Report on Industrial Visit to CPI Industry-Sohar

Mr Ali Salem Saleh Al Alawi, OJT Coordinator of UTAS-Ibri along with 18 Mechanical Engineering students and faculty Dr.V.Sivananth visited Composite Pipes Industry LLC. at Sohar on 15.11.2023. The visit started with a presentation by the Safety Officer about company safety aspects prior to the shop floor visit. Production Head explained the challenges in design and manufacturing of GRE pipes. The students visited the raw material shop and understand the Glass fibers and epoxy resin used for pipe manufacturing. Then the section in-charge demonstrated the working of Filament winding machine and various activities involved in the shop floor for pipe manufacturing. Elbow joint and flange making 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 mechanical student to understand the expectation of industry and the skills needed by the students for the job market.