An Oral Presentation on STUDENTS INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)- CHE 400

Undertaken at:
PROTOTYPE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (PEDI) Ilesa, Osun State. By

OGUNGBENRO, ADETOLA ELIJAH

CHE/2007/083
APRIL 2012.

The Company: Prototype Engineering Development Institute (PEDI)

Established May 2009. Development Institute of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Abuja.

Mandate:
To develop engineering prototypes and their production systems, and ensure knowledge transfer and domestication of these technologies to private sector satellite industries 2

A PROTOTYPE

A prototype is the first or original example of something that has been or will be copied or developed; a model or preliminary version. It is an important and vital part of the product development process. Prototyping is the process of realizing these prototypes. The process can range from just an execution of a computer program to the actual building of a functional prototype.
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PEDIs Operational Activities

Reverse Engineering: Examine a product with the aim to produce an enhanced product design. Rapid Prototyping Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) /Initiatives: Use of CAD software applications and CNC Machines for product design and manufacture. Research and Development: Fast track industrial growth and the transformation of the nations raw materials into useful products.
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The Engineering Department of PEDI

Responsible for Product Conceptualization, Design and Development. Operation of CAD Softwares for Product Design and Simulation. Operation of CNC machines for product fabrication and implementation of AMT policy. Sections include Mechatronics (Robotics), High Power Computing (HPC) Laboratory, Fabrication Workshop, and Foundry Unit (under construction). My Place of Deployment.
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CNC Equipment and Design

The CNC Milling Machine

MPS Festo Factory Automation System

The Coordinate Measuring Machine

Prototype Design: KEROSENE STOVE AND LAMP

INDUSTRIAL- WORK EXPERIENCE

Acquisition of basic engineering skills related to workshop processes. Exposure to the use and operation of CNC machines e.g. CMM, Plasma Cutting Machine, Robotics Systems Training on process modeling softwares for industrial products design. These were; CAD Softwares- PRO- Engineer and AutoCAD Mathematical Simulation Software- MATLAB Process Simulation Softwares- Aspen HYSYS, PLUS Basic work and career ethics, soft skills and teamwork experience.

Work Experience Vs Chemical Engineering

Knowledge of process softwares i.e. MATLAB, HYSYS and CAD softwares lies within the scope of process modeling and simulation aspects of Chemical Engineering.
Understanding of the stages involved in product design; and economic considerations of production at minimal operating costs. Chemical engineers design process with overall objective to maximize profits AMT training obtained at PEDI has illuminated my theoretical knowledge of Process Systems Engineering, on the design, operation, optimization and control of Industrial chemical processes.
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Thanks and God bless.