Title: Work Place Ethics
Resource Person:Mr. Pradeep Kumar B R
Senior Assistant Professor in Department of Master of Business Administration, MITE
Date:7/6/2021
Target Audience:4th year students
Workplace ethics refers to the way employees in an organization govern themselves and their overall work attitude, but it can also refer to the morality, or lack thereof, permeating a workplace. The way a company operates and is perceived by both the public and competitors often comes down to the workplace ethics. A truly ethical workplace should model ethical behavior from the top down, and from the inside out. Workplace ethics are reflected in how organizations treat their suppliers and customers, how they interact with others, how they perform their tasks, and how they communicate both internally and externally.
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Title: Skill Certification & Job Opportunities for Mechanical Engineering Students in GCC Countries
Resource Person:Mr. Sinan Ismail Sales and Logistics Lead in Skoda auto India (Mangalore division)
Date:7/3/2021
Target Audience:4th year students
Skill certification forms the basis for a credentialing program in a particular trade or profession. An industry or a government agency establishes the qualifications, requirements and standards to be met for granting certification to practitioners of particular occupations. Students were able to understand the information about high-end modern tools required to enter GCC Countries.
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Title: Experimental approach of Heat Exchanger & Compressor in Industry
Resource Person:Mr S Veeresh Kumar
Sr. Project Engineer
Date:6/30/2021
Target Audience:3rd year students
Resource person delivered a talk on experimental approach of Heat exchangers in industries. Heat exchangers play an vital role in industry which keeps machinery to work for long duration and improve production based on the requirement. Hence maintenance of heat exchangers are given high importance in scheduling and planning the activies.
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Title: Importance of GD&T in designing
Resource Person: Mrs. Namratha Ghar
Regional Manager- Business Support CADD Centre Training Services Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai
Date:6/11/2021
Target Audience: 2nd Year students
The session started with welcoming the guest and students, as the session began speaker focused more the basics of GD&T and why it is useful in drawing and analysing the drawing. As the session progressed speaker gave some of the real time case study of GD&T. Overall the session was very useful to students and students gave very good feedback.
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Title: New Product Development & It's Optimization
Resource Person: Mr. Balachandra Shastri,
R&D Engineer and Asst. Technical Product Lead, Mukunda Foods Private Limited, Bangalore
Date: 6/8/2021
Target Audience: final Year students
The resource person introduced new product development concepts and explained in detail the stages involved in the same. He explained how any product idea will be turned into a new product after validating all 8 stages of the new product development process. Also, he stressed about production optimization process and steps involved in that by taking kitchen utensils as an example. Further, he briefed about product life cycle management and design thinking. Speaker shared his experience on new product development based on customer requirements and suggested few books related to the product development process.
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Title: Advances in Metal forming
Resource Person: Mr. Manjunatha Gaviappa,
Group Project Manager, HCL, Bangalore
Date: 5/22/2021
Target Audience: 2nd year students
The session started with the Resource person introduction and Mr. Manjunatha Gaviappa Started his session with introducing Advances in Metal Forming; Dies and its types, Sheet Metal Forming-Life cycle, Sheet Bending; Electro-forming, Metal Injection molding (MIM), Hydro-forming, Laser-forming; Sheet metal operation, Press operation. The speaker presented a video of How Sheet metal operation done in his Industry. At the end of the session, students got exposed to the various Advances in Metal Forming, discussion related to Internship, even their confidence regarding the job opportunities was boosted.
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Title: Recent Advances in 3D Printing
Resource Person: Dr. L Jyothish Kumar,
President & Founder- Additive Manufacturing Society of India, Bangalore
Date: 5/20/2021
Target Audience: 4th year students
The speaker emphasized Additive Manufacturing and its classifications. He highlighted 3D Printing Global Developments and Updates and also 3D printing applications implementation in advanced components/parts/system products such as Jet Engine, Bio-Medical plant, Bionic ears, Kidney, etc. He discussed a case study on the Laser Metal deposition Process used and its pros and cons. He shared his experience of how airplane axial compress blade repaired by using additive manufacturing technique.
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Title: Low-Cost Model building to Train School students - AICTE Activity Point
Resource Person: Mr. Hoysala, Mr. Hari Prasad, Mr. Kiran Kumar, Mr. Praveen, and Ms. Hema Lath
Instructors, Agastya International Foundation, Bangalore
Date: 5/19/2021
Target Audience: 2nd year Mechanical Student
The resource persons guided students on how to build low-cost models for the science concepts such as Sound Centrifugal force, Light, Capture images, Air - weight, Diffraction of light, Image merging, the inertia of forces, and Plant and Animal cell model. Also, they showed how to demonstrate and explain concepts using the model to school students. This session gave a clear idea to carry out the AICTE activity point on helping local students to achieve a good result.
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Title: Emerging Areas of Mechanical Engineering
Resource Person: Mr. Ashrith
Senior Manager, Engineering and Operations Rajamane Innovations, Bangalore
Date:5/18/2021
Target Audience:2nd Year students
The talk was focused on latest trends in mechanical engineering like advanced technologies to assist the driver(ADAS), collaborative robot(COBOTS,) High speed machining, Biomimetic and many more. He has also spoke about the latest trends of mechanical engineering such as 4 D printing, Driverless cars, Industrial IOT in mechanical engineering etc. He has also highlighted that students have to focus on the courses like BTD ,ATD,HMT which are the future areas of growth for mechanical engineers. Then he said that India is changing into a “Manufacturing Hub” within a year and there are tremendous opportunities for budding engineers.
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Title: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN 3D PRINTING
Resource Person: PRAVEEN OLEKAR,
CO-FOUNDER & CEO, NIXBEES
Date: 5/17/2021
Target Audience: 4th year students
Event provides an information about the NIXBEES Company and products manufactured. Working of 3D printing in detail steps from the CAD drawing to end products, with the software required for the designing and slicing of the products, applications of 3D printing in all sectors especially in medical and also in the engineering sectors and highlights challenges in the 3D printing in the present competitive world and job opportunities in the 3D printing.
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Title: INTRODUCTION TO UNIGRAPHICS TOOL FOR BEGINNERS
Resource Person: Mr. Vivek L M,
PD Engineer in Wabtec Corporation
Date: 5/15/2021
Target Audience: 3rd year students.
Mr. Vivek L M highlighted the basic content on the Unigraphics NX which is owned by Siemens PLM software. The software is an integrated product design solution which streamlines and increase product development process for those engineers who are willing to deliver innovative product in a collaborative environment. The technical talk displayed the needs of students who will be using NX on a regular basis. In consideration of the beginner level, the topics of the content were carefully planned.
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Title: Heat analysis in Lime calcination plant and Recent trends in Steel sector
Resource Person: Mr. Anil Kumar Gujjal,
Assistant Manager, JSW steels ltd
Date: 5/14/2021
Target Audience: 2ND YEAR STUDENTS
The session started with the Resource person introduction, and Mr. Anil kumar Gujjal Started his session with introducing us the plant of JSW steels and its growth in the recent years, later on he started to discuss about the heat interaction in the lime calcination plant. At the session end , he even gave the students the recent trend in steel sector and discussed about the career opportunities of mechanical engineering in the steel sector and guided students for preparations to get into the steel sector
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Title: Solar Technology/ BioEnergy/ Solid Waste Management/ Rain Water Harvesting
Resource Person: Smt. Shanthi G, Mr. Manjunath, Mr. Santhosh Kumar, and Mr. Aravind
Gandhi Institute of Rural Energy and Development (MGIRED) Govt. of Karnataka, Bengaluru,
Date: 23rd and 24th December 2020.
Target Audience: 3rd year students.
Smt. Shanthi G, Mr. Manjunath, Mr. Santhosh Kumar, and Mr. Aravind Mahatma were the resource persons. They delivered an informative talk on the aforementioned subject addressing students and faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The webinar highlighted methods of harvesting solar energy and managing solar energy systems. Information on hazards and managing solid wastes were conveyed. The speakers also dealt with methods and materials required for purifying rain water. the information provided during the session along with the discussions held with personnel enriched the knowledge of the listeners in the field of solar energy, bioenergy, solid waste management, and rainwater harvesting.
Title: How to become an Entrepreneur with zero investment
Resource Person: Mr. Thungaraju G D
Co- Founder People Mechanics
Date: 17th December 2020
Target Audience: 4th year students
The speaker provided information on the present remuneration scale prevalent in Industries. Expectations/requirements with regard to work ethics, knowledge, commitment and skills were highlighted. Advantages and limitations resulting from working in SME were specified. The speaker stressed that enrollment in an SME workplace would expose the candidate to a wider arena of work ranging from procurement to sales. The speaker conveyed that the multidisciplinary exposure would enable one to deeply appreciate and understand various fields of business.
Title: How to Crack an Interview
Resource Person: Ms. Reena D'souza
Corporate Event Host
Date: 2nd November 2020
Target Audience: 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students
Ms. Reena D'souza conducted an informative and interactive on the importance of effective communication to excel in an interview. She advocated "Dress to impress" aspect as a vital trait for a prospective candidate to perform well in an interview. Key aspects of an interview such as speech flow, use of vocabulary, non-verbal communication and the like were discussed during the session. The speaker presented a clear distinction between exuding confidence and showing humility during an interview. Importance of preparation, and rehearsal to excel in interview were stressed.
Title: Industry Requirements of a Mechanical Engineer
Resource Person: Mr. Anup Shetty
Deputy Manager MASL-India
Date: 22nd October, 2020.
Target Audience: 2nd year students.
The speaker presented his views on Industry Requirements of a Mechanical Engineer. The speaker presented a case study which showed creativity spurred innovative solutions to engineering issues. The contribution of effective communication in career progress was highlighted during the talk.
Title: Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization Based Methodologies for Improving Range of an Electric Powered Vehicle.
Resource Person: Dr. Gunti Ranga Srinivas,
Deputy General Manager, Mahendra Research Valley, Mahindra & Mahindra, Chennai
Date: 09th October 2020
Target Audience: 3rd year students
Dr. Gunti Ranga Srinivas, delivered a talk explaining in detail the Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization (MOD) methodology which was followed to enhance the features of a four wheeler vehicle. The key challenges involved in implementing the design approach was conveyed to the listeners. The orator shared his personal experiences and advantages obtained by following MOD in designing suspension, HVAC, body/frame/pillar, vehicle body, interior trim, and piston bowl designs. He pointed the major challenges in producing a lightweight battery-driven vehicle.
Title: Application of Artificial Intelligence to Mechanical Engineering and its allied Engineering streams problems
Resource Person: Dr Jay Bharatesh Simha,
Chief Technical Officer/Director (Analytics) – Abiba Systems, Bangalore
Date: 8th July 2020
Target Audience: 3rd year students
Department of Mechanical Engineering has arranged a webinar on 8th July 2020 in the morning session with the resource person Dr Jay Bharatesh Simha, Chief Technical Officer/Director (Analytics) – Abiba Systems, Bangalore
The resource person has delivered a highly informative and clear understanding of the topics to audience under the heading “Application of Artificial Intelligence to Mechanical Engineering and its allied Engineering streams problems”.
The participants from Industry/Technical colleges/ /Research scholars/Engineering Students have witnessed the webinar and enriched their knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence applicable to realistic problems
Title: Gears To Solar Mission - Journey of a Mechanical Engineer
Resource Person: Mr. Sandeep Ramanath,
AIV Manager- SUNRISE III Mission. Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Gottingen, Germany
Date: 07th July 2020.
Target Audience: 4th year students
Career Guidance cell organised a webinar on "Gears To Solar Mission - Journey of a Mechanical Engineer" for the Engineering students and Faculties on 07th July 2020. Mr. Sandeep Ramanath, AIV Manager- SUNRISE III Mission. Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Gottingen, Germany was the resource person
Total of 500 participants of Mechanical, Mechatronics, Automobile and Aeronautical Engineering stream Students/Faculties/Industry/ Research scholars witness the webinar and enriched their knowledge.
Faculty Development Program
Title: SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS IN HYBRID VEHICLES
Date: December 14-18, 2020
Target Audience: Faculties of various Engineering college
An Overview of EV and HEV, Dr Bhim Singh, Professor, IITD
Importance, Challenges and Recent Technologies in HEV, Dr Arun Kumar Verma, Assistant Professor MNIT
Codes & Standards for Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Mr. Ashutosh Singh EV Engineer, ISIE INDIA
Essentials of Battery Systems & BMS, Mr Durvankur Raut EV Expert,Pune
Electric Machines & Selection of Motor and controller for EV and HEV, Mr. Shekhar Malani, MD - Devise Electronics, Pune
Thermal Management in EV, Mr. Ravi Ranjan, Mahindra Research Valley
Computer Vision Aided Autonomous Navigation System for using Overhead Cameras and Raspberry Pis in Electric vehicles, Dr. Yong Wang, SUNY - Binghamton University (USA)
Simulation of Electric Vehicle Using Ricardo, Mr. Shikhar Verma EV Engineer, ISIE INDIA.
Component Sizing and Integration, Mr Durvankur Raut, EV Expert, Pune
Fundamentals of Battery pack-Mechanical Design, Dr. Kaushal Kumar Jha, Sr. Project Advisor IIT Madras
Fundamentals of Battery pack- Thermal Design, Dr. Kaushal Kumar Jha, Sr. Project Advisor IIT Madras
EV Charging Infrastructure, Mr Durvankur Raut, EV Expert, pune
EV Analysis & Crash Test Analysis, Mr. Ashutosh Singh EV Engineer, ISIE INDIA
Energy Management Control Strategies of HEV, Dr. Deepak Paul, Mahindra Research Valley
Light weighting of EV using MDO, Dr G R Srinivas, DGM, Mahindra Research Valley
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Title: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS IN SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS
Date: November 23-27, 2020
Target Audience: Faculties of various Engineering college
Objectives of the Program
To have a historical perspective of solar energy harvesting methods.
To promote the technology involved in harnessing solar energy.
To bring forth the contribution of materials in synthesizing solar energy.
To provide the information on solar equipment’s viable to be used in domestic and commercial establishments.
To understand Challenges encountered in developing sustainable solar energy equipment's.
Solar Resource Estimates, Dr. J K Naik Professor Emeritus, IITB.
Solar concentrators design and applications for industrial process heat, Dr S.B Kedare, Professor, IITB.
An Overview of Solar Energy Applications, Prof. Ashok Kundapur, Environment and Energy Pro Activist, Professor (Rtd).
Role of Renewable energy and Energy conservation in Present scenario, Dinesh kumar Project Engineer :KREDL Mysore.
An Overview on Solar Energy storage, Sudheer Rajgopalan, Professor, Presidency University, Banglore.
Heat loss analysis of solar Parabolic dish, Dr Veershetty Gumtapure, NITK, Suratkal.
Sustainable energy solutions for Solar Industrial Applications, Dr K Ravikumar, Associate Professor, IITD.
Grid tide and Off Grid solar PV system for Power generation, Dr Shamasundar Professor, NIT, Mysore.
Ultra Super critical CO2 based Gas turbine Power Plant using concentrated solar Thermal collector, Dr Ajay Kumar Yadav, Professor, NITK, Surathkal.
Thermal Management of photovoltaic modules, Aruncahala Umesh chandavar, Professor, MIT, Manipal.
Fault identification in Solar farms, Dr Gangadharan, Professor, NITK, Suratkal.
An Experimental and Mathematical investigation of optimal tilt angle and effects of reflectors on PV energy production, Dr Shashikanth Karnika, Professor, NMAMIT, Nitte.
Enhancement of efficiency of solar Cells by surface modification techniques, Dr Ragahvendra Sagar Professor, MITE, Mangalore.
Thermal Energy storage materials, Dr K Narayana Prabhu.
Issues and challenges in the Concentrating Solar Power System, Dr Sendhil Kumar Natarajan Assistant Professor, NIT Puducherry
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Title: Emerging trends in Sustainable Technologies
Date: September 7-11, 2020
Target Audience: Faculties of various Engineering college
1. Societal Impacts of Ever increasing Energy Demand, Dr Shashikanth Karnika
2. Societal Impacts of Ever increasing Energy Demand, Mr Deva P Seetaram, Data Glen Tecnologies
3. Product Prototypes in Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainability, Mr Ganesh Shankar, FlexGen Technologies, Bangalore
4. Thermal Management of photovoltaic modules; recent advances in Parabolic trough collector by Dr Arunachal Chandavara, MIT, Manipal
5. Fault identification in Solar system by Dr Gangadharan, NITK, Surtkal
6. Sustainable Energy integration in Smart cities by Dr Kumar G N, NITK 7. Design thinking of Conventional and Hybrid Electric Power trains by Dr Poornesh Kumar, NITK
8. Need to Switch to Greener Alternatives in the Energy domain by Mr Raviranja, M&M, Chennai
9. Desiccant based dehumidification techniques for Sustainable Energy Applications by Dr. Shivakumar
10. Options for improving Sustainability in HVAC by Dr M V Rane, IIB
11. Wind energy technologies by Dr Sathya Bhama, NITK
12. Health and Happiness by ISKON
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