T.E. Mechanical Field Trip

Third Year Mechanical Engineering (TE) students of Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda visited Netzsch Technologies India Pvt Ltd, and Astra Metals Pvt. Ltd. in Verna Industrial Estate on October 07, 2022

The visit was organized in association with Mechanical Engineering Student Hub (MESH) and coordinated by Dr. Suraj Marathe and Mr. Chetan Gaonkar.

At Netzsch Technology Pvt. Ltd manufacturers of highly customized pumps that are used in industrial application, the students were briefed about the products of the company by Mr. Ashutosh Bandodkar, Senior Manager- Customer Service and Planning. Later, they were introduced to major departments of manufacturing of pump such as material inspection, machining, assembly, and store. The students were also briefed about the various processes for material inspection and working of vertical and horizontal CNC machines. Whirling operation of rods was also shown. Various parts such as rotor, stator manufacturing and assembly were also shown. The students were guided by Mr. Malappa Pujari , Production Engineer and Mr. Somnath Surlakar, Senior Production Engineer.

Astra Metals Systems Pvt. Ltd is an end-to-end solutions provider for Precision Sheet Metal Works including fabrication and assembly. The students were exposed to the different sheet metal operations carried out in the industry. Students got an opportunity to see the operations such as Punching, Bending, Laser cutting, Fabrication and Powder metallurgy process. The students were guided by Mr Murad Abdul Mullah, Director and Mr. Dipesh Narvekar, Quality Head.

Overall, it was a very enlightening and learning experience for the students of TE Mechanical.