Mechanical Workshop
Mechanical Engineering Workshop is a key central facility at VNIT Nagpur and is governed by the Department of Mechanical Engineering VNIT Nagpur. It is a place where students can learn about the workings of the various manufacturing and production processes. Students gain competence in handling practical work in an engineering environment through the Workshop Practice courses. The workshop is the central component of learning about various materials, tools, and manufacturing techniques that are used in various manufacturing activities and functions. Workshops are crucial when interested parties wish to learn about practical information. Practice in the workshop equips people with the fundamental skills needed to produce a range of technical goods. It describes the design, operation, use, and application of various working tools, pieces of equipment, and machinery as well as how to make a product from scratch. The eight shops that make up the VNIT Mechanical Workshops serve a variety of trades, including FITTING SHOP, CARPENTRY SHOP, WELDING SHOP, FOUNDRY SHOP, MACHINE SHOP, ASSEMBLY SHOP, SHEET METAL SHOP, PLUMBING SHOP. It also includes Service Facility like . SEMINAR HALL, DYNAMIC LOAD TEST, COMPUTERISED NUMERIC CONTROL MACHINE, etc. Technical Assistant and Technical Attendant support each shop in the workshop. Workshop resources are available for UG first- and second-year students in accordance with the curriculum. The resources are heavily utilised by UG, PG, and Ph.D. research scholars. The facility is accessible to visitors for a small fee.
Shop No. 1: Fitting Shop
- Nine tables fitted with four bench vices on each table
- One radial arm drilling machine
- One pillar type drilling machine
Shop no. 2: Carpentry Shop
- Sixteen tables fitted with two bench vices on each table
- One wood turning lathe
- One spindle mounting machine
- One chisel mortising machine
- Power tools: routers, planners, sanders, circular saw
- Reciprocating saw
- Three welding transformers
- One gas welding shop
- One grinder
- One drilling machine
- Welding shields (Auto darkening ultra high speed)
- One pit furnace
- Patterns and mould boxes
- Twenty three late machines
- Five shaping machines
- Two milling machines
- One drilling machine
- One tool grinder
| Workshop Incharge |
Dr. T V K Gupta 0712 280 1168, tvkgupta@mec.vnit.ac.in |
| Technical Officer |
Dr. V. D. Ghuge 0712 280 1346, vinayakghuge@mec.vnit.ac.in |
| Workshop Staff (0712 280 1540) | |
Dr. V. D. Ghuge | Technical officer |
Mr. P. D. Pawar | Assistant (SG-II) |
Mr. P. P. Kose | Technical Assistant (SG-II) |
Mr. N. N. Meshram | Technical Assistant (SG-II) |
Mr. G. B. Todase | Technical Assistant (SG-II) |
Mr. N. C. Borkar | Technical Assistant (SG-II) |
Mr. C. L. Bagde | Technical Assistant (SG-II) |
Mr. O. D. Sirsam | Senior Technician |
Mr. R. V. Gawali | Junior Assistant |
Mr Ram Kishan Maru | Technician |
Mr. P. P. Tiwari | Technical Associate (Contract) |
Facility No. 1: Seminar Hall
- One LCD Projector
- Seventy-five chairs with platform
Facility No. 2: Dynamic Load Test
- Setup for testing Girders of floating bridges
Facility No. 3: Computerized Numeric Control Machine
- Two CNC Lathe machines
- One vertical machining center (VMC)
MEP102 Workshop, [0-0-4, Credit: 2]
Pre-requisites: NIL Type of Course: ES Semester: COMMON (I and II Sem B. Tech.)
Assessment: TA 100%
Course Objective: The objectives of the course are
- To make the students aware of various skills involved in basic engineering processes for manufacturing and assembly.
- To make students aware of various basic engineering processes like cutting, filing and joining and to have hands-on experience for the same.
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course students will be able to
- Acquire skills in basic engineering practice.
- Identify the hand tools and instruments.
- Gain measuring skills.
- Obtain practical skills in the various trades.
- Enhance psychomotor skills and attitude
Course Content:
Existing trades:
- Fitting: Use and setting of fitting tools for chipping, cutting, filing, marking, center punching, drilling, tapping. Term work to include one job involving following operations: Filing to size, drilling and tapping.
- Carpentry: Use and setting of hand tools like hacksaws, Jack planes, chisels and gauges for construction of various joints, wood turning and modern wood turning methods. Term work to include one carpentry job involving a joint and report on demonstration of a job involving wood turning.
- Welding: Use and setting of tools and equipments for edge preparation for welding jobs and Arc welding for Jobs like, Lap welding of two plates, butt welding of plates.
- Machining: At least one metal turning job is to be demonstrated. CNC Machines: One job on CNC Lathe and CNC Milling machine to be demonstrated.
- Foundry: At least one demonstration of mold making.
- Sheet Metal Working: Use and setting of tools like Shears, Stakes, Hammers, Snips, Punches, Riveting gun etc and equipment for sheet metal working. At least one job/demonstration of making an article from surface development drawings.
- Plumbing: Use and setting of hand tools like hacksaws, Vices, V blocks, Taps, tap wrenches, Pipe wrenches, Pipe threading dies, pipe bending dies, Pipe cutters, callipers etc for plumbing works. At least one job/ demonstration involving threading and joining of pipes.
- Assembly: Using and setting various workshop tools like spanners, wrenches, screw drivers, torque wrenches, hammers, pliers etc. to assemble and disassemble an engineering system (e.g. bicycle, etc). At least one job/ demonstration of assembly/ disassembly of an engineering system.
Reference Books:
- Workshop Technology by W.A.J. Chapman, Part I, II & III.