Design and Programming Laboratory

What Design and Programming Laboratory does

Departemen Teknik Mesin Universitas Andalas is the Mechanical Engineering Department of Andalas University, a public university (PTN-BH) located in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The department delivers three academic degree programs — Sarjana (S1, undergraduate), Magister (S2, master's, established 2010), and Doktor (S3, doctoral, established 2017) — serving approximately 151 new students per year and a total enrolled cohort of 698 students across all programs in 2023/2024. Its functional focus is mechanical engineering education and research spanning mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, materials science, and manufacturing technology, supported by 14 specialized laboratories equipped with SEM, EDX, Universal Testing Machine, CNC machines, Machining Center, and 3D printing facilities.

The department's core technology footprint is its laboratory and research infrastructure rather than a software product platform. Differentiated facilities include the Pusat Kolaborasi Riset (PKR) Nanoselulosa, a collaborative nanocellulose research center co-founded with BRIN and inaugurated on November 3, 2022, and the ICOMEET international conference series that publishes through AIP Conference Proceedings. The department maintains international collaborations with Kanazawa University (Japan, including the KUEP student exchange), National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan, since 2023), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, University of Illinois (USA), Universite Perpignan Via Domitia (France), Tokyo Institute of Technology, and University Putra Malaysia, alongside national membership in BKSTM.

Its revenue model is that of a public academic unit: government appropriations and regulated tuition through national admission channels (SNBP, SNBT) and the university's own SIMA pathway, supplemented by research grants and industry partnerships (e.g., PT Terra Drone Indonesia for drone pilot certification). The Sarjana program holds ABET international accreditation (valid through September 30, 2026) and LAM-TEKNIK 'UNGGUL' status (valid through April 20, 2030); the Doktor program holds BAN-PT 'B' accreditation (2019). The department's customers are individual undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students seeking engineering credentials, with industry partners (manufacturing, energy, automotive, construction, mining, aerospace) engaged for talent pipelines, internships, and joint research rather than as paying customers in a commercial sense.

Name

Design and Programming Laboratory

Legal name

Departemen Teknik Mesin Universitas Andalas

Website

https://mesin.ft.unand.ac.id

Company type

Public

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Departemen Teknik Mesin Universitas Andalas is the Mechanical Engineering Department of Andalas University (PTN-BH) in Padang, Indonesia, delivering Sarjana, Magister, and Doktor programs to roughly 698 students across 14 specialized laboratories and an international research network anchored by ABET and LAM-TEKNIK UNGGUL accreditation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education - Mechanical Engineering

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715), Research and Development in Nanotechnology (541713)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mechatronics Systems & Integration (EDAOAHAB), Science & STEM Lab Equipment & Supplies (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Makerspaces) (EDAEAIAC), Industry-Specific Technical & Certification Prep (e.g., Construction, Manufacturing, Energy) (EDAGANAN)

Keywords

• Mechanical engineering education
• Higher education programs
• Engineering research
• Academic laboratories
• University teaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Padang, West Sumatera

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Higher Education Services: Public university providing undergraduate (Sarjana/S1), postgraduate (Magister/S2), and doctoral (Doktor/S3) programs in mechanical engineering. Revenue comes from tuition fees for private admission channels (SNBP, SNBT, SIMA) and government funding for public education services

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The department delivers accredited mechanical engineering education across three degree levels — Sarjana (S1), Magister (S2), and Doktor (S3) — supported by 14 specialized laboratories covering fluid dynamics, automotive, refrigeration, thermodynamics, renewable energy, structural dynamics, machine design, materials, metallurgy, production, metrology, mechanics and automation, and CAD/computation. It also runs the PKR Nanoselulosa joint research center with BRIN and publishes research through the ICOMEET international conference indexed in AIP Conference Proceeding.

Product overview

Departemen Teknik Mesin Universitas Andalas operates as a comprehensive educational institution offering three academic degree programs at the Sarjana (undergraduate), Magister (master's), and Doktor (doctoral) levels. The department is supported by 14 specialized laboratories covering various mechanical engineering domains including thermal systems, fluid dynamics, materials engineering, manufacturing, and computational engineering. Research collaboration centers such as the PKR Nanoselulosa support advanced research activities. The department also organizes the ICOMEET international conference for disseminating research findings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Program Sarjana (S1) Teknik Mesin
• Program Magister (S2) Teknik Mesin
• Program Doktor (S3) Teknik Mesin Doctoral degree program in Mechanical Engineering consisting of 52 credit hours with a research-focused curriculum. Concentrations span structural dynamics, materials science, thermal systems, and manufacturing innovation. Targeted at advanced researchers pursuing doctoral degrees.
• Pusat Kolaborasi Riset (PKR) Nanoselulosa Collaborative Research Center for Nanoselulosa (nanocellulose) providing a shared platform for advanced-materials research, joint publications, and consortium partnerships between universities and BRIN. Led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hairul Abral. Open to researchers and industry partners.
• ICOMEET International Conference
• Drone Pilot Certification Program Drone training and certification offering delivered in partnership with PT Terra Drone Indonesia that enables students to obtain Remote Pilot certification alongside their mechanical engineering studies. Has produced 12 certified drone pilots since its launch.

Quantifiable outcome

• 151 new students enrolled annually (2023/2024)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• PT. Terra Drone IndonesiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Drone training and certification program resulting in 12 certified drone pilots. Partnership enables students to obtain Remote Pilot certification alongside their engineering studies.
• National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Teaching and research collaboration including student mobility programs and joint research publications. Active partnership since 2023.
• BRIN (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-founder of Pusat Kolaborasi Riset (PKR) Nanoselulosa inaugurated November 3, 2022. Joint research and publication in nanotechnology and advanced materials.
• Pusat Kolaborasi Riset Nanoselulosa ConsortiumflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Multi-institution research consortium including BRIN, ITEBA Batam, Politeknik Pertanian Payakumbuh, LIPI, UPM Malaysia, UNP Padang. Focus on nanocellulose research and publications.
• Kanazawa UniversityflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Co-host of ICOMEET international conference; student exchange program (KUEP - Kanazawa University Exchange Program) 2023-2024; joint research publications in AIP Conference Proceeding
• Universiti Teknologi MalaysiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaborative research and publication partner for ICOMEET conferences; joint teaching and research programs
• University of Illinois (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021International partner for ICOMEET conference collaboration and research publications
• Universite Perpignan Via Domitia (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021European partner for ICOMEET international conference and joint research publications
• BKSTM (Badan Kerjasama Teknik Mesin Indonesia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021National consortium of mechanical engineering departments across Indonesia. Co-organizes SNTTM (Seminar Nasional Tahunan Teknik Mesin) annual conferences.
• University Putra Malaysia (UPM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Research collaboration and joint publications in mechanical engineering and materials science
• Tokyo Institute of Technology JapancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Research and publication collaboration in mechanical engineering
• ITP PadangminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Co-organization of ICOMEET 2021 and 2023 international conferences

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mechanical Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS): ITS Surabaya's Mechanical Engineering Department is a co-member of BKSTM (Badan Kerjasama Teknik Mesin Indonesia) and runs a similarly structured program with strong manufacturing and industry-linkage focus, making it a direct domestic peer.
• Mechanical Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB): ITB's Mechanical Engineering Department is the leading nationally and internationally recognized mechanical engineering program in Indonesia, sharing the same Sarjana–Magister–Doktor structure and competing for the same top Indonesian high-school applicant pool.
• Tokyo Institute of Technology School of Engineering: Tokyo Institute of Technology is an active research and publication partner; its mechanical engineering programs serve as an international benchmark for the department's doctoral research output and postgraduate training.
• Mechanical Engineering Department, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM): UGM's Mechanical Engineering Department is a peer in the same Indonesian public-university segment, offering parallel Sarjana/Magister/Doktor programs with strong laboratory facilities and LAM-TEKNIK accreditation.
• National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Department of Mechanical Engineering: NCKU is a flagship international partner (active since 2023) and operates a comparable mechanical engineering research portfolio across thermal, materials, and manufacturing, providing a direct academic peer for joint research benchmarking.
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM): UTM is an active ICOMEET co-organizer and joint publication partner; its mechanical engineering faculty serves a comparable regional (Southeast Asian) student base and shares materials/manufacturing research strengths.
• Mechanical Engineering Department, Universitas Indonesia (UI): Universitas Indonesia's Mechanical Engineering Department operates a comparable three-tier degree structure with ABET-equivalent accreditation and extensive lab infrastructure, and competes directly for postgraduate students and industry research partnerships.
• College of Mechanical Engineering, Kanazawa University: Kanazawa University is the department's flagship international exchange partner (KUEP program) and co-host of ICOMEET; its mechanical engineering faculty shares research interests in materials, thermal systems, and serves as a direct academic benchmark for internationalization.

Broad incumbents

• Polytechnic Education (Politeknik) Mechanical Engineering programs in Indonesia: Indonesian politekniks (e.g., Politeknik Negeri Padang, Politeknik Manufaktur Bandung) provide vocational mechanical engineering training at a more applied level and partially overlap with the department's laboratory and applied-skills offerings.

Others

• Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN): BRIN is the department's primary research partner and co-founder of PKR Nanoselulosa; although not a degree-granting institution, BRIN offers an adjacent applied-research environment that competes for the same faculty and graduate talent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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