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4.2.2. MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING CENTRE

Head of the Centre: Prof. I.K. Pandita

Introduction

Maintenance Engineering Centre was originally set up during the years 1988 and 1989 in the former Regional Engineering College, Srinagar, (now National Institute of Technology, Srinagar) under Indo – Italian Friendship Program.

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   Technical fields covered
   

Existing equipment was purchased according to a survey performed in the mid ‘80ies, which considered modernization of the industrial and tourist infrastructure.

In particular, reference activities concerned: production of ironmongery parts, automation and packaging of fruit and vegetable products, automation of canning and bottling in the food-farming industry, maintenance of ropeways and ski-lifts for ski resorts, maintenance and improvement of silk looms, woodworking machinery, brick production machinery, general road transportation. Moreover, general mechanical maintenance capabilities were to be improved, with reference to local needs in mechanical construction: this put forward consideration of welding technologies and non-destructive testing. The following fields were selected for development:

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   Wear and Lubrication
   
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   Noise and Vibration
   
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   Non – destructive Testing
   
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   Welding and Plasma coating
   
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   Data acquisition and elaboration
   

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