Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology, IIT Kharagpur

The Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology has been established at IIT Kharagpur through the strong support of the Department of Heavy Industry of Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India, along with a consortium of top few industry members in the country. The centre aims to stimulate the innovation to manufacture smart machines in the capital goods sector. The centre will bring together various industries in this area to work in a synergistic way towards the common goals of infusing cutting edge technologies, and to come up with research and development for sustainable products having higher productivity with reduced cost. This centre offers a unique platform for collaborative, consortium driven infusion of advanced technologies in the manufacturing area, which is in harmony with the 'Make-in-India' initiative of the Government of India. With the 40,000 sq. ft state-of-the-art building it is the house of a large number of industrial-grade infrastructure. The centre initiates innovative and top-quality research focused to the industries on Specialty materials, Design and automation, Additive manufacturing, and Industry 4.0. The centre will boost innovative interventions in the advanced manufacturing domain by enabling an ecosystem among Institutes of higher repute, heavy industries, and also the MSMEs and start-ups. The centre looks for active participation in this ecosystem for collaborative research in the proposed areas.