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| PALS 5 members at PowerGear Limited, Tambram MEPZ facility |
PALS team members and faculty members from six PALS5 partner
institutes had the opportunity to visit the MEPZ Tambram facility of PowerGear
Limited.
Dr. K Subramaniam, an alumnus of IIT batch 1995, and CEO of
Power Gear Limited, gave a walk-through of the process in place for the various
systems such as Busducts pay control panels, instrument transformers, generator
terminal enclosure, high current isolators and more that are manufactured and
exported to over 55 countries.
An Overview of the
Energy Industry
Dr. Subramaniam gave a bird’s eye view of the research /
development phase activities and shared information on manufacturing E-houses,
generator accessories, and the application process in place. He also explained
the type of certifications and tests the products had to undergo to meet with
the expected international standards.
The enthusiastic team from Power Gear led by General Manager
Mr. Venkataraman gave the visitors a tour of their facility which enriched
their knowledge of the energy industry. Answers to questions such as: How
lightning is simulated under factory conditions? How an electrical problem is
more a thermal and mechanical problem? How processes need to be certified? etc,
were provided with the scientific explanations behind them.
The visitors found it to be a great learning experience
visiting a facility that was producing quality products under the leadership of
an alumnus from IIT.
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