Field Visit to Godrej and Hindustan Solid Waste Treatment Plant For TE MECH

On 9th September 2017, students of Third Year Mechanical Engineering of Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda visited Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd at Madkai Industrial Estate and Hindustan Solid Waste Treatment Plant at Saligao. The visit was organized in association with IEI, DBCE Student Chapter and Mechanical Engineering Student Hub (MESH). Students were accompanied by Prof. Swapnil Ramani and Prof. Chetan Gaonkar.
Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd provides Locking Solutions and Systems for a variety of applications. The plant is divided into 3 major Sections: Production & Automation, Assembly and Surface finishing & Quality Control. The production of the key and locking mechanism is fully automated and carried out by CNC Turning and Vertical milling machines. The students were shown how the intricate grooves as well as complex Cam mechanism of the Key and locking system are machined. The Assembly operation is carried out with a combination of automated as well as manual assembly .The surface finishing operations like Burnishing and Electroplating are carried out before dispatching the products to the market. The Kanban System is strictly followed for Quality Control .
The state-of-the-art Solid Waste Management plant operated by Hindustan Waste Treatment Pvt. Ltd. is fully automated except for the sorting of dry waste which is a manual process. Mixed waste is dumped first onto the tipping floor and is then carried by a conveyor belt where manual monitoring and sorting is performed by trained workers, following maximum safety precautions . Following segregation, different components are provided with further treatment methods. The plant is capable of treating 100 tonnes of waste per day and in addition to solid waste management, also has other functions. The plant is currently generating compost and also treats effluents so as to use this recycled water for gardening and other non-drinking purposes. The full plant is controlled and monitored via a SCADA system and CCTV Cameras. Biomethanation technology is included as part of the processes, which generates more than sufficient energy to power the entire plant as well as a surplus, which can provide a solution to the power crisis.
The visit was organized by Prof. Swapnil Ramani and Prof. Chetan Gaonkar . Overall it was a very enlightening and learning experience for the students of TE Mechanical .