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LABORATORIES
The department has four different laboratories
equipped with modern machinery and instruments
as highlighted below.
Yarn
Manufacturing Lab
Blow Room Line (Lakshmi Rieter
make)
Card (Lakshmi Rieter make)
Sliver Lap former and Ribbon
Lap former (Lakshmi Rieter make)
Comber (Lakshmi Rieter make)
Speed Frame (Lakshmi Rieter
make)
Ring Frame (Lakshmi Rieter make)
Fabric
Manufacturing Lab
Air Jet Loom DTX 2000 A (Texmaco
Indonesia make)
Air Jet Loom (Lakshmi make)
Ruti-C Loom (Lakshmi make)
Cone Winder
Jacquard and Dobby Looms
Circular Knitting Machine
Textile
Chemical Processing Lab
Soft-Over-Flow Dyeing Machine
Padding Mangle
Jigger
Winch
Stenter
Steam Ager
Textile
Testing Lab
Fibrograph,
Fibre Fineness Tester, Evenness Tester,
and other various fibre, yarn and fabric
testing instruments
FACULTY
PUBLICATIONS
Journals / Seminars
The faculties have published/presented
more than 70 papers in journals/seminars.
International Conferences
Dr.M.Sivakumar has presented a paper on
"Diversified Utility of Indian Non-mulberry
Silk for the Production of Knitted Fabrics
for Apparel and Non-apparel Purposes"
at the International Sericulture Congress
held at Bangkok, Thailand from21-25 September
2002.
Books / Monographs
Dr.R.V.M. Gowda has co-authored a Monograph
on "Friction Spinning", Vol.33, No.2,
published by the Textile Institute International,
Manchester, U.K., 1993. Dr.R.V.M. Gowda
has also authored a book on "New Spinning
Systems", published by the NCUTE, IIT
Delhi.
STUDENTS
ACHIEVMENTS AND PLACEMENT
Number of University Ranks
Secured : 13 (4 batches)
Number of students admitted
to PG programmes in Foreign Universities
: 7
Awards Received by Students
Miss Mangaiyarkkarasi
has won the Bronze medal in Textile
Engineering discipline for the Design
and Development of Silk Knitted Children’s
Wear from Indian Tasar Silk, at the
34th All India Students Design competition,
2003, organized by National Design and
Research Forum, Insitution of Engineers
(India), Bangalore.
Placement
For all the four
batches of student desirous of seeking
employment was arranged placement –
hence 100% placement record.
The following Companies have recruited
Students through Campus Interview :
S P Apparels, Avinashi
K G Denim, Mettupalayam
Indian Overseas Hosiery, Tirupur
Network Clothing, Tirupur
Best International, Tirupur
Ramani Textiles, Avinashi
DGM Exports, Tirupur
Rama Qaualitex, Tirupur
Precot Mills, Pollachi
Johnson Processors, Tiruchengode
SHORT-TERM
COURSES CONDUCTED
The department has so far conducted
nine training programmes for technical
officers, teachers and researchers in
collaboration with the Nodal Centre
for Upgradation of Textile Education
(NCUTE), set up by the Ministry of Textiles,
Govt. of India. The titles of these
programmes were as given below :
Powerloom Weaving in the Next
Millennium, 26-27 August 1999
Ring Spinning, Doubling and
Twisting, 23-24 June, 2000
Spinning : Drawing, Combing
and Roving, 18-19 Aug, 2000
Garment Manufacturing Technology,
13-14 Dec, 2001
Quality Control for National
and International Markets, 26-27 Dec,
2001
Process Control in Textile
Wet Processing, 6-7 May, 2001
Engineering Aspects of Textile
Mills, 15-20 July 2002
Personnel Management and Industrial
relations,
Process and Quality control
in Garment Manufacturing, August 1-2,
2003
The department has also conducted a
3-day orientation programme for textile
engineers from M/s Lucky Spinning Company,
Bangkok, Thailand, which is a 42000
Spindles and 1500 Rotor Spinning Mill,
in May 2003.
TESTING
AND CONSULTANCY ACTIVITIES
The
department has been offering fibre, yarn,
and fabric testing services to the nearby
Textile Mills.
MEMBERSHIP
/ HONOURS OF FACULTY
Dr.M.Sivakumar is a member of
Syllabus Sub Committee under the Chairmanship
of Faculty of Technology, Anna University
for B.Tech. (Textile Technology) programme.
Dr.M.Sivakumar is a member of
Board of Studies of Bangalore University
for the PG programme in the discipline
of Apparel Production and Management.
Dr.N.P.Wagle and Dr.R.V.M.Gowda
are the members of Special Committee
for Curriculum design for PG Diploma
in Textile Management, PG Diploma in
Textile Marketing and merchandising
programmes to be run by Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel Institute of Textile Management
– An autonomus institute under the Ministry
of Textiles, Govt. of India.
PROJECT AREAS
Studies on Computer based Textile
Testing
Use of Electronics and Microprocessor
Controls for Textile Machines
Studies on Productivity and Quality
Improvement in Textile Mills
Studies on Development of New
Products
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