Mangaluru: NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte exhibited its research work related to manufacturing during the ‘Industry-Academia Pavilion in International Machine Tool Exhibition-2020 (IMTEX-2020)’ event organized by Indian Machine Tool Manufacturer’s Association (IMTMA) during 23rd to 28th January 2020 at Bengaluru International Exhibition Center (BIEC). 50 Engineering Institutions from different parts of the country had participated in this event.
A jury committee formed by Indian Machine Tool Manufacturer’s Association (IMTMA) reviewed the research work presented by the institutes based on innovation and technology, manufacturing technology relevance, environmental aspects, project status, industrial partnership, project recognition, communication and clarity of presentation. The research work entitled “Two-axis TIG welding of Aluminium alloy with synchronized pulsating wire feeder” presented by NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte won the 2nd best research work award among the research projects presented by 50 different institutions. This research work was carried out at the “Center for system design fabrication and testing” and “NMAMIT-Fronius Center for Welding Technology”, NMAMIT, Nitte under the guidance of Dr. Muralidhara and Dr. Vijeesh Vijayan in collaboration with M/s Copernicus Mobility, Mangaluru.