The rise of Indonesian Republika Back Aircraft Factory

 

A CN-235 Maritime Patrol aircraft (MPA) orders the Navy parked in the hangar PT Indonesian Aerospace (PT DI). Berkelir green, the plane had just passed the test flight for an hour in the skies of West Java early last April 2013.

The technicians PTDI berkerubung in aircraft for US21, 5 million per fruit was. Iron bird PTDI production Airbus Military cooperation was to be reinforced by sea surveillance radar, and high resolution camera.

"Radar that can see up to 200 meters below sea level," said the former head of Public Relations of PT DI, Rakhendi Priatna that accompany headline toured PTDI aircraft manufacturing plant, in an area of ​​80 acres, beginning last April 2013.
Behind CN 235 MPA, looks queued two other aircraft. All the waiting hands of the technicians shrewdness. PT DI is currently being flooded with a variety of aircraft orders, particularly the CN 235. In 2012, PT DI managed to make four CN 235 units, two units of NC 212, two units of Super Puma, a CN unit Bell unit 195 and 12 412.

After the storm got beat worse financial crisis in 1997, the company is now trying to get up. Hangar that once had deserted, now crowded with a variety of jobs. Order flow, and a provision was spilled. After losing nine years, only in 2012 the company reap profits.
Lastly, the financial report card blue in 2002, with net income of Rp11, 26 billion. After that, the bag was deflated PTDI. Seawan debt and almost collapsed. Approximately 16 thousand employees fired, and only the remaining 4,000. The best engineers were off to various aircraft plant world.

More tragically, the company's aircraft fabricators until forced to make a pot in order to survive. "During 2003 to 2007 PT DI has never closed the book. So we have to start closing the books 2003-2007, "recalled PT DI president director Budi Santoso. Budi is not new to PT DI. He joined since 1987, when he was named IPTN. At 1998, he moved to Director of PT Pindad, and succeeded. In 2007, doctorate in robotics from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, this prompted the government to fix PTDI.

When he had the lead, Budi intercepted by many problems. Thousands of former employees demonstrated to demand severance pay. And the matter was continued to drain his energy. Plus a load of debt, especially debt to the government that reached Rp3, 8 trillion. PTDI financial cash when it ran aground.

He then fix it step by step. In 2009, all the affairs of the past was finished. After the BPK audit, tax agencies, and institutions, to government debt that was wrong. "We ask the government debt to be converted into capital. His money does not exist, only on paper. But he did not create a financial burden PTDI, "he said.

Budi Santoso cold hands slowly reaping the rewards. In 2012, the company posted a net profit of about Rp40 billion, with revenue Rp2, 68 trillion. The biggest revenue contributed by the manufacture of aircraft amounting to Rp2, 3 billion, Rp236 billion component manufacturing, defense equipment service technicians and Rp65 billion and Rp104 billion of aircraft maintenance.

Three step

Beresnya past debt, said Budi Santoso, a turning point PTDI. At the end of 2011, earning the State Capital Investment funding (PMN) of Rp2, 06 trillion. Directors do not waste the money, and immediately use it to modernize machinery, hangars and human resources.
Director of Commerce and Restructuring, Budiman Saleh explained PTDI has allocated Rp270 billion purchase various production machines and fix and build new hangar worth Rp140 billion. Later, PT DI will have two aircraft assembly hangar.

The new hangar will be operational during the first semester 2014, and was able to assemble a large aircraft like the CN 295.
Three-step restructuring was done. First, the emergency phase, during 2011-2012, addressed internal conditions. Second, is the stabilization phase in 2012-2013. In this phase, the company made a variety of investment and revitalization. Lastly, is expected in 2015 to the top, PT DI is expected to escape from dependence on government.

"We are currently in the stage of the second phase. We did search for capital funding, market mapping and preparation of new products such as N 219, "said Budiman.
Currently, for a moving company is dependent on the provision of government. For example, PT DI scooped up Rp 7 trillion contract to three years, a large part of the Ministry of Defence. But after that, PTDI asked to self.

"We need to live. Business aircraft not something instant, "said Budi Santoso.
Help it, said Budi, important. He was like a snowball effect. Consumers see companies start to rise, and without being invited, they came to the factory and cooperate. "Five years ago, when I first became President, it is not ever imagine," he said.

Airbus took

One key to the success of PT DI is learning from past mistakes. When I was named IPTN, the company is "jor-rod" to develop a wide range of aircraft, although not economically knacks. Their engineers are masters of technology at the time, but do not understand the science of marketing.

"Apparently, understood technology alone is not enough. The other part is the market leader, we have never learned it, "said Budi.

Other way to boost the company back "fainted" during the 1997 crisis and is holding industrial enterprises that had been flown other airlines, which Airbus and Boeing. "Both we explore," said Budi.

However, the closest being the EADS group companies including Airbus. In history, PTDI closer, though once they've had a relationship with Boeing.

This way, Budi said, is more effective. You see, creating a new market takes up to tens of years. PTDI may not waiting for it, can trigger death. PTDI similar way as did Lenovo and IBM. "Lenovo must use the IBM brand to the people realized that IBM Lenovo. Now Lenovo IBM does not use the name, but still be sold, "he said.

This way of coming to fruition. PTDI administrative standards now applying to make a plane, which according to the standard Airbus, EADS both Airbus and Airbus Military, help from technical to non-technical. Per year, PT DI was awarded a contract Rp180-200 billion. With this provision, PT DI is determined to make authentic Indonesian plane.

In addition to EADS, also formed a partnership with PT DI Family Eurocopter EADS is also to make the body below chopper MK II, the tailboom and fuselage worth Rp 5 billion. Additionally PTDI also be subcontracted CTRM and Korean Air worth Rp10 billion.
Various orders that make employees passionate PTDI. Currently, the plant runs two shifts PTDI. On the night shift they will pursue production if there are problems in the previous two shifts. I was so full order, PTDI not dare to take the job again. The company's production capacity is full.

"So, if someone said that we are unemployed, it's wrong. With the current modernization, PTDI 2-3 times more productive than the old one, "he said.

Jet fighter

The machines are made in Germany, Italy and Taiwan since 2012 and the latest was present in the factory PT DI. CNC machine (Computerized Numerical Control), of which Quaser MV 18C, Haas VF6-50, VR 11 B Haas Deckel Maho DMU 100 mB, and machine Gantry and Gantry Matec Jobs LINX30 30 P made a new spirit for the technicians. Affairs into production faster.

Even so, not equivalent to the capacity of the plant such as Airbus. To make an aircraft fly from zero to PTDI takes 8-12 months. While Airbus and Boeing, on average it only took two weeks. With the new machine, when production is expected to be reduced to two months.

Capitalized machine it anyway, convinced the company could reap greater profits. In 2013 this PTDI Rp3 trillion revenue target, with the target of Rp60 billion net profit. In 2012 recorded profit of Rp40 billion. Companies are now beginning to believe in themselves, such as a bank to borrow funds for working capital.

Potentially, PT DI still can develop a CN-235 CN-234 Next Generation. CN-235 is a joint project between PT DI with CASA. PTDI given freedom by CASA to provide a variety of innovations in the CN-235. One of them added wing tips to increase the stability of the aircraft.

In addition, C-212 version improvement, cheaper, and its capacity is also increased. "We are also targeting PTDI care center can take care of the Airbus A320 in Indonesia," said Budi.
To be more robust method in the future, the company will recruit young people. Wholesale acceptance occurred in 1982-1986 PTDI engineers. After that, no more. Now about 45 percent of the resources in the company's experts, particularly engineers, retired.

Now, new employees were recruited in stages. "The pension, will we keep 1-2 people as a new engineer coach. The way we use to overcome in PTDI lost generation, "said Budiman.
As training material for the young engineers, PTDI prepare N 219. Aircraft with a capacity of 19 people is going to be the model that the young engineer knew the aircraft manufacturing cycle.

Of the product is 219 N, the young experts can develop various types of aircraft. It is quite possible as they create a commercial jet aircraft such as the N2130 torpor. Or IF-X/K-FX fighter, PTDI collaboration with South Korea.

The last project was now his fate is not clear. Therefore, South Korea cut research budgets, as well as the Turkish government withdrew from the program.

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