Inaugural Ceremony of Advanced Welding Centre supported by Putzmeister Concrete Machines Private Ltd.

The Advanced Welding Centre of the Mechanical Department of Don Bosco College of Engineering was inaugurated on 5/5/22 by the Chief Guest Dr. Xiangyang Jiang, Director, Putzmeister Concrete Machines Private Limited. Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Global Head,Batching Plant, Putzmeister Concrete Machines Private Limited was the Guest of Honor. Rev. Fr. Kinley D’Cruz, Director, DBCE, Dr. Neena Panandikar, Principal, Prof. Ajit Salunke, HOD- Mechanical Department and Dr. Suraj Marathe, Asst. Professor & Workshop Superintendent  were also present on the dais. The centre is supported by Putzmeister Concrete Machines Private Ltd. and has facilities for TIG and MIG welding. The function was attended by the company officials, officials from FiiRE and Goa state Innovation council, Heads of other departments & sections, media personnel, faculty, staff members and students.

Dr. Jiang said that that it was wonderful to know that DBCE has achieved so much in the last 10 years. He further added “3D Printing, IOT, AI are very important technologies for the world and there is bright future for mechanical engineers and opportunity to become valuable contributors to the society”. Mr. Ranjan appreciated the Mechanical department and DBCE for the various beyond the curriculum activities and industry interaction. He advised students, saying “Focus on learning, know what to achieve, work on it, strive and keep learning”. Fr. Kinley addressing the delegates said “I welcome you to the Don Bosco family, thanks for handholding with us and I wish that this collaboration will continue and become more stronger in the future”. He gave a brief presentation of the Salesian Society and the Don Bosco educational institutes. Dr. Panandikar congratulated the students of current final year batch who have been selected through campus placements in reputed companies like Cipla, Buoyancy etc. She said “Our mechanical student’s projects exhibited at SCIFFI 22 received wide acclaim from media and other stakeholders”. Prof. Salunke gave a brief overview of the facilities and role of the welding centre in bridging the skill gap among students. He said “The centre can be used for skill training programs for the Industry”. Dr. Suraj Marathe proposed the vote of thanks. The program was coordinated by Prof. Gaurish Samant and Prof. harshad Pingulkar. Prof. Swapnil Ramani compered the event.