The Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (BIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nord Drivesystems India Pvt Ltd. The signatories to the MoU are Mr PL Muthusekkar, managing director of Nord India and Dr A M Natarajan, the chief executive of Bannari Amman Institute of Technology.

This tie-up is for information sharing and providing training opportunities for students. The college program focuses areas like gearboxes, industrial drives and related technologies.

Nord has sponsored an automated conveyor belt driven by a decentralised drive and a geared motor. A cut section model of helical bevel gear motor assembly has also been presented to the college. These Industry 4.0 display models are for the practical education of the students. Nord also showcased its ‘Extra Mile Service Vehicle’ demo of various products for the benefit of the students.

Pradeep Magar, senior manager – engineering at Nord India presented a guest lecture on introduction and nuances of gears and its selection for industrial applications, also elaborating upon the Nord Cloud Solution.

“Our aim is to enhance student’s skills as they step out of college,” said PL Muthusekkar, about the novel initiative. He continued to express that, “Nord endeavours to create a resource for students. This will help the students to be industry ready. In future, the students have the opportunity to get direct mentors from the company.”

The Bannari Amman Institute of Technology is an autonomous engineering college located in Sathyamangalam, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is part of the Bannari Amman Group (BAG), which is one of the largest Industrial Conglomerates in South India with a wide spectrum of manufacturing, trading and service activities. The institute was founded by the Bannari Amman Group in 1996 and is affiliated to Anna University, Chennai.