Report on Industrial Visit to Composite Pipes Industry (CPI)-Sohar

Mr. Ali Al Alawi, OJT Coordinator of UTAS-Ibri along with 14 Bachelor Mechanical Engineering students and faculty Dr. V.Sivananth visited the company Composite Pipes Industry at Sohar on 20.03.2023. The visit started with a presentation by Mr.C. Subramaian, General Manger about company and their market scenario for GRE pipes in the Oman. Mr. Venkatesh, Project manager briefed about various challenges in design and manufacturing of GRE pipes. He also discussed about research interest of CPI-Sohar with UTAS-Ibri to solve industry related challenges through student projects. Mr.Niyal, Quality Manager demonstrated the working of Filament winding machine and various activities involved in the shop floor for pipe manufacturing. One High Pressure Test demonstrated for the students using GRE pipe. Finally closing meeting was held regarding students training and research activities in near future. Overall the visit helped the academic team to understand the expectation of industry and the skills needed by the students for the job market