GNDEC students develop automatic stamping machine

Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, August 17

Students of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNDEC) have once again tried to contribute to the society by making a low-cost automatic stamping machine.

Stamping is a monotonous and sometime tedious task that claims huge labour hours at many places and offices including the post offices and offset printing press.

Project guide Prof Sukhinderpal Singh said such cumbersome tasks can be easily replaced by a mechatronics-based automatic machine designed by our students.

The project consists of a consolidated feeding mechanism, page sensing unit, stamping unit and controlling console, collectively capable of stamping 40 loose pages in a minute.

The team comprising Sahil Kumar, Sahil, Rohan Patnaik, Pankaj Bansal have completed this indigenous project by getting sponsorship grant from GNDEC 1959-63 batch alumni.

“The device have been designed and manufactured solely by students and most of the parts are either arranged from junk or procured from local market to keep it easily maintainable and affordable for local press,” students said.

“This product caters to the need of contemporary market, especially printing press units that can’t afford exorbitantly priced machines from branded companies. Although, the machine is viable to prescient modifications, it is executing its function efficiently,” Prof Singh said.

Dr PS Bilga, head mechanical engineering department said, “Such advances will surely bring about a revolution in the printing market with young contributors’ efforts.”

Principal Dr Sehijpal Singh appreciated the project and promised students to get the product patented with the help of Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Park (STEP) and alumni research funds.

The team 

Sahil Kumar, Sahil, Rohan Patnaik, Pankaj Bansal completed this indigenous project by getting sponsorship grant from GNDEC 1959-63 batch alumni