will serve ITB well for many years to come, \u201csaid Alex J. Pollack, President of Honeywell Indonesia. \u201cWith ITB\u2019s position as a leading educational institute, we believe this partnership will help students be better prepared to tackle the challenges brought by Indonesia\u2019s developing industrials, especially contributing to the Oil & Gas sector to allow a safer, more productive and efficient operating environment,\u201d added Pollack.<\/p>\n
Complementing ITB\u2019s curriculum, this New Connected Lab facility is equipped with a Distillation Unit Pilot Plant, designed as a miniature refining unit, which can demonstrate various techniques of control systems used to purify crude oil, biodiesel, petroleum, chemicals, solvent, and other materials. The Integrated Control System included, can be used to teach Plant Operations, Tuning, Troubleshooting, Modelling and Testing, Advanced Process Control, and Asset Management. Utilizing this new lab, professors will be able to teach students the latest practices and know-how in controls systems and IIoT technologies. ITB will also use this facility for research, other engineering courses, and training professors from other universities and corporations such as Pertamina, and other Indonesian companies.<\/p>\n