M. Tech. Product Design and Manufacturing

Course Type Post Graduation
Duration 2 years (4 semesters)
Department Department of Mechanical Engg
Intake 18
Affiliation VTU
Approvals AICTE, GoK

About the Course

The department of Mechanical Engg has started M. Tech Programmes under the areas such as Product Design and Manufacturing in the academic year of 2004-05 with an intake of 18 students. The minimum eligibility for pursuing M. Tech in PDM is B.E in Mechanical Engg, Industrial and Production Engg Manufacturing Science, Automobile Engg and Industrial Engg and Management. The duration of the programme is four semester (two year).

Infrastucture

Name of the Laboratory & Equipment Available

Design Lab (Area : 45 sq m)
Gyroscopic set – up, Journal bearing test rig, Polariscope, Projector for 3D photoelastic analysis, Equipment for studying whirling of shaft, Static and Dynamic Balancing Machine, Porter Governor and Hartnell Governor, Pressure variation measurement equipment, Torque measurement equipment, Equipment for study of kinematics of gear teeth, Inversion and friction of 4 bar mechanism, strain rosettes.

Design Lab

CAD & CAM/Automation Lab
(Area : 727 sq m)
Vertical Milling Machine (CNC), Pick and Place Robot , CNC Turn Master, Flexible Manufacturing system, Computers, Softwares (ANSYS, Unigraphics, Inventor 9 with MDT, AutoCAD R-2005, Composite structure solver, Pamcrash solver)

CAD / CAM LAB

Advanced Design Laboratory

Tensameter - 2T Fatigue Tester with Reflection Polariscope
Tensameter - 2T Fatigue Tester with
Fretting Attachment
Reflection Polariscope

Advanced FRP Laboratory:

Filament Winding Machine UV/IR/Thermal Curing Machine Microwave Curing Machine
Filament Winding Machine UV/IR/Thermal Curing Machine Microwave Curing Machine
     
10 ton UTM Environment Chamber Hot Press
10 ton UTM Environment Chamber Hot Press
     

Nanotechnology Laboratory

Brookfield Viscometer Ultrasonicator Magnetic Stirrer
Brookfield Viscometer Ultrasonicator Magnetic Stirrer
     
DSC Resistivitymeters (Eltel & Keithley) Resistivitymeters (Eltel & Keithley)
DSC Resistivitymeters (Eltel & Keithley) Resistivitymeters (Eltel & Keithley)
     
AFM STM  
AFM STM  

Thermal Barrier Coating Laboratory

CO2  LASER - 300 W Wear Tester Talysurf
CO2 LASER - 300 W Wear Tester Talysurf
     
Hot Air Blower – TBC Testing for Convective HT
Hot Air Blower–TBC Testing for Convective HT

Aerospace Modeling Laboratory

Wind tunnel Altitude Chamber Hot & Cold Chamber
Wind tunnel Altitude Chamber Hot & Cold Chamber
     
Pipe Burster Microwave curing with vacuum  
Pipe Burster Microwave curing with vacuum  

Advanced Foundry Laboratory

Pressure Die-Casting Plasma Densification Equipment Vacuum Hood
Pressure Die-Casting Plasma Densification Equipment Vacuum Hood
     
Neophot Microscope Metallurgical Microscope Muffle Furnace
Neophot Microscope Metallurgical Microscope Muffle Furnace

Information Access Facilities

  • No. of Computers available – 200
  • Licensed softwares available :
  1. ANSYS -V11.0
  2. Visual Studio
  3. Auto CAD – 2002
  4. Mechanical Desk top 6.0
  5. AutoDesk Inventor 9.0
  6. Auto CAD – 2004
  7. PAMCRASH Solver
  8. Composite Structures Solver
  1. Forming Tools Design Workstation
  2. ANSYS Fluent 6.3 V
  3. CFD Ace
  4. CFD Fastran
  5. Visual Meshing Software
  6. Solid Edge V19
  7. Caps Turn / Caps Mill

The department has well equipped classrooms with LCD projectors, computer browsing centre, CAD/CAM and Automation labs

Department Library

  • The department library has the following facilities:
  1. Books, National Journals, International Journals, e-journals
  2. Multimedia
  3. Project Reports, Seminar Reports, Final technical report of Sponsored Projects
  4. Exclusive library in R & D with M.Sc. (Engg)/ Ph.D. theses / journals / Conference Proceedings and e-journals

Faculty

M. Tech. Product Design and Manufacturing

Name Designation
Dr. H. N. Narasimha Murthy Professor And Director - P.G.Studies
Harish Anand K.S. Assistant Professor
T. G. Gangadhar Lecturer
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