Mechanical Engineering students of BTech and Diploma programs of ICFAI University, Jharkhand, under the guidance of its faculty members, visited various manufacturing units of Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) . Senior Managers of HEC demonstrated the working of various equipments and explained their special features.
The students were taken through Foundry and Forge Plant (FFP) and Heavy Machine Building Plant (HMBP), where heavy machinery like Electrical Overhead Cranes, Walking Draglines, Excavator Booms, GSlV-PSlV launch pads and huge moulds) are manufactured for large organizations like ISRO,DRDO, COAl INDIA .
The students were fascinated to see the country’s largest lathe machine, milling machine and sophisticated CNCs. The students got benefited by understanding the Manufacturing and Quality Processes and the safety precautions that are taken inside the plant. Explaining the purpose of the industrial visit, Prof Arvind Kumar, Associate Dean, Faulty of Science and Technology said, “Our University lays accent on imparting hands-on skills to the students. Guided visits to industry are part of our initiatives to expose our students to the industry. Our students are also required to do Summer Internship in industry”.