Centre of Excellence on Machine Tools Design

A highly ambitious Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was exchanged between IIT (BHU) Varanasi and the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) on December 30, 2022 (Friday) in Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi, in the benign presence of Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Hon’ble Minister of Heavy Industries for setting up a “Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Machine Tools Design” at IIT (BHU) with HMT Machine Tools Limited under MHI scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in Indian Capital Goods Sector Phase II.

A budget of 45 Crores has been sanctioned for the establishment of a vibrant and world-class Centre of Excellence on Machine Tools Design with cutting-edge experimental and testing facilities for machine tools and the development of three high end machine tool technologies, namely,

• Ram Type Design for Heavy Duty CNC Horizontal Boring & Milling Machine (Floor Type).
• CNC Heavy Duty Roll Grinding Machine with Wheel Head Traverse Type.
• Friction and Wear Measurement in Rolling/Sliding Contact.

These machine tools are currently unavailable by Indian manufacturers and are imported from overseas manufacturers with high importing costs. Moreover, it has been noticed that demand for such machines is increasing in the national defence, aerospace, power and energy sector, space technology, precision components machining, etc. IIT (BHU) Varanasi would serve as the PIO and nodal organization for completing the project on schedule.