Niche materials, collaborating with industries to develop advanced materials for diverse applications in capital goods
Read MoreModernizing design, fabrication, and automation to transform machine design and industrial processes
Read MoreTransforming industries by integrating 3D printing to cut waste and streamline prototyping in manufacturing
Read MoreAdvancing manufacturing, with industrial processes and heavy engineering products monitored via telematics
Read MoreThe centre aims to become a global leader in niche materials and their processing. Looking at the manufacturing sector, the centre aims to cover corrosion-resistant, wear-resistant, light-weight metallic materials, composites, electronic materials, biomaterials, glass and ceramics. The CoE along with the consortium of industries works together on development of such materials for different applications in the capital goods sector.
The center aims to address the infusion of modern technologies in the design and manufacturing of components, its fabrication and automation. The center aims to bring about transformational changes in the design of machines and industrial processes in some areas.
Additive manufacturing has huge potential to completely transform the landscape of manufacturing in some areas. Today manufacturers from diverse domains are exploring 3-D printing as a technology for complementing their existing and conventional processes for prototyping and manufacturing. Additive manufacturing promises to reduce material waste, inventory and different types of assembly operations. Research under this thrust area will be carried out for prototyping different forging components of automobile, steel sector, turbine blades etc.
Digital technologies have become ubiquitous in advanced manufacturing. Not only are most industrial processes digitally monitored today, most products from heavy engineering industries have built in telematics and other forms of digital monitoring capabilities. It is widely believed that digital interventions will transform the way that machines will be deployed, operated, monitored, and serviced in the future. IIoT and data analytics are expected to have pivotal role in enabling the vision of smart machines and intelligent cooperation between multiple machines. This also has potential for saving resources thereby promoting green practices.