“Expanding Collaboration: PT Bukit Teknologi Digital (BTech) Forms Strategic Partnership with the Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (FTMD) at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) for the Development of Health Indicators and Remaining Useful Life of Mining Heavy Equipment Components.”

Bandung – PT Bukit Teknologi Digital (BTech) is proud to announce the signing of a strategic partnership with the Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (FTMD) at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), one of Indonesia’s leading academic institutions, on Thursday, May 16, 2025. This agreement marks a significant milestone in BTech’s commitment as a digital company in the mining industry through the development of health indicators and remaining useful life (RUL) models for heavy equipment components. This collaboration also reflects BTech’s contribution to higher education through industry-relevant collaborative research.

The partnership will involve a range of mutually beneficial initiatives, focusing on the analysis of key mining equipment components and is expected to deliver the following outcomes:

• Health indicator algorithms for components along with recommended intervention actions
• Component life estimation algorithms based on health indices
• Life cycle analysis algorithms
• Optimal remaining useful life (RUL) algorithms

The agreement was signed by Chandima Wijekoon, CEO of BTech, and Prof. Dr. Ir. Hermawan Judawisastra, Acting Dean of FTMD ITB. The event was also attended by researchers and faculty members of FTMD ITB, followed by a technical discussion led by Dr.-Ing. Tri Yuswidjajanto Zaenuri, who will serve as the technical coordinator for this initiative.

This collaboration between BTech as an industry player and ITB as an academic institution is expected to enrich field operations with strong academic methodologies and data analysis, resulting in impactful innovation. It also aims to enhance mutual understanding and capabilities while contributing to greater operational efficiency, safety, and sustainability in the mining sector through the development of reliable and measurable indicators.