ENA Sectors 2024-10-07 18:20:02 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Mumbai, Oct 7 (KNN)</strong> A year after its inauguration in September 2023, Maharashtras pioneering Centre of Excellence in Advanced Electronics Manufacturing (CoEAEM) at the College of Engineering Pune (CoEP) Technological University is set to begin training 400 to 500 students annually starting October 2024.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The centre, which has already hosted faculty and industrial training programmes over the past year, aims to provide hands-on training in electronics manufacturing to students from engineering, vocational, and higher education backgrounds.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">According to Shrinivas Mahajan, head of the CoEAEM, the centre will address the growing demand for trained manpower in Indias electronics industry, particularly in the Surface Mount Technology (SMT) line, where components are mounted onto printed circuit boards. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The centres training is expected to benefit students and industry employees from not only Maharashtra but also from across western India. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The CoEAEM will provide basic and advanced training in SMT and support startups and small-to-medium electronic manufacturing industries in developing prototypes, contributing to the Make in India initiative, Mahajan said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The CoEAEM is only the second academic centre of its kind in India, following the one at IIT Chennai, which serves southern India. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">CoEPs centre will play a vital role in building a skilled workforce for the electronics manufacturing sector, which is expanding rapidly due to Indias growing electronics market. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The centre will also collaborate with organizations such as Saarthi, Barti, and Maha Jyoti to ensure widespread access to its training programmes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Sunil Bhirud, Vice-Chancellor of CoEP, emphasized that the facility is designed to foster interdisciplinary research and prototyping in addition to manufacturing skills, making it a game changer for the region. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Plans are underway to further expand the centres capabilities with advanced technologies like wave soldering and X-ray inspection for multilayer printed circuit boards.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Industries such as MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, Jabil Circuit India, and Bajaj Auto Ltd. have made significant contributions toward the establishment of the CoEAEM. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">With the support of industry giants and local business groups like the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, the centre is poised to shape the future of electronics manufacturing talent in India.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 39521 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/maharashtras-centre-in-advanced-electronics-manufacturing-to-train-400-plus-students-annually 2024-10-07 18:20:02 knnindia.co.in