CAD & Rapid Prototyping

Major thrust areas of research are Engineering Design & Manufacturing, Reverse Engineering, Rapid Prototyping & Rapid Tooling, CAD/CAM, Computer Graphics & Computational Geometry, Kinematics & Dynamics of Mechanisms.

 
 

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Quest

The Queuing Event Simulation Tool, QUEST, from Deneb represents a quantum leap in the modeling and analysis of manufacturing systems.


Virtual NC

Virtual NC is a Superior interactive 3D simulation environment specifically for visualizing and analyzing the functionality of a machine tool, its CNC controller, and the material Removal Process



+ - Reverse Engineering Click to collapse
 Faro ARM
The Faro Arm is a counter-balanced, temperature compensated, six degree of freedom measurement arm, constructed of anodized, aircraft aluminum with precision bearings. Proprietary, hybrid analog/digital transducers at each of six joints combine to provide complete point position (XYZ) and orientation (IJK).
+ - FARO Software Click to collapse
 1. Surfacer


2. AnthroCAM


Surfacer provides a flexible environment that is utilized by artists, designers and engineers to meet their modeling demands from concept through manufacturing.Key Features :

  • Scan Data/Point Cloud Features

  • Draw and Edit Curve from points

  • Draw and Edit Surfaces from points

  • Display large point cloud data as well as curves and surfaces

  • Export data in various File Formats


+ - Rapid prototyping Click to collapse
Cubital Facility
Specifications
Build SizeModels up to 500*350*500 mm (20*14*20 inch) can be builtAchievable Accuracy0.1% (Measured between targets through the material)X-Y Resolution0.084 mm (0.0033 inch)Z Resolution (Variable Layer Thickness)0.1 - 0.2 mm (0.004 - 0.008 inch)
+ - Rapid Tooling Click to collapse

  1. Silicone Vacuum Casting System
    The MCP 001 ST is a simple low cost vacuum casting machine and retains the key features for precision vacuum casting but without the computerized memory sequencing featured in our larger fully automatic.
    Specifications
    Max. Mould Size (H*W*D) : 15.5*15.5*12.5" Max. Capacity of Mould Material : 800 g
  2. MCP 137 Low Melting Alloy Tool System
    Electrically heated steel melting tanks designed Specifically for melting, dispensing and reclaiming MCP low melting point alloys.
  3. MCP-TAFA Metal Spray Gun System
    The Tafa arc spray system is unique in its ability to put on exceptional quality metallic coatings at very high or low deposition rates, yet at a cost significantly lower than other metalizing techniques. The advantages offered by the arc spray system are:
    • Significantly lower operating cost
    • Stable low deposition rates up to 200 Amps
    • Reduced substrate heating
    • Superior coating reproducibility
    • Higher density coatings through higher velocity
    • Significantly improved bond strengths
    • Thicker coating and a more easily finished coating than can be obtained by other metalizing methods.


+ - Stratasys Facility Click to collapse
Fused Deposition Modeling or FDM is a process which deposits a continuous filament of a thermoplastic polymer through a resistively heated nozzle, the material is delivered as a wire in to the extrusion head and heated to slightly above its flow point, so that it solidifies relatively quickly after it exits the nozzle.
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Build Size

Models up to 254*254*254 mm (10*10*10 inch) can be built

Achievable Accuracy

From CAD data : + 0.30" ( + .762 mm)

Modeling Materials

ABS white ( Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ), MABS ( Methly Methacrylate ABS ), WAX

Layer Width/Thickness

Operator may optionally select road widths between .254to2.54 mm (.010 to .100 inch) and thickness from .05 to.762 mm (.002 to.030 inch)

Compatibility

Windows NT, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, HP

Software

QuickSlice orients and slices the STL or SLC file and generates the Med Modeler extrusion path

Support Structures

Automatically generated with support works software or similar; Break-Away Support System allows support removal


 

  

CAM & Manufacturing Science

The lab has extensive research areas including Metal Cutting, Metal Forming, Manufacturing Automation, Tool Wear Monitoring, Unconventional Machining Processes, Accelerated Cutting, CAPP, CAM, Machining of Advanced Engineering Materials, Die and Mold Design, Condition Monitoring, Tribology, Micro electromechanical systems, Nanofabrication.

 
 

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In house Fabricated Experimental Setups for

  1. Electro Chemical Spark Machining (ECSM)

  2. Electro Stream Drilling (ESD)

  3. Shape Tube Pulsed Electro-Chemical Machining (STPECM) for Deep hole drilling (Developed by Mr. D. S. Bilgi)

  4. Abrasive Jet Machining (AJM)

  5. Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM) (Developed by Mr. Sunil Jha)

  6. Magnetic Abrasive Finishing (MAF) (Developed by Mr. D. K. Singh)

  7. Magneto Rheological Abrasive Flow Finishing (MRAFF) (Developed by Mr. Sunil Jha)

  8. Wire Drawing Process

  9. Tool Wear Monitoring Facility using Optical Fibers and Lasers ( Developed by: Mr. Avisekh Banarjee)

+ - Acquired Facilities Click to collapse

  1. Die Sinking EDM Machine

  2. ECM Machine

  3. Rolling Mill

  4. Die Punching Press

  5. Convention Lathe, Milling, Drilling Machines

  6. Hydraulic Surface Grinder Hindustan Machine Tools LTD. Working surface mm 250x1000 Maximum traverse of the grinding wheel mm 320 Maximum longitudinal traverse of table mm 1150 Maximum Grinding Length mm 1000 Grinding Wheel Speed approx. RPM 1440/2880 HP of grinding motor HP 4/5.7

  7. CNC EDM Machine Electra EZNC Maximum working current: 50 + 3 A Open Gap Voltage: 100 V, 270 V Pulse on time: 1 to 2000µsec Pulse frequency: 0.07 to 300 KHz Maximum stock removal (Cu . Steel) : 300 (cu. Mm/min) Best surface finish: 0.5 micron CLA Electrode Wear: 0.3 % to 20 % Weight: Approx. 7.5 KVA Height x Width x Depth: 1320 mm x 725 mm x 450 mm

  8. CNC Lathe Denford Machine Tools Ltd. Model: Cyclone Serial No. E 03807 Main motor 3 HP 2.2 KW 3 PH

  9. CNC Milling Machine (DENFORD QUATROMILL) Denford Machine Tools Ltd.

  10. 3 axis CNC bedtype milling machine Table area 230x1067 mm, T slots 16 mm slots, Traverses X: 600 mm, Y: 300 mm, Quill movement 100 mm, Vertical head movement 400 mm, maximum feed rate (x , y axis) 7.5 m/min, maximum feed rate (z axis) 5 m/min Main spindle drive motor 2 HP A.C. Speed Range 0-3000 RPM Axis motors: AC servo, maximum torque 26 NM

  11. EUROBTEC IR52c Robot

  12. CNC Hydraulic Press

  13. Injection Moulding Machine CINCINNATI MILACRON Sigma 30 Feed Screw Dia INJ. Capacity. OZ. GPS Grams 36 mm 3.76 106.5 32mm 2.97 84.2 28mm 2.27 64.4 Injection stroke 110 mm Weight 1987 kgs

  14. Surf analyzer Esterline Federal Product.Co. Version 4.7

  15. Electronic Weighing Machine

  16. Computational Facilities

  17. Measuring Projector MP 320 Magnification x 10, x 20, x 50x, 100 Distortion by objectives < 0.3 0/00 Distortion by total device < 0.5 0/00 Measuring range of the rotary ground glass screen 0.3600 Scale interval of angular graduation 1 0 Scale interval of vernier for angular graduation 2.

  18. ROUNDPACK  roundness analysis system (Mitutoyo Roundtest RA 116)


  

CFD

The research is concerned with the flow Past Bluff Bodies, Large-eddy Simulation, Flow and heat Transfer in Impinging Slot Jet, Mixed Convective Flow Studies, Natural Convection in Anisotropic Porous Enclosures, CFD in Food Processing, Flow Structure and Heat Transfer in Heat Exchanger Applications.

 
 

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  1. Remarketed  SGI Octane/SE Dual R12000 400MHz/2MB L2 Cache, 2 GB RAM Upgradable to 4 GB,18GB Ultra Fast and Wide SCSI Hard Disk

  2. TWO SUN ULTRA 60 with Ultra SPARC Processor, 512 EDO RAM, Creator 3D Series 3 graphics 18 GB Hard Disk

  3. SUN ENTERPRISE 250 Computer Server, 2X512 MB RAM, 36 GB Hard Disk

  4. One Digital Alpha 25 Workstation 256 MB RAM, 9.1 GB Hard Disk

  5. Three Pentium IV based PCs 256 MB RAM 20 GB Hard Disk

  6. Six Pentium III based PCs 256 MB RAM 16 GB Hard Disk

  7. Network Printer HP

  

Genetic Algorithms

Research area includes Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms, Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm, Innovization: Innovation Through Optimization, Real-Parameter Genetic Algorithms, Constrained Nonlinear Optimization.

 

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KanGAL is equipped with state of the art computing facilities to help students and researchers perform computationally expensive simulations. KanGAL houses two clusters and several workstations to augment cutting-edge research in the field of genetic algorithms and engineering optimization problems. Following are the machines that are at present housed at KanGAL:


+ - Parallel Compute Clusters Click to collapse

  • A 36 node PC based cluster: Each node is a P4 3.0 GHz machine with the following specs: D865GBF Motherboard (800 MHz FSB), P-4 3.0 GHz, 90nm marchitecture, 1MB L2 Cache (Prescott Core), 1GB DDR2 RAM (533MHz FSB), 80GB 7200.7 RPM SATA Drive on each node. The cluster uses gigabit cards and wires to connect the nodes. The system runs on Gentoo Linux.

  • An 18 node PC based cluster: Each node is a dual processor P3 1.0 GHz machine with the following specs: 256MB RAM per node, 100Mbps network bandwidth. The system runs on RedHat Linux 9.0.


+ - Desktops and Workstations Click to collapse

  • There are about a dozen desktops with the configuration in the range: P4 (2.4 - 3.2) GHz, 512 MB - 1GB DDR2 RAM, 80 GB 7200.7 RPM SATA HD, 17-19 inch CRT Monitor (running Mandriva Linux).

  • A Central File Server with 160x3 = 480 GB data storage space (running Mandriva Linux).

  • Few old machines that work as routers, NIS servers (running FreeBSD) and test boxes. Two PCs (P4 3.0 GHZ, 1GB RAM, 800MHz FSB) running WindowsXP.