Department of ME

Workshop practice is a basic subject for all branches of all Engineering and Technology. This subject is aimed at providing basic understanding of the fundamentals of practical sections; mainly planning, marking, cutting, filing, wiring connections, standards & conventions of wiring, the tools, the use of measuring instruments in engineering applications and plumbing tools and practices. The topics covered are based on the syllabus for studies in engineering. The subject is planned to include sufficient practices which would help the student to understand the principles of manufacturing.

Carpentry is the process of shaping Timber, using hand tools. The products produced are used in building construction, such as doors and windows, furniture manufacturing, patterns for moulding in foundries, etc. Carpentry work mainly involves the joining together of wooden pieces and finishing the surfaces after shaping them. Hence, the term joining is also used commonly for carpentry. A student studying the fundamentals of wood working has to know about timber and other carpentry materials, wood working tools, carpentry operations and the method of making common types of joints.

Sheet metal work has its own significance in the engineering work. Many products, which fullfill the household needs, decoration work and various engineering articles, are produced from sheet metals. Common examples of sheet metal work are hoopers, canisters, guards, covers, pipes, hoods, funnels, bends, boxes etc. Such articles are found less expensive, lighter in weight and in some cases sheet metal products replace the use of castings or forgings.

Welding is a process for joining two similar or dissimilar metals by fusion. It joins different metals/alloys, with or without the application of pressure and with or without the use of filler metal. The fusion of metal takes place by means of heat. The heat may be generated either from combustion of gases, electric arc, electric resistance or by chemical reaction. Welding provides a permanent joint but it normally affects the metallurgy of the components. It is therefore usually accompanied by post weld heat treatment for most of the critical components. The welding is widely used as a fabrication and repairing process in industries. Some of the typical applications of welding include the fabrication of ships, pressure vessels, automobile bodies, off-shore platform, bridges, welded pipes, sealing of nuclear fuel and explosives, etc.