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.
