MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT BLOG

Inauguration of Additive  Manufacturing lab at RS block by Hon’ble VC and addressing the faculty on 14/11/2019

  Team of Sambhu Nair VS & Sidhardh S from S7 Mechanical Engineering, bagged state level first prize with a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- in the finals of A.P.J Abdul Kalam Energy Quiz organised by KSEB Engineers Association conducted at Jawaharlal College Of Engineering & Technology, Palakkad on 07-11-2019.

Quiz club of Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, in association with IEI AJCE Student Chapter organized ‘KURUKSHETRA’, an inter-departmental quiz competition for the students of all branches of the college on  30 th  and 31 st  of October 2019  . The quiz began on the evening of 30 th  October 2019, Wednesday, at 4:15 pm with “CHATHURANGA”, a preliminary round. Around 40 teams had registered for the event, in teams on two from their own respective departments, in this witty war to determine the best brains of the college. The quiz was officially inaugurated and declared open by Dr. Soney C. George, Dean Research, AJCE. IEI Coordinator Mr. Arjun K Raj and The Quiz Club President, Mr. Aswin S Nair were the main hosts of the event. From among the registered 40, the 15 worthy teams were selected by quizzing them with 20 general questions, the teams selected being on mark basis and forwarded to the second round. The second round nicknamed “ASWAMEDHA” was held on 31 st  October 2019, Frida

Invited lecture- " Advanced Machining Process" for S5 MEB students on 10 October 2019 at St. Alphonsa Hall from 9:15 AM to 11.00 AM. Resource Person: Dr. M.Uthayakumar (Senior Professor and Head, Department of Automobile Engineering, Kalasalingam University, TN)

A 3-dayIndustrial Visit to ‘Kalkura Refrigeration and Kitchen Equipments Pvt. Ltd.’ was organized by the S3 Mechanical Engineering students (BTME2018-22-S3-A) of Amal Jyothi College of Engineering Kanjirapally from 04/10/2019 – 07/10/2019. 44 students accompanied by 3 faculties took part in this trip. Kalkura Refrigeration and Kitchen Equipments Pvt. Ltd. is a manufacturer of commercial refrigeration systems, equipments, hotel/canteen equipments and general-purpose machinery. It was our first destination. We visited the industry at 05/10/2019 10:00 am and spend 2 hours there. We were able to understand the application of various machining processes in the field of manufacturing. We were able to understand different manufacturing processes and also learned about various machines and tools involved in it. A technical expert explained the processes involved in the production and assembly of refrigeration systems. The visit was very useful for us to gain practical knowledge and would

Association of Mechanical Engineering, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering has organized a talk by Shri. K. Sreekumar, Retired Group Director – Material Division, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala for B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering First year students on 28 th September 2019. Head of the Department, Prof. Toms Philips introduced the welcomed and introduced the speaker to the audience. Shri. Sreekumar discussed about the history of Indian Space Research and elaborated the opportunities for students in VSSC and ISRO for knowledge enhancement through field visits, scope for higher studies, options for taking up research projects and how to prepare themselves for good job prospects in these organizations.

Department of Mechanical Engineering arranged a Industrial Visit to  Prakash Roadlines Private Limited, which is situated near near Bangalore on 09th  September 2019 with S5 ME Students   

Association of Mechanical Engineering, AmalJyothi College of Engineering has organized an expert lecture on 31st August 2019 by Dr. N. Asok Kumar, Professor, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala on the topic “Refrigeration and Air Conditioning: Recent Advancements and Career Prospects for B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering Final year students. The event was funded by Institution of Engineers (India), ACE Students’ Chapter, AJCE Kanjirappally. Head of the Department, Prof. Toms Philips briefed about the activities of the department and Dr. Jippu Jacob, Coordinator – IPR Cell, AJCE delivered felicitation address. After the presentation, Dr. Asok interacted with the students on how to plan the activities of the department association and how to prepare good career opportunities in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning in India as well as Abroad.

Association of Mechanical Engineering, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering has conducted an appreciation meeting for students who have excelled in technical as well as extra curricular domains during the academic year 2018 – 19 on 19th August 2019. Head of the Department, Prof. Toms Philip addressed the gathering and congratulated the students for their outstanding achievements. Students groups shared their insights on problem formulation, approaches they have adopted for research and sources of project funding that can be applied for the same.