CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Industrial visit for 6th (A&B) semester students on 06th March to Volvo Buses Factory , Yalachalli, Bangalore with faculty coordinators
Date: 6th March 2020
Company name: Volvo buses factory
Address: Yalachahally, Tavarekere post, Bangalore-562122
An industrial visit to “Volvo buses factory” was organized by the department of EEE to let students know about the latest technologies used in manufacturing Volvo buses.
Volvo India Private Limited was established in 1998 as a fully-owned subsidiary of Volvo, Sweden. The company has its manufacturing plant at Hoskote near Bangalore, where it assembles heavy commercial vehicles. Set up with an investment about US$ 70 million, the plant today operates at 1000 units capacity in one shift operation
Totally 36 students visited the industry. Students weretaken to various workshops where different stages ofmanufacturing of Volvo bus was involved.
Firstly, we visited the warehouse where various parts for manufacturing the bus were imported and kept.
Then, we were taken to the metal cutting section where the process of cutting and moulding of metals according to the shape of the bus takes place.
Next in the structure assembly unit the basic skeleton structure of the bus is made by welding various metal pieces.
In the Panelling and fitting section metal sheets are placed to the sides of the bus using sealant. The rear side, front side and roof top are covered by fibre reinforced plastic.
In the next stage the base of the bus is made using plywood.
After this the engine board, dash board and then bumpers are placed.
Next, the bus is painted accordingly to the needs of customers to avoid corrosion of metal.
After the painting is done AC is installed.
Finally, the side window glasses, luggage racks, seats, door and wind shields are placed.
Students were benefitted with this industrial visit since they could see all the components lively in manufacturing a bus.
