Take Part in RailwayTech Indonesia Madiun State Polytechnic Exhibits Hybrid Train

The PNM Railway Study Program student team takes photos with visitors at the PNM booth at RailwayTech 2023.

PNM – Madiun State Polytechnic (PNM) took part in the RailwayTech Indonesia exhibition which took place at the Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) Kemayoran on 23-25 ​​August 2023. RailwayTech Indonesia is an exhibition of railway transportation solutions between private investors (Bussines to Bussines) and private sector with the government on a global scale, organized by the Indonesian Railway Society (MASKA) and supported by the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation.

This exhibition, organized by Global Expo Management (GEM), is a gathering event forstakeholderthe prestigious railway major in ASEAN to establish business relationships with railway vendors and the government as well as open opportunities to involve railway projects in Indonesia and the surrounding region.

Alfi Tranggono Agus Salim,. S.Si., M.T., as a lecturer in the Railway Study Program and PNM field coordinator for the exhibition, said that there were several agencies and companies present, including those from industry and academia.

Exhibition visitors asked questions regarding the PNM Hybrid Train.

"In terms of industry from Indonesia, there is the large INKA, from China there is CRRC, then several other industries that provide train components, train track installations, train electricity. Sooverallthe industry operates in the fieldrailway, railway.” Alfi explained.

Furthermore, PNM as one of the invitees contributed to providing information related to trainsHybrid.“So it is seen from PNM, which we put toward the carHybridThe new PNM. Sobooth"The topic or theme provides information related to PNM, especially in the Railway Study Program." Obviously.

PNM's main goal in participating in RailwayTech Indonesia is to show, educate or introduce PNM as the only polytechnic that has technology related to trains.Hybrid. “The carHybridwhich are alreadyboomingon the social media that we have, we want to introduce and educate regarding how technology is applied on trainsHybrid.” Alfi continued.

This is none other than because of the trainHybridPNM's property has several power sources orpower train. “Some use diesel, or pantographs, and some are wearingfuel cell, there are also those that use batteries. So we provide that information tovisitoror visitorsboothregarding the technology we use on PNM trains.” Alfi explained when explaining PNM's main objective in participating in the exhibition.

International visitors are visiting the PNM stand at RailwayTech 2023.

Alfi conveyed that the concept of RailwayTech Indonesia, which is an international exhibition, means that visitors who come, especially to the PNM booth, are diverse, both domestic and international visitors, for example from China and Japan. In fact, on the first day there were almost 70 visitors to the PNM booth, including around 7-8 international visitors.

“About 7-8 visitorsoverseas. Because there is writinghybridwhich makes it interesting, especially as there are miniatures and video profiles (ed: specifically for trainsHybrid). Even the profile video we madebilingual. It's for the sounddubbing"It's in Indonesian but there's a translation in English." Alfi explained.

Not just attracted to the carHybridPNM, several domestic visitors who came from students were also interested in the PNM Railway Study Program. One of them was from the Land Transportation College (STTD) who asked about the level transfer program in the PNM Railway Study Program.

RailwayTech student visitors at the PNM booth.

"Yesterday someone asked at PNM or at the Railway Study Program whether they were opening a level transfer program. The average of those from STTD are D3, not yet D4. If there is one, they would like to join PNM to change level to D4. At PNM there isn't yet (ed: level transfer program) yes, that's why I said there isn't one at PNM." Alfi explained.

PNM itself provides some ammunition for refillingboothto make it more attractive to visitors. Among thembannerbig asbackgroundwhich includes information about the TrainHybrid, Train related profile videosHybrid,stanbannerwho is about the carHybrid,bannerabout PNM, the PNM profile book, also the book One Decade of PNM.

Not to forget, the PNM team also brought a miniature trainHybridwith a measure of around 1:22. “So the carHybridThe PNM was reduced to become a miniature. "The 1:22 scale is the original train scaled down 22 times so that it becomes mini in size." Alfi explained.

Alfi and the PNM Railway Study Program student team had about a week to prepare various exhibition requirements so that it could run smoothly. Alfi also hopes for train technologyHybridPNM can motivate the world scoperailway techologyor Indonesian railways so that they can spur sustainable technological development. *(Public Relations Team/PIP PNM)


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