TE Mechanical Field Visit to Turbocam

The third-year Mechanical students of Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda visited Turbocam India Pvt. Ltd. In Margao Industrial Estate on October 07, 2023. The field visit was organised under the association of the Mechanical Engineering Student Hub (MESH) and well coordinated by Dr Suraj Marathe, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department.

It’s said “The Architects of an Energy Efficient Tomorrow, Turbocam”, serves turbomachinery-related industries, including aerospace, automotive and power generation companies which include Space Rocketry creating propulsion components, Aviation/Aero-Engines manufacturing the vanes, stators and bladed rotor, Automotive Turbomachinery, Power Generations producing a wide range of core turbomachinery components, HVACR, etc.

The shop floor tour was given by Mr Iza Henry Thomas, Safety Engineer in Turbocam and Mr Gilroy Coutinho, Training Officer in Turbocam, who briefed the students about Turbocam Specializes in Precision Manufacturing using the Multiaxis CNC machines and enabling technologies. Turbocam seeks to satisfy the needs of its customers for Quality, Price, Delivery and Services. The students were first introduced to Raw Materials they currently work on i.e. Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Titanium, and Inconel.

The CNC Milling Processes, involve the material being held in place while the cutting operations tools rotate around it. CNC turning, on the other hand, requires the tools to remain in the same place while the materials are rotated at speed to create the exact shape. Different types of CNC machines were shown on the shop floor such as 3 Axis Machining, 4 Axis Machining, and 5 Axis Machining performing suitable applications. A different type of cutting tool where the Engineering team sets the process and Autodesk software stimulates. To check the accuracy and maintain the quality stages various types of Inspection Tests were performed maintaining the accuracy of one micron.

Overall the field visit was very Interactive with small question-and-answer sessions and all the student’s willingness and curiosity to learn about how a manufacturing plant operates.

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