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List of major Equipments:
Name of the facility Value / Cost Research potential Works Done
20 Computer systems with the following Software.
  1. Arena
  2. SPC IV
  3. Lingo
  4. Minitab
10.0 lakh Modeling and simulation of Manufacturing systems M.E/B .E. thesis and Class Works.
Stereo Zoom Trinocular Microscope and image Acquisition system   2.5 lakh
 
 
   
To study and analyze composite material image and Acquisition system. To identify and analyze the defects using texture and morphology. Research papers submitted Consultancy works Support to PhD / M.E/B .E. thesis
UPS 2KVA 0.40 lakh   M.E/B .E. thesis and Class Works.
Hardware
  • 20 Computer systems
Licensed Software
  • Arena
  • SPC IV
  • Minitab
  • Lingo (Open source)
Capabilities
  • Industrial Engineering Lab provides the tools and equipment necessary to introduce students into the field of modeling, simulation , standards, work design and productivity improvement.
  • Capability to analyze the control chart for variables and attributes to reduce the variations in manufacturing process and to identify the defects and defectives through SPC IV software.
  • Analyzing the influencing parameters to conduct an Design of Experiment using Minitab Software.
  • Modeling and Simulation of Manufacturing Systems or real world environment by using Arena Software.
  • The Operations Research and Production Systems contains specialized mathematical and optimization software including LINGO 8.0 and Minitab 16.0
  • The laboratory is intended to serve to undergraduate and postgraduate students performing assigned activities or laboratory sessions, projects or research in these areas.
Target Users
  • All disciplines of Under graduate and Post graduate Engineering faculty, Scholars and students.
Works done
Academic Research
  • Ph.D work on "Analyzing the defects in composite materials through vision system - SEM" (Scanning Electron Microscope)
  • Post graduate and Under graduate Projects related to Industrial Engineering and Quality Engineering areas
Sponsored Projects
Title Objective (s) Principal Investigator Co-Investigators (as per the order in the proposal) Funding agency / organization and scheme Details of Sanction Status Outcomes of the project
File no. Amount Period
Non Destructive Testing (NDT) of Composite Materials using texture and morphology based Scanned Electron Microscope (SEM) image Analysis   1) To develop novel texture feature extraction methods for the micro level recognition of steel composite structures using SEM images.
  2)To detect and study various defects occurred in steel composite materials by analyzing its spatial relationship using texture features and structural relationship by extracting morphological features.   3)To verify the SEM image analysis results with the mechanical and physical properties of composites by failure analysis.  
Dr. S. Karthikeyan Dr. C. Muruganantham UGC F.No:42-897/2013 (SR) Rs. 11,00,800/- 2013-2017 Completed
  • Infrastructure created
  • M.E. Thesis
  • PhD thesis
  • Publications
Infrastructure created by sponsored projects
  • Stereo Zoom Trinocular Microscope and image Acquisition system
Papers Published 42
International Journal 10
National Journal 02
International Conferences 30
Industries Interfaced
  • Brakes and Automotive Industries, Chennai
  • Honeywell Technology Solutions Limited, Bangalore
  • Honeywell Technology Solutions Limited, Madurai
  • Siemens India Pvt Ltd, Chennai
  • Keystone Automation Company, Chennai
  • J.K. Fenner India Ltd, Madurai and Nilakottai
  • Renold Chain India Pvt Ltd, Dindigul
  • Royal Enfield, Chennai
  • TAFE Limited, Dindigul
  • Thiagarajar Advanced Research Center
  • TVS Motor Company, Hosur
  • TVS Rubber, Madurai
  • TVS Sundaram Fasteners, Madurai
  • Uniworld Logistics Pvt Ltd, Chennai
  • ZF TVS, Madurai
People
Dr. S. Karthikeyan, Professor