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🚀 Innovation in Action | Student–Industry Collaboration We are proud to share that a team of faculty and students has successfully developed a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) — a real-time system built through interdisciplinary collaboration between ECE and Mechanical Engineering departments, in association with Ashok Leyland . 👏 Team Members: Dr. Ramasamy Murugan Dr. C. Ramesh Kumar Praveen B B Praveen Kumar R Akshay Perumal Raj Akbar Siddique Naveenkumar R K Partha Sarathi J Mahisha J Prajeet A 📍 The system is currently deployed at the Ashok Leyland Ennore Facility for testing and validation, showcasing the power of academic–industry synergy. 💡 A proud milestone demonstrating innovation, teamwork, and real-world impact! #Innovation #StudentProjects #IndustryCollaboration #AshokLeyland #EngineeringExcellence #RealTimeSystems #ECE #MechanicalEngineering #MVP

What started as an idea gradually evolved into one of the most valuable learning experiences of our engineering journey. Working on the real-time Tappet Detection System MVP in collaboration with the ECE and Mechanical Engineering departments and Ashok Leyland gave us the opportunity to experience how real-world engineering projects are built beyond textbooks and labs. The journey involved extensive R&D, technical presentations, repeated modifications, and detailed report preparation. Alongside handling academic responsibilities, balancing project deadlines, testing sessions, discussions, and continuous improvements became both challenging and rewarding. Every struggle during development helped us learn something new — whether technically or personally. Using technologies such as STM32H7, digital MEMS microphones, DMA, Raspberry Pi and real-time audio processing, we developed a system capable of capturing multi-channel engine sound data for predictive diagnostics and future AI-based analysis. The project strengthened our understanding of embedded systems, signal processing, real-time acquisition, and industrial product development. One of the proudest moments was seeing the system deployed at the Ashok Leyland Ennore Facility for testing and validation. It truly reflected the impact of academic–industry collaboration and practical innovation. Heartfelt thanks to Ashok Leyland, Panimalar Engineering College, our mentors, faculty members, and teammates for their continuous guidance, support, teamwork, and encouragement throughout this memorable journey. Dr. Ramasamy Murugan Dr. C. Ramesh Kumar Praveen B B R PRAVEEN KUMAR Akshay Perumal Raj AKBAR SIDDIQUE J Naveenkumar R K Mahisha Rajesh Prajeet A #EmbeddedSystems #STMicroelectronics #IndustryCollaboration

𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐭. 🚗⚙️✨ From industry visits to companies like 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐘𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐤𝐢, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫, she’s not just learning engineering, she’s understanding how the 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬. At 𝐒𝐒𝐏𝐔, curiosity turns into confidence, and passion turns into something real. Because loving what you do is important. But being skilled at it? That’s what builds your future.🚀 ⚡ 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞.   👉 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐒𝐏𝐔 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dfunZrJU  #SSPU #SymbiosisSkills #Symbiosis #BTechinAutomobile #EVTechnology #BTechAdmissions #StudyAtSSPU #FutureOfMobility #EVEngineering #SchoolOfAutomobileEngineering #AdmissionsOpen #EngineeringAdmissions #SkillUniversity #IndustryReady #SkillDrivenEducation #WomenInEngineering #AutomobileEngineering #EngineeringStudents #FutureEngineers #IndustryExposure #WomenInSTEM #CareerGrowth #AutomobileIndustry #SkillBasedLearning #EngineeringCareer  Vijaykumar S Jatti Sumit Dubal, Ph.D. Dr. Roshan Bhagat SAGAR KHEDKAR Rohit Puranik

The question of who will drive the next generation of manufacturing is one I hear more and more. As experienced machinists retire and the role itself evolves alongside automation and digital systems, building the next generation of talent has become one of the industry's most pressing priorities. It's a challenge Sandvik Coromant and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Canada started working on together nearly two decades ago. The Sandvik Coromant Center for Machinist Technology, which opened in 2008, was built on the idea that closing the gap between education and industry takes sustained commitment from both sides. Today, around 1,300 students a year train there in conditions that reflect the real demands of modern manufacturing. 86% are employed within nine months of graduating. Employer satisfaction sits at 98%. For me, that's what genuine partnership looks like. NAIT brings the learning environment and educational expertise. We bring tooling, industry perspective, and a long-term stake in the outcome. Together, students leave ready for the work that awaits them. Huge congratulations to the teams at Sandvik Coromant and NAIT who have built and sustained this over nearly twenty years. 👏 Building the future of machining through education and industry collaboration https://lnkd.in/e7xCsY29

Bridging Classroom Learning with Industrial Practice ⚙️ The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham successfully organized an industrial visit to the Volvo Trucks manufacturing facility, Hoskote, Bengaluru, on 24th April 2026. This visit provided our students with valuable exposure to real-time heavy vehicle manufacturing processes and modern production systems. Students had the opportunity to observe key operations such as cab fabrication using MIG and spot welding, multi-layer paint shop processes, structured assembly line operations, and powertrain integration. One of the most impactful aspects of the visit was understanding how theoretical concepts from manufacturing technology, material science, and production engineering are implemented in a real industrial environment. The emphasis on quality control, safety protocols, and systematic workflow offered students a comprehensive perspective of professional manufacturing practices. The interaction with industry experts and the exposure to end-to-end truck assembly and testing significantly enhanced students’ practical understanding and motivated them to explore careers in the automotive and manufacturing sectors. A sincere thank you to the team at Volvo Trucks for facilitating this insightful and enriching experience. Faculty Coordinators: Dr. Ulhas K. Annigeri Dr. Rajeevlochana Chittawadigi Dr. Shankara #IndustrialVisit #MechanicalEngineering #Manufacturing #VolvoTrucks #EngineeringEducation #ExperientialLearning #AutomotiveEngineering #IndustryAcademia #LearningByDoing #SmartManufacturing

🇺🇸 plants didn't all relocate to Asia. Many of them just moved within the country. 44% American factory jobs (→ 5.6M blue collars) sit in just 8 states. I run a deep tech company serving Western manufacturers. Yes, 3 decades of offshoring gutted a lot. But it never finished the job: 12.7M Americans still clock into a factory every morning. Here's mostly where: → California: 1.22M (aerospace, biotech, food) → Texas: 971K (semis, petrochem, electronics) → Ohio: 688K (autos, steel, plastics) → Michigan: 598K (autos, machinery) → Illinois: 575K (food, machinery, chemicals) → Pennsylvania: 562K (steel, pharma, food) → Indiana: 523K (autos, pharma, steel) → Wisconsin: 463K (food, machinery, paper) The raw numbers hide 3 things you should not miss. 1. Per capita, the Midwest wins. Wisconsin sends 7.85% of its population to a factory every morning. Indiana follows at 7.69%, Iowa at 6.78%. California's 1.22M sounds dominant. But it's only 3.1% of its 39M people. 2. The Midwest quietly runs the world. Eli Lilly out of Indianapolis is the largest pharma by market cap. Deere out of Moline is the largest ag-equipment maker. Abbott out of Lake Bluff is the largest medical-devices company by revenue. None of them sit in Silicon Valley. All of them are surrounded by suppliers, machinists, and metallurgists nobody outside the Midwest can name. 3. The new factories aren't going to Detroit. TSMC just committed $165B to Arizona. Samsung is dropping $44B in Texas. Hyundai is putting $12.6B into Georgia. The Sun Belt is the new US industrial map. The Rust Belt isn't where the next decade gets built. The real bottleneck isn't where the jobs are. It's who fills them. Every plant I visit has a help-wanted sign out front, and most owners would buy another machine tool tomorrow if they had someone to run it. That's why programs like ACE (America's Cutting Edge) and METAL (Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning) are critical right now. 🇪🇺 should be drawing its own version of these programs. Sun Belt or Rust Belt: where would you build your next plant in 2026? Credits 📷: Visual Capitalist #Manufacturing #SkilledTrades #FactoryAutomation #Reshoring

⚙️ AFEC is cutting into the world of precision manufacturing with Sandvik Coromant! 📢 A huge thank you to Elisabeth L., Ms. Zhang and the entire Sandvik Coromant Langfang site team for welcoming a group of 17 international students on Monday, May 11th to their Tooling Production site for an immersive visit into advanced tooling and industrial manufacturing. 🏭 During the visit, students discovered one of Sandvik Coromant's key production sites in China, dedicated to cutting tools manufacturing and reconditioning. Built on a 30,000 m² industrial site, the factory combines high-precision engineering, automation, and strict quality standards to support industries worldwide. 🔩 A strong industrial heritage and continuous innovation: · Registered in 1993, production started in 1994; · The only Sandvik Coromant site in China producing cutting tools; · Round tools represent 75% of production. 🦺 Safety and operational excellence at the core: · “Safety First” is the number one priority on site; · Machines operate 24/5 with teams working in 3 shifts; · Continuous employee engagement initiatives and training programs; · Application of the 5S methodology: Seiri 整理, Seiton整頓, Seiso清掃, Seiketsu清潔, Shitsuke 躾. ⚙️ Inside the production workshops: Students explored several key manufacturing areas including: · TET & Otec Area; · Laser Marking Area; · Wetblasting Area; · Packing Area; · PVD Coating Area, where coating cycles run for approximately 6 hours. 🔧 A highly precise manufacturing process: Saw Cut → Turning → Milling Keyway → Milling Tip-seat → Finished Product Students also discovered high-end industrial equipment such as the ANCA MX7 Linear machines used in RT production workshops, with some machines valued at more than 10 million RMB. 🌍 What stood out during the visit was Sandvik Coromant's ability to combine precision manufacturing, advanced tooling technologies, and long-term industrial expertise to support global production needs across multiple sectors. 👍 Would you like to showcase your company and its expertise to international students in China? Contact us: afec.orga@outlook.com #CompanyVisit #SandvikCoromant #Manufacturing #IndustrialInnovation #PrecisionEngineering #StudentsInChina Avae BERGER Virginie C. Daisy Cruz Elizaveta Zlobina John Ng'ang'a Tristan Sayag

What happens when millions of skilled jobs have no one to fill them? More than 2 million manufacturing roles in the US could sit empty by 2030. At Eagle Group, we think solutions start much earlier than a job posting. They can start in elementary classrooms with programs like Foundry in a Box. And they can continue through high school engineering labs, and carry into university competitions like Cast in Steel. We invest in the next generation of metalcasters because manufacturing isn’t just what we do, it’s essential to the strength of our entire country. #Manufacturing #WorkforceDevelopment #Metalcasting #MadeInMichigan #CastInSteel #FoundryInABox

Renishaw Brings Innovation and Inspiration to MACH 2026 Global engineering technologies company, Renishaw UK & Ireland, will showcase its advanced manufacturing technologies and champion engineering careers at MACH Exhibition 2026, Birmingham, UK. Visitors can find solutions to improve process control, productivity, and long-term competitiveness across the UK industry in hall 19, stand 42. Demonstrations will include the new Equator-X™ dual method gauge with intuitive MODUS™ IM software, showing how the system measures parts on the shop floor and delivers immediate feedback to production teams. Designed for high-speed shop floor gauging, the Equator-X system supports inspection at the point of manufacture, reduces scrap, and enables fast, closed-loop adjustments to maintain part quality...READ MORE ON THE MEM WEBSITE HERE >>> 👉 https://lnkd.in/eamUWRsC 👈 #Manufacturing #Tech #Engineering #Productivity #Competitive

Rising costs, skills shortages and global uncertainty are forcing manufacturers to reassess how they operate. Manufacturing remains a critical part of the UK economy, contributing around £217 billion in gross value added and employing more than 2.6 million people, according to government figures. As the UK manufacturing sector gathers for MACH 2026, the conversation across the industry is shifting. On the UK Manufacturing website, Michael Duffield, UK General Manager at Renishaw, explores how manufacturers are strengthening operational control, improving resilience and ensuring their operations are ready for future challenges and opportunities. https://lnkd.in/ehSRMJz9 #Renishaw #MACH2026 #UKManufacturing #Metrology #SmartManufacturing #ProcessControl #AdditiveManufacturing #DigitalManufacturing #Engineering #Innovation