Industrial Visit to Kortech Engineering (Pvt.)

On 20th May 2011, UMT-IIE Student Chapter arranged a visit to Kortech Engineering Pvt. Ltd. The visit was for academic and learning opportunity. The visit was coupled with a tour of the facility along with a chance to work as an IE and perform Work Study and Method Engineering tools at some of the work stations. It was a great opportunity as an undergraduate student to get hands on exposure to the things that we are learning in our university. The leading person of the whole program was Prof. Salman Butt who is also the Co-Advisor of the student chapter.

Kortech Auto Industries (pvt) Ltd. is a Manufacturer of Heat Exchange related items in Copper and Brass specially Radiators for various applications. Kortech Radiators have been efficiently serving its diversified customers ranging from specialized fields like Agricultural Machines, Industrial Applications, Gensets, Rigs, Construction Machinery, H D etc. going up to Automotive needs. Vast network of Aftermarket sales coupled with Prestigious Automobile OEM sales is the major bulk of Kortech Revenues. We take Pride for localization of Radiators for Defense equipment including Tanks, APC's etc. being produced and exported by Defense industries of Pakistan.

KORTECH is now focusing on increasing its export base and reach out to international customer. Reliable Quality at Competitive price is an edge by virtue of which our exports are growing every year now. Their main products are Cores in several configurations. Radiators pressure caps / Sheet Metal Parts, Sheet metal Parts, Heaters and their cores and Industrial Heat Exchangers are some of their prominent products.

Kortech has an impressive 50000 sq. covered area at its disposal .Ideal Located at walking distance from Pakistan Motorway with easy access to road, Rail and Sea routes. Equipped with state of the art machines for Fins, Tubes, Baking, Soldering etc., mostly of European and American origins, an Adequate tool shop for in house production of tooling. Its raw materials are procured from world’s best sources. Fully equipped Sheet metal shop with presses up to 500 tons capacity is used not only for producing stampings for in house use but also to cater for growing Customer demand of Radiator Tanks in various designs. Kortech has more than 100 tooling available for production of tanks.

Air drying and staving Paint facilities backed by semi-automatic surface finishing line gives longer shelf life. Development department makes use of CAD designing and Reverse engineering techniques for design purposes. CNC Millings coupled with conventional tool room machines ensures least development time. Prototypes are put to tests on facilities available in house like Thermal Shock Testing, Heat Rejection Pulsating, Under Water Leak Test Tube, Blockage Pressure Flow Test, Pressure Cycling, Heat Transfer, Salt Spray Test Radiator Pressure Cap Test Dimensional and Visual Checks

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Industrial Visit to Infinity Engineering (Pvt.)

On 17 May 2011, UMT-IIE Student Chapter arranged a visit to Infinity Engineering Pvt. Ltd. The visit was for academic and learning opportunity. The visit was coupled with a tour of the facility along with a chance to work as an IE and perform Work Study and Method Engineering tools at some of the work stations. It was a great opportunity as an undergraduate student to get hands on exposure to the things that we are learning in our university. The leading person of the whole program was Prof. Salman Butt who is also the Co-Advisor of the student chapter.

We were received at Infinity Engineering Pvt. by Mr. Shahbaz who is the Operations Manager their and by profession he is an Industrial Engineer.

Infinity was established in 1994 as a specialized forging and precision machining facility. It is Located in the Industrial Zone of Lahore Pakistan backed by a team of experienced engineers mainly oriented in subcontracting activities specializing in Forging, Precision Machining and Heat Treatment of automotive and general engineering components. Their line of products is categorized into three sections i.e. Tractor Parts, Car Parts and General Engineering parts. Infinity Engineering says it very clearly that

“Designing, Forging and Machining”
Where the idea of precision becomes Reality

During the visit they also showed us their inspection and testing department which was interestingly the only practical department of the entire facility with an Air-Conditioner. This was because the machinery required dust free environment because it required high precision measurement and testing. In the department they perform Coordinate Measuring Machine, Tensile / Elognation hardness testing, Brinell, Rockwell, Superficial, Micro Vicker/knop, Chemical Analysis, Metallography, Ultrasonic/Magna Flux Crack Detection, CAM Profile Tester (adcole), Gear Involute & Roll Tester, Roundness Tester. They have quality awards of ISO.TS 16949:2002, EN ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004. They have a wide range of clients in their list which include Toyota, Suzuki, Daihatsu, Hyundai, Land Rover, Massey Ferguson, New Holland, Hino. They also have international clients ZF, Dana, Dimacom, Bepco tractor parts and wells engine management. They frequently perform time studies and conduct 5-S activities in their factory with support of SMEDA. They use lean manufacturing techniques to eliminate their wastes and speed up their processes.

The visit was of great learning experience and enhanced the knowledge and skill. The practical experience that we gain from these visits will help us in the future and at the moment it is helping us in framing our mind.

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Hi-Tea with Mr. Gregory H.Watson

A technical talk on "Global Perspectives of Industrial Engineering" was held by Institute of Textile & Industrial Sciences and Institute of Industrial Engineers - UMT Student Chapter at Pearl Continental Hotel on Monday May 02, 2011. Mr. Gregory H. Watson, Senior Vice President Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) chaired the session. The session was attended by faculty members of ITIS and students of Industrial Engineering. Mr. Watson acknowledged the involvement of Industrial Engineers from UMT in Pakistan and congratulated UMT for being the "Youngest Members' Chapter" of the whole IIE.

While explaining the benefits of membership of IIE, he announced that the member students from UMT, upon completion of their degrees, will have the possibility to attain Six Sigma Green Belt certification from the IIE. This certification will have international recognition. He also told that many conferences and student competitions are regularly held from the platform of IIE. Students are invited to submit their research work for these conferences where they will have the opportunity to participate in these events and collaborate with other chapters around the world thus enhancing the possibilities for their professional success.

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