AICTE SPONSORED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING LAB (Room No.-202)

Lab Overview 

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has provided different research facilities to enhance student practical experience and create opportunities for them in the ongoing technological sectors. One of the research facilities is the additive manufacturing (AM) facility which interconnects innovation, modelling, prototyping, and production using advanced 3D printing technologies. This facility assists the students to design and fabricate complex geometries directly using the layer technology.

These facilities are equipped with specialized 3D printers, CAD software workstations, and post processing tools, enabling students to:

  1. Easily create, model, test and optimize new intricate designs.
  2. Develop optimised lightweight complex components.
  3. Design customisation and optimization for any application.
  4. Reduction in material wastage and enhanced production cycle.

The senior students’ interaction with the junior and the lab environment facilitates student achievements such as internships, placements, and launch ventures, which further accelerates the department's attainment of POs and PSOs.

AICTE Sponsored 3D Printers: Three 3D printers are procured under the Promoting Interests, Creativity and Ethics among Students (SPICES) SPICES Scheme of AICTE in Year 2021-22. This scheme provides financial support to institutions for developing students' clubs for the well-rounded development of students by promoting their interests, creativity, and ethics. A group of students under 3D Space club are dedicatedly working on additive manufacturing technology.  

 Key Objectives

  1. Design Flexibility: Allow development of complex intricate geometries which otherwise is difficult to develop via traditional methods.
  2. Material Efficiency: Minimize material waste.
  3. Reduced Lead Time: Shorten the time from design to production by eliminating tooling and setup delays.
  4. On-Demand Manufacturing: Customised product can be printed at ease.
  5. Support Innovation: Encourage innovative creation in the sector of product design, materials science, and manufacturing techniques.
  6. Sustainability Goals: Contribute to eco-friendly manufacturing and recycling waste.

 Outcomes of additive manufacturing facility

  1. Students received internships in reputed organizations and India’s premier institutions like IITs, NITs in the field of additive manufacturing and sustainability.
  2. Prominent student entrepreneurs: Mr. Raunaq Dua, Founder of Curiosity 3D
  3. Many students continued their higher educational journey in engineering at prestigious universities both in India and abroad.
  4. Project-based activities enhance technical expertise, managerial acumen, leadership qualities, and interdisciplinary teamwork abilities leading to overall personality development.
  5. Conducting workshops, technical talks, seminars and expert sessions to enhance practical understanding of industry practices.
  6. Active participation in National and International Competitions held at various institutions such as IndiaSkills Competition, Autodesk Additive themed Smart India Hackathon, Techkriti, Smart India Hackathon, Dare to Dream 5.0 and many more and receiving awards and medallion of excellence.
  7. Active participation in national and international conferences scheduled at different places across India where students display their work. Few of the conferences are 2nd International Conference on Emerging Aspects of Manufacturing, Thermal and Design Engineering (NIT Hamirpur), International Conference on Advances and Creations in Mechanical Engineering (Mahagaon, Maharashtra), ASME's International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (New Orleans, Louisiana) and many more.