INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO KELTRON

The third semester ECE students visited Keltron Controls, Aroor on

5th October 2013 as part of the industrial institute interaction plans of
the department. Keltron (Kerala State Electronics Development
Corporation limited) is India’s first and the largest electronics
corporation in the state sector. Keltron Controls, Aroor is the
manufacturing facility designed for producing Control
Instrumentation products.

At Keltron, the students were taken to machine shop, and they were
excited to see the plant with full of huge machines. The students were
divided into two groups and the company people briefed about the
types and different parts of their major product pneumatic actuator.
Students could see and understand the process steps in the production
of the device. They were also taken to KELTRAC( Keltron Tool
room Research & Training Centre), where they could see machines
that work on CNC (Computer Numerical Control). They provide
facility for research, development and training in tooling, computer
aided design & modelling. KELTRAC also addresses the education &
research aspects for metal working techniques and processes. Finally
the students were also taken to Electronics shop, where they got some
information about multiplexing, de – amplifiers etc and their usage in
SONAR.