Industrial visit to Munjal Showa Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon
19th August, 2017
The Young Member Panel IMechE India organised an industrial visit to Munjal Showa Pvt Ltd, IMT, Manesar, Haryana for Mechanical Engineering Students on 19th August 2017. Two Students, Ashish Chawla (19452) and Akash (19451), ImechE Student Chapter, representative from Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurgaon visited the Plant with a team of 25 people (2 experts from industries and students from 6 different student chapters).
The main objective of the visit was to show the students the various processes involved in designing and manufacturing of various shock absorbers (Front and Rear) for 2 wheelers and 4 wheelers automobiles.
Munjal Showa Limited in its joint venture with Showa Corporation, designs and manufacturers shock absorbers and struts for leading two-wheelers and four-wheelers. The Munjal Showa manufacturing plant is spread over an area of 24075 sq mt in the industrial area of Gurgaon, Haryana, on the outskirts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India.
The visit started with a company presentation by Mr. Rakesh Atre, prominent stalwarts and TPM expert of the Munjal Showa Industry followed by plant visit. All the representatives learnt the specific values and parameters required while designing and manufacturing shock absorbers. The Chief Manager of plant led the group into various sections and introduced units. During the visit, students earned the knowledge of different processes, the damping unit, quality testing, painting units, bottom case, K7 oil used for lubricating and various Machines used for assembling the components of shock absorber. The visit in the final phase had another presentation where the achievements of the company by their own TPM Approach had been highlighted by Mr. Rakesh Atre. While concluding, there was a group discussion with Mr. Atre to know about his 39 years of experience in the industrial sector and Munjal Showa as a whole.
It was a knowledgeable and informative visit.