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THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA L’UNIVERSITE DE BAMENDA

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NATIONAL HIGHER POLYTECHNIC ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEUR

INSTITUTE(NAHPI) POLYTECHNIQUE(ENSP)

Department: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Level: 400
Course title: INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT II
Course code: MECE3200

INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP DONE AT ETAMEF

INDUSTRIES S.A UNDER RESEARCH THEME
“MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION”

INTERNSHIP PERFORMED FROM 17 OF AUGUST 2020 TO THE 09 OF OCTOBER 2020

Presented By: MOUOTCHOUO PUWA CALVIN

Registration Number: UBa18E0093
Under The
Academic Supervision of Field supervision of
Dr YAKUM Renata Mr. WAFO Peter
Chief of Division of Training and Orientation Chief Field Supervisor
Date of Submission……………..

2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR

 CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that MOUOTCHOUO PUWA CALVIN of NATIONAL HIGHER POLYTECHNIC
INSTITITE(NAHPI) of the UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA (UBa) with registration number
UBa18E0093 of the department of MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING carried out
internship at ETAMEF Industries SA Ndokoti Douala.

I acknowledge that this internship was carried out at ETAMEF Industries SA from the 17 th of August to
the 09th of October 2020 under my supervision.

Intern Signature……………………….. Date……………………..

Supervisor Signature……………………….. Date………………………

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 DEDICATION
This work is dedicated to God Almighty and to my beloved mother; Mrs. Nguameta Jeanette, my
siblings; Puwa Merlin, Dadjeu Gildas and all my family members for their love and support.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In all gratefulness that the heard of man can ever be full of, I recognize the care, love, protection,
provision and favor that Yahweh the almighty God has render to me in abundance. I specially recognize
and thank the administrative staff of NAHPI Bambili of the University of Bamenda under the leadership
of Prof. Fidelis Cho Ngwa as the director for the professional training they installed in me.

I want to acknowledge the sincere efforts of our head of department; Dr. YAKUM RENETA NAFU, by
recommending certain industries to us, the head of student records, studies and internship of NAHPI
UBa; DR. MPAME TETCHEWO T GUILENE for producing recommendation letters which helped us
secure internships.

I will also like to thank the management and staff of ETAMEF INDUSRIES Douala especially the CEO
Mr. GILBERT FOUSOSSO who was kind enough to accept my internship proposal and allowed me
intern in his company. A sincere thanks to the Technical Director of ETAMEF Mr. TEFOUAYIM Fotie
Alphonse, my supervisor Mr. Fotue Koagne Louis for the great wisdom committed onto me during the
period of internship. It has been a marvelous experience working with them learning from them.

I appreciate my mates from ENSET Douala, IUT Douala, La SALE and NAHPI bambili for cooperate
knowledge and the team work we had together. They were my encouragement during internship.

I appreciate the parental care of my mother, my siblings for their financial support given to me in
abundance, may God Almighty richly bless your efforts.

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 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In most professional institutions every student has to submit a report at the end of their internship
journey. Students must learn step by step internship report writing skills before writing an internship
report. An internship is an opportunity offered by an employer to potential employees called interns, to
work at a firm for a fixed and limited period of time. Thus, and internship report is the conclusion of the
internship that summarizes all the personal, firm related experiences that help the person reading in
understanding and knowing completely about the internee’s achievements. On this note, my internship
was carried out at ETAMEF Industries S.A-Ndokoti –Bassa: Entre la Poste et la SNEC-Douala from the
17th of August to the 09th of October.

ETAMEF is a manufacturing industry of which the main activities are; General Mechanics, Welding,
Boiler Work, Heat Treatment, Industrial Maintenance, and Metal Frame. Therefore, this piece of work
will be classified or divided into four chapters.

Chapter one will comprise Overview of the Organization; Brief description of the organization,
Organizational chart of the organization, chapter two is on my internship plan, chapter three gives the
training program, specifying in details the weekly activities and tasks carried out by me and also focuses
on the organizational operations. Chapter four presents the Organizational/Departmental/Branch Critical
and SWOT Analyses, and finally conclude with some recommendations to both ETAMEF INDUSRIES
Douala and NAHPI Bambili, Learning outcomes, References/Bibliography, Final Remark and designs of
the machines, mechanisms and mechanical components, pictures of manufacturing and maintenance work
I did in the institution (appendix).

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 Table Of Contents
CERTIFICATION.........................................................................................................................................................................i
DEDICATION...............................................................................................................................................................................ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.........................................................................................................................................................iii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..........................................................................................................................................................iv
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................................................1
I. BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE........................................................................................................................................1
II. IMPORTANCE OF INTERNSHIP....................................................................................................................................1
III. MAIN OBJECTIVE OF MY INTERNSHIP..................................................................................................................1
CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANISATION.........................................................................................................2
1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION.............................................................................................2
1.1.1 BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ENTERPRISE..............................................................................................................2
1.1.2 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION................................................................................................................................2
1.1.3 ENTERPRISE IDENTITY..........................................................................................................................................2
1.1.4 POLICY OF THE ORGANISATION........................................................................................................................3
1.1.5 PRODUCTS COMPETITORS, MARKET...............................................................................................................3
1.1.6 MANAGEMENT OF THE ENTERPRISE...............................................................................................................4
1.2 THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A DOUALA.....................................................5
1.2.1 ORGANIZATIONAL HIERARCHY CHART.........................................................................................................5
1.2.2 NUMBER OF EMLOYEES........................................................................................................................................6
1.2.3 MAIN OFFICES..........................................................................................................................................................6
1.2.4 INTRODUCTION OF ALL THE DEPARTMENTS OR SERVICES...................................................................6
1.2.5 COMMENTS ON THE ORGANISATIONAL CHART..........................................................................................6
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE ENTERPRISE...........................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER 2: PLAN OF INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME........................................................................................................8
2.1 BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE FABRICATION WORKSHOP OF ETAMEF...................................................8
2.2 STARTING AND CLOSING DATES...............................................................................................................................8
2.3 STARTING AND CLOSING TIME.................................................................................................................................8
2.4 ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT ETAMEF AND MACHINES PRESENT IN THE MACHINING
WORKSHOP.............................................................................................................................................................................8
IDENTIFICATION OF AVAILABLE MACHINES........................................................................................................8
2.4.1 LATHE MACHINE.....................................................................................................................................................9
2.4.2 DRILLING MACHINE.............................................................................................................................................10
2.4.3 GRINDING MACHINE............................................................................................................................................10
2.4.4 MILLING MACHINE...............................................................................................................................................10
2.4.5 WELDING MACHINE.............................................................................................................................................10
2.4.6 ANGLE GRINDER....................................................................................................................................................10
2.4.7 CRANK SHAFT RECTIFIER MACHINE.............................................................................................................10
2.4.8 SHEET METAL BENDING MACHINE:...............................................................................................................10
DEFINITIONS OF SOME TERMS..................................................................................................................................11

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CHAPTER 3: TRAINING PROGRAMME.............................................................................................................................12
WEEK 1...................................................................................................................................................................................12
WEEK 2...................................................................................................................................................................................13
WEEK 3...................................................................................................................................................................................13
WEEK 4...................................................................................................................................................................................14
WEEK 5...................................................................................................................................................................................15
WEEK 6...................................................................................................................................................................................17
WEEK 7...................................................................................................................................................................................18
WEEK 8...................................................................................................................................................................................19
CHAPTER 4: ORGANIZATIONAL/DEPARTMENTAL/BRANCH CRITICAL AND SWOT ANALYSES.................21
4.1 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING INTERNSHIP AT ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A DOUALA................21
4.2 SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS ON THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING INTERNSHIP AT ETAMEF
INDUSTRIES S.A...................................................................................................................................................................21
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS AND ASSESMENT OF INTERSHIP.................................................................................22
4.3 STRENGHT WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS..........................................................................22
THE STRENGTHS OF ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A....................................................................................................22
B) THE WEAKNESSES OF ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A............................................................................................23
C) THE OPPORTUNITIES OF ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A......................................................................................23
D) THE THREATS OF ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A....................................................................................................23
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS......................................................................................................................24
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................................................................24
RECOMMENDATIONS........................................................................................................................................................24
AT THE LEVEL OF ETAMEF INDUSTRIES SA.........................................................................................................24
AT THE LEVEL OF NAHPI.............................................................................................................................................25
SUGGESTION....................................................................................................................................................................25
ASSESSMENT OF THE INTERNSHIP...............................................................................................................................25
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................................................27
APPENDIX..................................................................................................................................................................................27

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 INTRODUCTION
I. BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE
Mechanical Construction is the most important aspect in the mechanical engineering field. As a
prospective Mechanical Designer, one needs to gather the basics and necessary skills in mechanical
Construction. This is because building, ameliorations and design of mechanical components are all a
crucial part of engineering. This being the most basic and important reason why I chose to carryout
internship in ETAMEF INDUSTRIES Douala because they base on mechanical fabrication, design of
machines, mechanisms and industrial maintenance.

II. IMPORTANCE OF INTERNSHIP

Interns learn how to apply their courses studied to the real world and build a valuable experience. This
give an opportunity to work in a desired field that’s putting in practice what has been studied theoretically
in any giving field.

An internship can also strengthen the curriculum vitae (CV) of an intern. When internship is done in a
well-recognized organization and with the issue of an attestation to the intern, it goes a long way to
facilitate the search of a job in future by the intern.

Internships also serve as a medium to find your future employer, it could so happen that an intern
performs excellently or stands out exceptional, and this might prompt the organization to keep you
working with them after your studies.

An internship helps you to try out a particular career. One should not just study about a career but go to
the practice of it.

Helps the student in acquiring hands on and industrial skills required for his or her competitiveness in the
job market.

III. MAIN OBJECTIVE OF MY INTERNSHIP

The main objective of this internship was to acquire relevant practical skills and experience in the
mechanical engineering sector mainly mechanical Construction and other mechanical works on machines
and mechanisms in the above mentioned company.

Also to apply whatever theoretical knowledge I studied in school to gain practical experiences necessary
for my competitiveness in the job market as a prospective mechanical engineer.

Last but not the least to gain more knowledge on how to handle projects, plans and designs brought in by
a client. This helps to create a good working relationship with your customer and understand his or her
goals in whatever he/she wants to realize.
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 CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANISATION
In this chapter the main aim is to come out with a general presentation of ETAMEF INDUSTRIES
S.A. ,its description of the organization and Organizational chart of the organization.

1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION

1.1.1 BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ENTERPRISE
Born from a pre-existing enterprise by the name CAMPE (Centre National d’Assistance aux PME) put
in place by the Cameroon government the 1970s. Its goal was to help other enterprise in the industrial
sector in the realization of works at pieces below that of the job market and boasting up enterprises
involved in the activities of mechanical fabrication.

ETAMF Industries SA was created in 1991 under degree number 1254 received on the 10 th of
September 1991 and registration in Douala 2nd the same day volume 08 folio 66,number No25; that is
what created a private limited company (ltd) named ETABLISSEMENT MEN DJOFON FILS.
(ETAMEF) which today has a capital of 10,0000,000fcfa, was transformed in 1992 in Societe Anonyme
(SA) and thus the social denomination ETAMEF INDUSTRIES SA. It is based in DOUALA-
CAMEROON at NDOKOTI in front of ECOBANK NDOKOTI in between PPT and CAMWATER

1.1.2 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

The workshop is versatile and abbreviated ETAMEF, having a surface area of about 800m2 located in the
industrial zone of Douala-Bassa. It is more precisely located near Ecobank-NDOKOTI between
CAMWATER-PTT

1.1.3 ENTERPRISE IDENTITY

Table 1.1: ETAMEF identification sheet
DESIGNATION DESCRIPTION

Social denomination Etablissement MENDJOFANG ET FILS INDUSTRIES

Judicial form Anonyme Society with administration board

Capital 10 000 000FCFA

Logo

Social location Douala-Ndokoti

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BP 12093

Tel +23733404803

Fax +23733408203

Email etamefindustries@yahoo.fr

Activities General mechanics-Automobile-welding-metallic

constructions-Industrial maintenance-Heat Treatments-
Interventions-Office Of Studies-
Industrial Productions
Geographical location In front of Ecobank-Ndokoti between PTT and
CAMWATER
N de C.R.NM 09968

1.1.4 POLICY OF THE ORGANISATION

Just like any other organization, or enterprise ETAMEF is governed by its own rules and regulations,
which employees are expected to follow. They include:

 Working hours starts from 8:00am to 4:00pm every Mondays to Fridays.

 Working days run from Mondays to Saturdays adding up to a total of six working days a week.
 Employees are expected to strictly respect the working time and days in addition to being
punctual.
 Technicians are expected to dress in workshop attire put on safety helmets, welding masks and
respect all workshop rules when working in the work shop.
 The enterprise strives for good interpersonal relationships between all its employees.

1.1.5 PRODUCTS COMPETITORS, MARKET

A) ACTIVITIES

ETAMEF INDUSTRIES is an enterprise of service provision with diversified activities

 General mechanics
 Welding
 Mechanical constructions
 Heat treatments
 Surface treatments
 Civil engineering
 Interventions
 Design office.
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 It disposes for all these, a workshop having about 30 machines (milling machine, drilling machine,
boring machine, crankshaft rectifiers …)

The affection of industrial uniforms for secondary activities. That is the attribution of working dresses
(overalls) and ready to wear (coats and other personal dresses)

For this, ETAMEF has a workshop having about 10 machines (electric scissors) and a changing room
wherein each personnel will be able to change his/her dress.

B) CLIENTS

Being a service provider, ETAMEF offers numerous diversities of services and is recognized for the
quality of services provided, attracted and faithful for many clients like:

 CAMRAIL
 Brasseries
 Guinness Cameroon

C) COMPETITORS

ETAMEF keeps very good relations with the services it offers and other enterprises that offer the same
services in competition with it include:

 FUTURA EMERGY
 PRO AFRIQUE

D) THE PROVIDERS

The satisfaction of a client of the services provided require products of quality. By

so doing, ETAMEF take its raw materials from

 BERNABE

1.1.6 MANAGEMENT OF THE ENTERPRISE

The day to day running of the enterprise is managed by a technical director who directs the technicians in
the workshop to ensure that all products and services are designed, manufactured and delivered following
customers specifications and ensuring smooth functioning of the enterprise.

There’s also a secretary who handles the paper work of the company.

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1.2 THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A DOUALA

Figure 1.1: Geographical Location Of The enterprise

1.2.1 ORGANIZATIONAL HIERARCHY CHART

Figure 1.2: Organigramme Of The Enterprise

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1.2.2 NUMBER OF EMLOYEES
ETAMEF INDUSTRIES SA has five (05) active employees.

A secretariat to handle the paper works of the company.

lastly three cleaners.

1.2.3 MAIN OFFICES

The main office of this industry is situated in Douala, Ndokoti adjacent to the water treatment plant and
ENEO inside the ministry of public works. This company does not have branches elsewhere in the
country apart from the head office in Douala. It has an office for its manager, a secretary office,
Manufacturing workshop. There is also a store for storage.

1.2.4 INTRODUCTION OF ALL THE DEPARTMENTS OR SERVICES

ETAMEF has 2 departments; The Design Office and the Manufacturing workshop.

 The Design Office carries out design, analysis and modelling of machines, structures and
mechanisms in the industry.
 The Manufacturing workshop carries out General mechanics, Sheet metal, Welding, Mechanical
Fabrication, Thermal Treatment, Interventions

1.2.5 COMMENTS ON THE ORGANISATIONAL CHART

At the head of ETAMEF is a Director general, who manages and dictates policy of the enterprise He
heads the SAF and the Technical Services. He is assisted by the ASD the one who is in charge of
commercial services of the enterprise.

The SAF department is managed by a secretary who records transactions and handles company files,
applications and processing of documents. She also serves as the treasurer.

The Technical Services is headed by a Technical Director who directs and manages the Fabrication
workshop. He carries out design and conception in the Design office. The technicians that work in the
workshop are in charge of mechanical fabrication and other services provided in this department.

1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE ENTERPRISE

The enterprise ETAMEF INDUSSTRIES SA is an enterprise of service prestation. It has for mission
ensuring

 The commercialization of products that are made from machine fabrication.

 The assistance of small and medium size enterprise in automobile maintenance.
 The principles of drawings.
 General mechanics and automobile.

For this fact, a great demand is required from the personnel which include
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 A great professional conscience.
 A worry in the performance and satisfaction of the client in respect to the rules of fabrication and
equally respecting the least rules no matter the nature or the financial equilibrium of the
enterprise.

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 CHAPTER 2: PLAN OF INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
2.1 BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE FABRICATION WORKSHOP OF
ETAMEF
During my internship, I was carried out my research on the theme “Mechanical Fabrication and
Maintenance” in the Fabrication workshop. I also worked on some projects in the Design office.

The Fabrication workshop carries General mechanics, Automobile maintenance, welding, metallic
constructions, Industrial maintenance, Heat Treatments, Interventions, Industrial Productions.

The Design Office carries out design and conception of machines and mechanical tasks presented by
clients and helps directs the Technicians in the Fabrication workshop.

The machine shop is at the heart of ETAMEF Industries SA and is the most functional division of this
enterprise. This is due to the fact that most maintenance works and productions are being carried out in
this workshop.

2.2 STARTING AND CLOSING DATES

As spelled out by the school, I carried out my internship for a period of two months, from the 17 th of
August to the 09th of October 2020.

2.3 STARTING AND CLOSING TIME

As per the policy of the enterprise, I carried out my internship at ETAMEF for four weeks from 8:00am
to 4:00pm every Tuesdays to Fridays and from 8:00am to 12:00pm on Saturdays.

2.4 ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT ETAMEF AND MACHINES PRESENT

IN THE MACHINING WORKSHOP
The organizational activities in PRESTECH refer to the activities that are carried out on a daily basis, all
things being equal, their details and formalities.

The organizational activities in ETAMEF can only be accurately explained if we this work into machine
work posts which include

IDENTIFICATION OF AVAILABLE MACHINES

Table 1. 2: Machine parc
Machine elements Number
Angle Grinder: Bosch GWS22.230H 04
Welding post: RENYU WANG 22H-55T 04
Welding TIG post: 01
Electric drilling machine: BOSCH GBH2-28F 02

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 Carotteuse à embasse magnétique BDS : MAB 525 01
Semi-automatic Welding Post 01
Lathe machine 03
Milling machine- GAMBIN 02
Slotting machine 01
Drilling machine 01
Power Hack Saw 1
Crankshaft Rectifier 02

2.4.1 LATHE MACHINE

This machine is a multipurpose mechanical machine. Also known as the mother mechanical machine.
This is because it is used to perform so many mechanical functions or processes like:

1) Drilling
2) Surfacing
3) Rolling
4) Threading of bolds and nuts
5) Boring

The drill component is adjustable and movable. The lathe machine is important and essential because
unlike other machines, it can be used to drill holes of different diameters by fitting the desired drill bit
on the carriage and has so many different functions.

The lathe machine is made up of four important components which are;

 Headstock;

This is the area where the working piece is placed.

 Tailstock:

The tailstock functions as a support for work pieces that are too long examples like a crank shaft. The
tailstock can move forward or backward from the headstock using the bed.

 Bed:

This is the area in which the carriage and the tailstock are positioned and move on it.

 Carriage:

The carriage of the machine is where the tool is placed be it a surfacing tool, threading tool etc. The
carriage is also moveable and adjustable and rest on the bed.

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2.4.2 DRILLING MACHINE
This is a mechanical machine used to drill holes into different kinds of materials like metals, plastics,
wood. This machine can be used to drill holes of different diameters by just fitting the appropriate drill
bits in the chucks.

2.4.3 GRINDING MACHINE

This machine is used mostly for smoothening of material surfaces. Keeping tools and objects sharp as
desired. This is important because as tools in the workshop get continually used, they tend to lose their
precision in which they would no longer be of good working standards.

2.4.4 MILLING MACHINE

This machine is used in making holes in materials of equal spacing. Example if you want to drill 06
holes in a circle of diameter 530mm, we can use a milling machine as it gives equal spacing between
the drilled holes.

2.4.5 WELDING MACHINE

A welding machine is used mostly in welding surfaces together, closing of unwanted spacing or holes
in materials, amendments of some materials. This machine supplies power used for the welding
process. The supply machine is connected in circuit to the work piece to be welded. The negative
terminal of the machine is connected to the work piece while the positive terminal is connected to the
welding electrode. To get different thickness of the welds, we use different welding electrodes of
different diameters. The outer part of the welding rod forms the slag which is broken off while the inner
part forms the weld composition.

2.4.6 ANGLE GRINDER

This machine is used to cut through materials of reasonable and variable sizes and diameters. This
machine can accommodate grinding wheels of varied types and thickness. The machine can also
accommodate filling wheels which are used in smoothening and surface finishing.

2.4.7 CRANK SHAFT RECTIFIER MACHINE

This is a mechanical machine that is used to rectifier and arrange old and worn out crank shaft to their
usable state. When crank shafts are being used for long, they suffer from wear and tear. This makes
them not in the best condition for service used. So the crank shaft rectifier machine helps to bring these
old crankshaft back to their working standard.

2.4.8 SHEET METAL BENDING MACHINE:

This is a machine that is used to bend sheet of metals into their desired shapes and sizes. This machine
is made up of a heavy metal ball connected to it. The ball provides the force required for bending the
metal sheet. A good example of a metal sheet bent using the sheet metal bending machine is the
aluminum sheet and zinc.
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DEFINITIONS OF SOME TERMS.
1) Drilling;

This is a process whereby holes are being made in materials where they don’t exist.

2) Boring;

This is the process of increasing the diameter of an existing hole. For example if a hole of diameter
30mm is drilled on a work piece, if need be for the diameter to be increased, the hole is bored.

3) Milling;

This is a process whereby holes are being made of equal spacing normally made by using a milling
machine.

4) Surfacing;

This is the smoothening of surfaces of material work piece after they have passed through some
mechanical processes like drilling, cutting.

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 CHAPTER 3: TRAINING PROGRAMME
In this chapter I’m going to give a detailed description of the operations and activities carried out by the
Fabrication workshop and the various tasks that were assigned to me by my supervisors. These daily
operations and tasks will be and grouped into the four weeks of internship.

WEEK 1
Monday 17/08/20

 Observation and study of an engine lathe machine.

 Naming of the various parts of the lathe machine and their functions.
 The operations carried out on an engine lathe machine.
 Threading of diameter 73.12 mm nut.

Tuesday 18/08/20

 Observation and study of milling machine (vertical milling machine).

 Operations carried out on the milling machine.
 Study and functions of the various parts.
 Filling of a 397 mm X 51 mm workpiece of thickness 2 mm. 50 of such pieces were filled.

Wednesday 19/08/20

 Observation and study of a radial drilling machine, the operations carried out on the drilling
machine, the various drill bits.
 Drilling of a 1000 mm X 700 mm metal of 20 mm thickness using the various drill bits.

Thursday 20/08/20

 Milling of the above mentioned 397 mm X 51 mm metal of thickness 22 mm. 10 of such pieces
were machined.

Friday 21/08/20

 Drilling and threading of a 900 mm long metal of diameter 40.00 mm.

 Observation and study of a crankshaft rectifier machine.

Week’s Remarks

Most of the activities carried out during the week was based on study and observation of the different
machines in the fabrication workshop, how they operate and their different parts.

Filling and milling were the most common operations carried out during this week.

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WEEK 2
Monday 24/08/20

 Production of 2000 x 1000 mm sign boards. 15 of such boards were made.

 Welding of 600 x 2040 metallic doors, frame with 30 x 30 x 2 angle bars. 4 of such doors were
made.

Tuesday 25/08/20

 Painting of previously made sign boards.

 Boring and drilling of a 900 mm long bar of diameter 40 mm.
 Internal threading of a 25 mm long cylinder of diameter 15 mm.

Wednesday 26/08/20

 Continuation of sign boards painting

 Welding of 1000 mm x 580 mm sheet metal from bottom of metallic doors.

Thursday 27/08/20

 Cut and welding of metal piece into a rectangular collecting can.

 Surfacing of crankshaft of a vehicle using crank shaft rectifier machine to appropriate diameter 40
mm.

Friday 28/08/20

 Fabrication of a heavy steel hammer.

 Boring of circular hole of diameter 50 mm.
 Facing of metal to obtain good surface finishing.
 Heat treatment of metal.
 Hardness testing was carried out on a work piece using hardness testing machine.

Week’s Remarks

This week was based on production of sign boards and welding of metallic doors. I observed production
of steel hammer up to hardness testing of the hammer.

WEEK 3
Monday 01/09/20

 Continued welding of metallic doors.

 Angle bar 25 x 25 x 1.5 mm welded 530 mm from top side of the doors.
 Angle bar of 25 x 25 x 1.5 mm welded to frame the door.
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  Hinges welded 260 mm from either side of the doors.

Tuesday 02/09/20

 Filling and sand papering of 2000 x 1000 mm sign boards made in previous week.
 Manufacturing of hollow cylindrical bars of diameter 80 mm of length 3000 mm having
corresponding pieces for fastening with sign boards. 40 pieces were machined.

Wednesday 03/09/20

 Continued manufacturing of sign boards. 40 pieces were manufactured.

 Filling of sign boards using angle grinder.

Thursday 04/09/20

 Dismounting of cement block vibrator shaft in order to change bearing an circlip using hydraulic
pressing machine.

Friday 05/09/20

 Cutting of cylindrical workpiece of 110 mm length and 60 mm width which were welded to
lengths 300 mm away from lengths of sign boards
 Machining on lathe machine of cylindrical workpiece, T- shaped external diameter of 67 mm
internal diameter of 56 mm and of length 18 mm.

WEEK 4
Monday 8/09/20

 Rolling of metal sheet of length 1500 mm width 500 mm thickness 5 mm using rolling machine.
10 pieces were rolled.

Tuesday 9/09/20

 Cleaning and general maintenance of milling machine.

 Maintenance of hydraulic press machine.
 General workshop cleanup and maintenance.

Wednesday 10/09/20

 Bending of sheet metal to length 1060 mm and width of 800 mm using bending machine. Edges
were bent to 40 mm. 20 pieces were bent.
 Cutting 25 x 25 x 1.5 mm square bars to lengths of 500 mm. 200 pieces were cut using angle
grinder.

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Thursday 11/09/20

 Threading of cylindrical shaft on lathe machine to length of 350 mm diameter and threaded length
of 240 mm.

Friday 12/09/20

 Rolling of metal sheet of length 500 mm width 200 mm using rolling machine.
 10 of such sheet metal were rolled.

WEEK 5
Monday 14/09/20

 Shaping of diameter 14 rod by bending to obtain 16 x 17 mm C- shaped rods and 8 x 5 mm L-

shaped rods. Rods were heated using oxyacetylene gas, fastened on a vice and bent by
hammering. Then rods were cut to required dimension using angle grinder.
 Welding of rods to rectangular workpiece to fabricate saw dust pot of length 26 mm width 25
mm, sheet thickness 0.5 mm. Previously cut L shaped rods (4) were welded as pot support and C
shaped rods welded to sides as handles (2).
 Hole for fire wood (8 x 8 mm) was centrally cut out from workpiece.
 Machining and polishing of four crankshafts to obtain a finishing of diameter 40 mm. 13
connecting rod seating were machined.

Tuesday 15/09/20

 Fabrication of sign boards 2000 x 1000 mm framed with square steel bars 35 x 35 x 2.5 mm,
made of metal plates and 80 x 50 pieces for fastening consisting of 3 holes of diameter 10 (2
pieces) welded 200 mm from either side of 1000 mm width.
 35 0f such sign boards were fabricated.
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  Filling of previously manufactured metal doors using filling machine.

Wednesday 16/09/20

 Grinding of 2 crankshafts connecting rods seating using horizontal bed grinding machine to obtain
diameter 50mm.
 Bending of diameter 18.07 mm hollow cylindrical bar of length 2420 and bent at 600 mm from
either side. 10 pieces were bent.
 Cutting and bending of 100 pieces of 30 x 30 x 2.5 mm angle bars to lengths of 100 mm. After
cutting using angle grinder, they were flattened using a hammer and then 15 mm cut at center of
bar permitted bending of sections on opposite sides. These pieces were welded to door made in
week 3 to serve as support of door into the wall.

Thursday 17/09/20

 Welding and machining of one end of an elevator motor shaft to obtain diameter 15 mm using the
lathe machine. One end of a small gearbox shaft of a lifter motor was filled by welding and
machined on the lathe machine to obtain desired dimension.
 Corresponding bearing was replaced and mounted on shaft, and the shaft was assembled into the
gearbox.
 Cutting of diameter 70 mm, thick circular workpieces using gas thermal welding. 8 pieces were
cut, then filling was done using angle grinder.

Friday 18/09/20

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  Unmounting and mounting of new engine block cylinder adapters of length 225 mm and external
diameter of 100.8mm using hydraulic press. 6 of such adapters were changed.

WEEK 6
Monday 21/09/20

 Sand papering of 2000 x 1000 sign boards made in previous week which were sprayed to green to
be re- sprayed white.
 Machining and threading of fastening nut of a propeller shaft of internal diameter 55 and external
diameter 62 mm using the lathe machine. The nut was dismounted using a chisel and a hammer.
The fastening end of the shaft was filed before chiseling to remove nut.
 Corresponding threads were cut on the propeller shaft after filing and machining.

Tuesday 22/09/20

 Bending of 1m long steel using metal shaping machine to obtain U- shaped work piece of width
300 mm and height of 270 mm.
 50 of such sheets were bent.

Wednesday 23/09/20

 Bending of metal sheet using metal shaping machine to obtain roofing sheet shaped sheet of
length 2m, width 94.5 cm and thickness 4mm. Undulations were 10 x 5 mm. 6 pieces were
undulated.
 Facing and straight turning of cylindrical work piece to obtain bevel gear using lathe machine.
Initial thickness 90 mm, final thickness 50mm, initial and final length of 275 and 271
respectively. Internal diameter of 73 mm.

Thursday 24/09/20

 Continuation of machining of bevel gear on the lathe machine.

 Gear cutting of bevel gear using the milling machine.
 Cutting of key way on the gear using the slotting machine.
 Heat treatment of gear at 850 to 900 degree Celsius was done in the furnace
 Final dimensions of gear internal diameter 11.5008 mm external diameter 18.301 (surface to
surface) depth of fit 7.70 mm, depth from teeth 1.06 mm.

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Friday 25/09/20

 Filing of top cylinder of 16 valve 4 cylinder engine block using bed filing machine
 Maintenance of bad electric motor.
 Offloading of aluminum sheets of 3000 x 140 x 30 mm from delivery vehicle.

WEEK 7
Monday 28/09/20

 Threading of diameter 15 mm shaft, 150 mm long shaft was straight turned to obtain diameter 15
end to length of 20 diameter 18 to length 40 and diameter 22 to length 45.
 The first end which is diameter 15 and 20 mm long was chamfered and threaded using the lathe
machine.

Tuesday 29/09/20

 Maintenance of slotting machine.

 Maintenance of 2 electric motors

Wednesday 30/09/20
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  Drilling of holes on cylindrical workpieces of 70 mm diameter. Holes were of diameter 16, mm,
20 of such holes were evenly drilled, thickness of workpiece was 20mm.
 20 of such pieces were drilled.

Thursday 01/10/20

 Bending of 3m long metal sheets into an arc shape of 180 degree of thickness 20mm. 9 of such
pieces were bent.
 Number of workpieces was 10.

Friday 02/10/20

 Bending of rectangular metal sheets using bending machine to obtain width of 180 mm, height 15
mm and bent edges of 10 mm.

WEEK 8
Monday 05/10/20

 Rolling of metal sheet using rolling machine length of 1500mm, width of 500 mm. Thickness of
5mm.
 Welding and bending of various J- shaped, T- shaped and L- shaped workpieces.

Tuesday 06/10/20

 Fabrication of gas plate stand of length 70 mm width 15 mm and thickness 4 mm.

 Planning of block making machine components of length 400mm, height 50 mm using milling
cutter machine. 25 of such were machined.

Wednesday 07/10/20

 Bending of 800 x 1900 mm metal sheets of height 140mm. 15 of such pieces were bent.
 Bending of length 800 width 55 work sheets of height 140 and bent edges of 40 mm. 20 pieces

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Thursday 08/10/20

 Cutting of square tubes of 35 x 35 x 2.5 mm to 750 mm length, 400 pieces.

 Machining of diameter 50 mm wood and sand paper glued to its surface to be used in filing
engine cylinder bore.

Friday 09/10/20

 Filing of engine cylinder bore to obtain diameter 50 mm, 8 cylinders.

 Grinding of length 400 mm blade edges using bed grinding machine.

 Cutting of 35 x 35 2.5 mm tubes to length 750 mm continued.

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 CHAPTER 4: ORGANIZATIONAL/DEPARTMENTAL/BRANCH
CRITICAL AND SWOT ANALYSES
4.1 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING INTERNSHIP AT ETAMEF
INDUSTRIES S.A DOUALA
Being a mechanical and industrial company does not mean that ETAMEF INDUSTRIES does not face
some challenges. Below are some problems identified?

A) POWER SUPPLY
The main power supply in the industry is from ENEO. Sometimes work has to be seized and halted for
hours or minutes when there is power failure which leads to a delay in productivity.

B) DELAY IN TRANSPORTATION.
ETAMEF INDUSTRIES is a big company in terms of its turnover. The company is supposed to have a
fast delivery system to meet up with customers demand process. More so, the problem of poor roads in
Douala Cameroon also delay the transportation process of its raw materials.

C) BREAKING OF WORKING TOOLS.

During some working processes like drilling, there is constant breaking of tools like drills. This is due to
the excessive heat produced during drilling or the hardness of the material and other work pieces.

D) SHORTAGE OF STAFFS.

They are just five well trained technicians who are constantly on duty working. This creates lack of
personnel to handle different task in the industry, two receptionist. This has made the work load in the
workshop to be very high since this area is the backbone of the company.

4.2 SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS ON THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING

INTERNSHIP AT ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A.
A. ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER.
The industry should not just rely on power supply from ENEO, it should have an alternate supply of
power like a backup generator so when there is power blackout, and work can still commerce by using
the backup power.
B) LUBRICATION OF WORKING TOOLS.

Due to breakage of working tools like drill gigs, it is necessary and already put in place a remedied
solution which is the need to lubricate the working tools whenever mechanical work is being done. This
is done by either using water or lubricating oil (engine oil,grease) on the working piece.
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C) SHORTAGE OF STAFF;

ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A should see into it that more staff are been employed with working
experiences so as to reduce the task of some employees which will go a long way to ensure the smooth
running of the company. As more hands will be involved in doing mechanical work and fabrication.
This leads to an increase in productivity as the saying goes “many hands do light work”

SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS AND ASSESMENT OF INTERSHIP

4.3 STRENGHT WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS.

When we talk of the situational analysis or appraisal of the company we are examining the company’s
possible strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The strengths are the company’s advantages
hich are beneficial to her both socially and financially. The weaknesses are the shortcomings which
could possibly be a hindrance to the company’s productivity. The opportunities are those aspects or
elements in the company's external environment that allows it to formulate and implement strategies to
increase profitability. Lastly the threats are those elements in the external environment that could
endanger the integrity and profitability of the business.

THE STRENGTHS OF ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A

The strengths of ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A could be examined as follows;
 Quality products and services.
Contrary to other mechanical industries, ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A produces good and high quality
products, manufacture any type of design the consumer wants and they also provide good and high
quality industrial maintenance services at affordable prices. Due to its exceptional work on the
mechanical engineering sector, it has been able to win so many awards in the sector. This creates an
awesome reputation for the company.
 Continuous production/supply.
Despite the little demerits of the company, it is still able to satisfy its customers at all intervals without a
break down. For this reason, many clients are satisfied because their request on products are produced
within the specified time interval or duration.
 Loyal customers
Due to the quality services of ETAMEF INDUSTRIES and the good customer services, many customers
and clients tend to create relations with the company and as such they continue to buy her product and
services. This increases the contracts handled and gives a reputation to the company in the mechanical
and industrial market.

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B) THE WEAKNESSES OF ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A
-Abnormal losses
This is coming from the repairs of machines and other working instruments.

C) THE OPPORTUNITIES OF ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A

-Expanding
The company has the opportunity to expand its global operations. Since its main base is in Douala but
it still renders services to other parts of the country like Yaoundé, Baffousam0, Limbe, just to name a
few. So it has a high tendency to expand both nationally and internationally as it makes also numerous
high amount of profit yearly.
D) THE THREATS OF ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A
-Competitors
The increasing number of competitors in the mechanical and industrial sector nowadays is acting as a
threat to ETAMEF INDUSRIES as the competitors will always want to overcome them in business.

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 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

CONCLUSION
ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A is one of the major mechanical and industrial company in Cameroon.
Given its competitive nature it has evolved almost above other industries.
The existence of ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A and its growing concern is the function of its personnel
who are distinct into various departments with each department having its role towards realization of
projects.
To achieve its goal each department must be duty conscious and know exactly what contributions he or
she has towards achieving project realization goals. During my internship, I could obtain information
both primarily and secondarily. Primary we had discussions with the working personnel’s and
employees. I also obtained information through direct observations of some planned activities and some
practical work. Secondarily I obtained information from the company’s magazine, office documents and
the company’s websites. In the Course of carrying out the internship I could understand the difference
between the theory in school and practices in the working environment.
I was successfully able to acquire my practical skills needed for my competitiveness in the job market
due to some of the realization of plans and projects carried out in the industry, I was able to accurately
carryout task assigned to me by my supervisors.
From the critical SWOT analysis of the industry, if ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A includes the
mentioned suggestions above to their problems, they will be improvements in their production and
services rendered.
If ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A does not ameliorate her control procedure she might experience the
same problems and likely face a slow expansion form my critical SWOT analysis.

RECOMMENDATIONS
AT THE LEVEL OF ETAMEF INDUSTRIES SA
The recommendations are the suggested solutions to ameliorate these working problems faced by the
company. They are examined as below;
-Constantly ensure that machines function properly.
The company is recommended to check the state of the machines to see if they function properly. They
should check against any problems of break down which could hinder the manufacturing process. If they
detect such problems early they will quickly take measures like special repairs before the problem
deteriorates and break downs will be avoided and production will increase.
- Replace the obsolete machine parts.

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To reduce the constant losses from the breakdowns it is suggested that the company replaces the broken
parts of the machines. If this is accurately done, the good state of working machines are ensured and this
increases the productivity.
- Allocate special repairs
To reduce the continues break downs, the management needs to allocate resources to carry out special
repairs for the machines because the special repairs will need experts who will assist in carrying out the
repairs and as result the machines will function properly and manufacturing mechanical fabrication
process will flow smoothly.
AT THE LEVEL OF NAHPI
 Sign partnership with companies to facilitate the obtainment of internship by students.
 Improve the scholastic programs considering the fact that we are facing rapid evolution in
technology.
 Build and equip a workshop to allow students to gain practical skills.
SUGGESTION
 It is very necessary for the department of Mechanical and industrial engineering to have a well-
equipped workshop.
 Let internships be carried out with much seriousness and regularly, to ensure students acquire and
assimilate better knowledge of their fields.

ASSESSMENT OF THE INTERNSHIP

My internship at ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A motivated my adaptation in to the engineering world.
Firstly, I was able to put into practice some of the concepts/courses I had studied in school.

Secondly, I was able to experience the practicalities of mechanical and industrial engineering. This is due
to the numerous activities carried out and assigned tasks.

Thirdly, I have added or acquired a lot of new knowledge. This not only in mechanical engineering as a
whole but also on how the sector is being controlled effectively. As a prospective future mechanical and
industrial engineer, this is advantageous because it opens my mind not only in the engineering sector part
but also the entrepreneurial part as I one day would like to also run a company like this prestigious
institute.

Finally, I was able to acquire skills, tolerance because I worked with diverse persons and as well had
much experience on how the inside of mechanical engineering looks like.

I was able to effectively apply theoretical knowledge gotten from the department to confront practical
situations in the company.

As a prospective future engineer. This internship has opened my mind to the broad and wide scope of
engineering. This not only in the production center but how to effectively run the institutions. Creating a

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good work base relationship with clients, interpreting designs ad plans. I am also able to relate the
manufacturing process to cost and material selection schemes, this helps minimize cost, and provides the
best kind of material selection taking into consideration cost of production and efficiency in the sector.

To this effect, I am optimistic that my university program here in the NATIONAL HIGHER
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUE will be much more effective and interesting.

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REFERENCES
Email: etamef_industries@yahoo.fr
ETAMEF INDUSTRIES S.A manager.
Company’s records.

Employees.

APPENDIX
 Student log book
 Design of Pondeuse a parpaing
 Design of a mechanism for series production of Cartoons.

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