Industrial visit provides an insight regarding internal working of chemical industries. This visit helps to learn the practical concepts through interaction, working methods and employment practices. With this view the department of chemistry organized an industrial visit to various industries around Kundapur, Manipal and Mulki industrial areas. A batch of 65 chemistry students accompanied by three lecturers and two administrative staff undertook the Industrial visit to the following industries on May 27, 2022.
1. LG Industries, Koteshwara, Kundapur : Registered in 2012, L. G. Industries has gained immense expertise in supplying and trading of rigid PVC pipes, plastic water tanks etc. The supplier company is located in Koteshwara, Kundapur taluk and is one of the leading sellers of listed products. Our students were shown and explained about the manufacturing unit of pipes and its processing.
It is a well known brand name for best quality and 100% best service. The qualityhas been well maintained for the past 30 years. Manufacturing method of PVC pipes and the polymers used in the preparation was explained to the students by their employees. More practical related aspects were learnt by our students.
2. Rajaram Polymers, Koteshwara, Kundapur: Registered in 2010, Rajaram industries has gained immense expertise in supplying and trading of plastic water tanks. The supplier company is located in Koteshwara, Kundapur taluk and is one of the leading sellers of listed products. Our students were first explained with the basics of polymers by Suresh Kamath, manager of Rajaram industries. Students were shown the manufacturing unit of water tank, the cooling process, raw materials for the manufacture of water tank etc.
3. Udayavani Printing Press, Manipal: A visit to the printing press is very significant because it provides an opportunity to understand the genuine hardships and struggles of the industry. Our students got the knowledge about the structure of printing press, understood the different units and the functions. The press is situated in a huge building near Manipal University. The press is divided into different sections which is inter linked. The main units are the designing and layout section, the printing section, the binding section and the stock section. The designing and layout section takes up the works of designing the matter to be printed. The employees in this unit are experts in different applications of designing. The printing section is large in area as it includes both off-set and web. The machinery in this unit works systematically and it is a chain of process. It starts from inserting the plain paper rolls and ends with printed material. The binding section includes the highest number of workers for many of the works which are done manually. In the stock section the finished products and the materials are kept. The success of the press is in the unified and systematic functions of the units.
Report by,
Mrs.Sandhya B.
