Resources

Join us at SCSVMV to embark on a journey of academic excellence and technological innovation. Together, let’s shape the future of Mechanical Engineering. Our commitment to fostering a holistic and enriching educational experience ensures that our students are well-prepared to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. The department has over more than 10 labs including a Special Machines lab, Heat Transfer lab, Thermal Engineering Lab, Fluid Mechanics  machinery lab, CAD/CAM lab, Composite materials, and Tribology lab, Strength of Materials lab, Metallurgy and Metrology Lab, and Mechatronics Lab.

1. Basic Workshop Lab

   

The Basic Workshop Lab is a vibrant learning environment where students gain practical skills in manufacturing and production processes. The workshop practice course prepares students to handle real-world engineering tasks, while also supporting the college with various maintenance and repair works. Our Welding Section is equipped with MIG, TIG, Arc, and Gas Welding facilities, along with a Mini Cupola Furnace, Crucible Furnace, Sand Muller, and Universal Sand Strength Machine. The Basic Workshop (Fitting and Carpentry) features Fitting and Carpentry Worktables, Vertical Drilling Machine, Band Saw Cutting Machine, Shear Cutting Machine, Wood Planner Machine, Wood Cutting Machine, and Bench Grinding Machine. The Idea Workshop Lab houses advanced power tools like GDC 121, Portable Planner, GOF 130 Industrial Router, and various other tools for innovative projects. Students practice welding applications such as building structures and pressure vessels, fitting work for assembling and repairing, and machining, drilling, and tapping operations using Lathe and Drilling machines. Carpentry involves making wooden articles and components, cutting, shaping, and fastening wood, and preparing joints using techniques like lap joints and mortise. The workshop supports teaching activities by demonstrating manufacturing processes and producing equipment for teaching and research labs. It plays a crucial role in the design phase of manufacturing projects and assists students and staff in material selection and design optimization.

2. Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory

   

The Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory at SCSVMV was established to provide our students with knowledge and hands-on experience in Computer Integrated Manufacturing and consider the emerging research and development in the industrial fraternity’s manufacturing segment.  The objective of the CIM laboratory is to prepare the students industry-ready and to acquire employability skills with CNC programming and cutting tool path generation through CNC simulation software by using G-codes and M-codes. In addition, it is aimed to demonstrate and understand the importance of automation and its predominant role in the assembly line of the shop floor, to satisfy the need for agile manufacturing to meet the urging need for the global competitiveness of upcoming industries. The Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory houses Jyoti 2 Axis Turning Center, MTAB XLTURN, SIEMENS Sinumeric Controller Trainer, 1 IBM Server, 10 HP Work Station, 10 HCL Work Station, Licensed EdgeCam Softwares, CNC Tutor,  Funuc Turning Software, CNC Tutor and Funuc Milling Software.

3. CAD/CAM lab

   

Discover the cutting-edge capabilities of our CAD/CAM/CIM lab, equipped with 2 high-end servers, 23 workstations, and 29 desktop computers. Our lab features industry-specific CAD/CAM modelling software, including AutoCAD, Creo, and MATLAB, alongside powerful analysis tools like ANSYS and the ABAQUS student edition. Whether you’re designing, modelling, or analysing, our state-of-the-art facilities provide the perfect environment for innovation and precision. With a focus on hands-on learning and real-world applications, our lab is designed to empower students and professionals alike, ensuring they have the tools and technology needed to excel in the fields of computer-aided design, manufacturing, and integrated manufacturing. Our lab is more than just a space; it’s a hub for creativity and collaboration. Here, you can bring your ideas to life, test your designs, and refine your skills under the guidance of experienced instructors. We offer a range of courses and workshops tailored to different skill levels, from beginners to advanced users, ensuring that everyone can benefit from our resources.

4. Central Workshop

Central Workshop is one of the pivoting units of the institute which teaches conceptually “how” a product comes to its present form by way of imparting core manufacturing education to all the first-year students of the SCSVMV Campus. It also provides product manufacturing support to the entire institute community in general and undergraduate students in particular. Nearly 600 undergraduate students in their first year acquire hands-on manufacturing skills in the Central Workshop. The Central Workshop not only introduces art and science of manufacturing but infuses confidence to take up product design and manufacturing activities in future. Central Workshop is also a place where undergraduate students get hands-on experience in different sections such as Lathe shop, Special Machines shop and Idea Workshop Lab by doing their job work and carrying out project work as part of curriculum and co-curricular activities. Special Machines shop houses Universal Milling Machine, Gear Hobber, Capstan Lathe, All Gear Lathe, Centre Lathes, Heavy Duty Lathe, Shaping Machine, Slotting Machine, Center less Grinder, Cylindrical Grinder, Surface Grinder, Tool and Cutter Grinder and Radial Drilling Machine.

5. Composite Materials & Tribology Lab

This laboratory is established to carry out the research works in the area of materials science. It enables the students and faculty members to do the project works related to polymer and metal matrix composites. The Composite Materials specializes in the science and technology of advanced lightweight composite materials. More recently, the research has been focused on additive manufacturing methods and manufacturing security. In addition, the lab is also interested in developing materials characterization methods and using machine learning for materials characterization. Our lab pursues research on the mechanics of composite materials and structures, advanced manufacturing of composite materials, development of multifunctional lightweight and high-performance composites, and composites in extreme environments (e.g., lightning strike, laser/plasma, aerodynamic heating). Faculty members and students strive to discover the fundamental knowledge of composite materials and structures through integrated experimental investigations and mathematical modelling. The acquired knowledge is used to develop tools to guide the development of next-generation composite structures with significantly improved properties and performance (e.g., mechanical impact resistance, lightning strike protection) and guide the development and optimization of novel manufacturing of composite structures (e.g., fast curing, subtractive and additive manufacturing) for applications in aerospace, automotive, energy, marine, and civil infrastructure, etc. The Composite Materials Lab houses equipments such as a Stir Casting apparatus, Compression Moulding machine, Inverted Metallurgical Microscope, and USB Microscope Camera with Polarizer.

In Tribology laboratory we undergo in-depth study in the domains of friction, wear and lubrication and explore the science behind the tribology phenomenon. The Tribology Lab houses equipment such as Pin on Disc Tribometer and Four Ball Wear Tester.

6. Fluid mechanics & Machinery laboratory

A fluid mechanics laboratory allows learners to explore fluid movement and characteristics through hands-on experiments and presentations. Students can perform tests to show fluid mechanics principles, including Bernoulli’s Theorem, laminar and turbulent flow, and viscosity measurement. Laboratories have been designed to assess fluid features and movement traits, including devices like pumps and turbines. The Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Laboratory houses Wind Tunnel Test Rig, Bernoullis Apparatus, Orifice and Venturimeter, Nozzle Apparatus, Notches Apparatus, Flow through Pipes Apparatus, Buoyancy Equipment, Reciprocating Pump Test Rig, Centrifugal Pump Test Rig, Gear Pump Test Rig, Jet Pump Test Rig, Submersible Pump Test Rig, Francis Turbine Test Rig, Kaplan Turbine Test Rig and Pelton wheel Turbine Test Rig.

7. Heat Transfer laboratory

   

The Heat Transfer laboratory provides fundamental and industrial knowledge about the principles of heat transfer and their applications. The lab typically includes experiments that demonstrate how heat transfers through conduction, convection, and radiation. Students may also learn about the applications of heat transfer in refrigeration and heat exchangers. Heat transfer laboratory houses Thermal Conducting of Insulating Powder Apparatus, Heat Transfer through Composite Wall Apparatus, Heat Transfer in Forced and Natural Convection Apparatus, Heat Transfer from Pin Fin Apparatus, Parallel Flow / Counter Flow Heat Exchanger, Stefan Boltzmann Apparatus, Thermal Conductivity of Metal Bar, Emissivity Measurement Apparatus, Shell and tube Heat exchanger and  Cooling Tower Test Rig.

8. Instrumentation and Dynamics Lab

Instrumentation and Dynamics Lab is a facility where students learn about the calibration process of digital equipments available in the market with the help of standard equipments. It also helps to understand the dynamic and static condition of objects and students learn how to apply them in practical experiments. The Laboratory is equipped with a variety of experimental setups that includes Piezoelectric Transducer, Stroboscope, Lathe Tool Dynamometer, Strain measurement setup, Vacuum Measurement, Rope brake Dynamometer, Thermocouple, LVDT, Journal Bearing Apparatus, Cam Analysis apparatus etc., The concepts in Instrumentation and Dynamics develop essential and fundamental knowledge for Mechanical, Mechatronics, and other hardcore Engineering students

9. Mechatronics Laboratory

Mechatronics Laboratory enables the students to understand the basics of pneumatic and hydraulic circuits, valves and controls, PID controllers, servo and stepper drives and analogue to digital converters. Automation plays a major role in the industry for making defect-free products with improved productivity. The Mechatronics Laboratory under the Department of Mechatronics Engineering is one of the important labs of the department that serves academics as well as research. The lab caters the need to provide multi-domain knowledge and system level integration which is expected to be the key role for a mechatronics engineers. The laboratory holds sophisticated equipments which are used for conducting academic courses as well as research for faculty and students. Mechatronics laboratory experiments are prepared by experts to train individual students in the four core modules which are designed to meet the industrial demand for a mechatronics engineer. The availability of the most advanced hardware as well as software tools in the laboratory helps train our students practically in all the four modules. Mechatronics Laboratory houses ARISTO 6XT ROBOT, Multi-Process Stabilizer, LSM Controller & PLC, Electro Pneumatic Kit, Hydraulic Trainer kit, Robo X Software, H Simulator Software, P Simulator Software, Simens Logo PLC Software, and Lab view software.

10. Metallurgy & Metrology Laboratory

The Metallurgy Laboratory has facilities such as sample preparation units, metallurgical microscopes, heat treatment furnace and disc polishing machine. Students prepare metallic specimen by applying the metallurgical sample preparation techniques and study their microstructure under metallurgical microscopes. Students further analyse various features present in the microstructure using Image analyser software. This helps students to correlate the theory that they studied in the classroom to the real-life materials. Apart from this, the high-temperature furnaces help in developing new microstructures whose mechanical properties are evaluated by the students using hardness testers. The Metallurgy Laboratory houses Heat Treatment Furnace, Disc Polishing Machine, Jominy End quench Apparatus, Metatlograph Specimen Mounting Press and Metallurgical Microscope with Microphotography.

Metrology, the science of measurement, helps manufacturers to attain the proper fit and finish for their products. It embraces with selection of measuring instruments, methodology of measurements, standard of measurements with an experimental measurements and the determinations of uncertainty involved in geometric, form and position measurements. Metrology Lab plays a crucial role for a student who wants to pursue his career in industrial engineering and shop floor control. Metrology lab’s list of experiment are chosen in such a way  to familiarize our B.E. pre- final year students in various kinds of measuring tools/instruments, measuring techniques, measurement methods, calibration procedures with familiarity in SQC concepts.  The laboratory experiments includes calibration of small instruments, taper angle, thread , gear parameter measurements with modern key equipment’s like profile projector,  Tool makers microscope and  a machine vision system. The surface roughness tester is used for improving the students understanding towards the analysis of roughness parameters and its significance. The Metrology Lab houses facilities such as Autocollimator, Mitutoyo surface roughness tester, Mitutoyo Screw Thread Micrometre, Mitutoyo slip Gauges, Mitutoyo Vernier Height Gauge, Mitutoyo Inside Micrometre, Mitutoyo Digital Comparator, Tool Makers Microscope and Profile Projector.

11. Strength of Materials Lab

Strength of Materials Lab is a facility where students learn about the mechanical behavior of materials under load, and perform experiments to measure their properties. Students learn the principles of strength of materials and how to apply them in practical experiments. Labs are equipped with a variety of machines, including universal testing machine, Torsion testing machine, hardness testing machines, and impact testing machine etc. Strength of materials is a fundamental subject for mechanical and civil engineering, as well as many branches of physics.

12. THERMAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY

THERMAL ENGINEERING’ is to show students the experimental methods-on thermal energies on various engines and demonstrate their operational procedures. These values can be further used to determine other fuel properties. The laboratory is equipped with Single-cylinder/Multi-cylinder diesel engines, VCR Engine setup, Reciprocating Air compressor/Blower test setup, cut section models of 2S/4S engines, viscometers, flash point apparatus and various automobile components/systems.