The Ministry of Industry is aggressively encouraging Indonesia’s manufacturing sector to immediately transform towards industry 4.0.

This step is part of the implementation of the Making Indonesia 4.0 road map, which will certainly bring benefits to the industrial sector, such as improving machine and equipment performance, production operation speed and product quality, and being compatible with health protocols, said the Muhammad Khayam, Director General-Chemical, Pharmaceutical Industry and Textile (IKFT), Ministry of Industry, Muhammad Khayam at the opening of the INDI 4.0 Technical Guidance and Assessment for the IKFT Sector.

Khayam said that the assessment of the Indonesia Industry 4.0 Readiness Index (INDI 4.0) aims to measure the readiness of companies in transforming towards industry 4.0, especially in the IKFT sector. In this assessment activity, he also explained about the implementation of industry 4.0 in the IKFT sector which has been developing with its various application systems.

For example, the textile manufacturer PT. Eratex Djaja who managed to save electricity, water, coal and greenhouse gas emissions after implementing industrial technology 4.0.

Khayam explained that on the first day there were 156 participants from the textile industry and non-metal mineral processing industries. He also said, according to the performance targets set by the Ministry of Industry based on the 2020-2024 RPJMN, one of the targets is that the number of IKFT sector companies with INDI 4.0 more than 3 could reach 11 companies by 2020 and as many as 21 companies in 2024. In INDI 4.0, a score of 1-2 shows the initial readiness to implement industry 4.0, then a score range of 2-3 shows moderate readiness, and a score of 4 is those who have implemented industry 4.0.