I CMT S

IIT MadrasChennaiINDIA

International Conference on Manufacturing

Technology and Simulation

ICMTS 2017
(7 8 July, 2017)
Organized by
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Conference website: www.icmts2017.com
 FELICITATION TO
PROF. L. VIJAYARAGHAVAN
 Dr. L. Vijayaraghavan
Professor
#203, Manufacturing Engineering Section
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
IIT Madras, Chennai - 36.

Prof. L.Vijayaraghavan, has served Manufacturing Engineering Section, Department of

Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras for the past four decades and has made significant
contributions to the fields of conventional machining process such as, grinding, drilling, milling
and broaching. His research includes online monitoring of the process, tool life and tool wear
monitoring. He has also worked extensively in the field of micro machining of composites and
ceramics. His research mainly involves the use of process modeling techniques to answer the
scientific and engineering questions, with an understanding on the effect of modeling uncertainties
in the predicted results. With his contributions to Manufacturing field over years, he got several
awards and he holds few patents to his credit. He guided 20 Ph.D scholars, 9 M.S scholars and
more than 60 M.Tech students. Currently, he is guiding 10 Ph.D scholars, 2 M.S scholars and he
is very active in his research areas.
He has published more than 70 International Journal papers, 120 International Conference
papers and authored many books/monographs. He is a member of National Board of Accreditation,
AICTE, New Delhi, Sothern region and southern west region. He is a member of senior selection
committee in National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai and he is an expert faculty selection
member for IIT, Guwahati and NIT Trichy. He organized 6 conference both nation and
international and also many short term courses. He has under taken a number of project works
sponsored by many government organizations like DST, ARDB, CSIR and TIFAC etc. and private
industries. He has patented A Grinding Wheel and a Method of Manufacture, Multi-sensory Unit
for On-line Monitoring of Grinding Burn and Strain toughening for minimizing thrust and
associated defects during drilling of polymeric composites.
His one of the paper has been reproduced in the book titled as Manufacturing update series 1984,
published by Society of Manufacturing Engineers, USA, and He was received the Best paper
award for his one of the papers at the TEAMTECH conference, 4 - 6 Oct. 2007, held at Indian
Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.
He is a member of academic council of several IITs, NITs, several engineering colleges and
selection committees in several R & D organizations. He served as the member of Board of student
of IIT Madras. He is a Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India), Life Member of Fluid Power
Society of India and Indian Society for Technical Education and a member of Indian Society of
Manufacturing Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
 He holds his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering (1974) from Annamalai
university, M.Sc (Engg.,) in Machine Tool Engineering (1976) from P.S.G College of Technology,
Coimbatore and Ph.D in Metal Cutting (1983) from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He
started his career at IIT Madras in the year 1976, and then he joined in Manipal Institute of
Technology, as a Lecturer and worked there during the period of Nov. 1982- Dec. 1983 and worked
as Assistant Professor in Vijayanagar College of Engg., Bellary during the period of Dec 1983-
Aug 1984. He has joined back with IIT Madras as a senior scientific officer. Gr. II during the
period of Aug. 1984 - Apl. 1987.He was promoted to a lecturer in IIT Madras during Apl. 1987-
Oct. 1990 . He worked as Asst. Prof during the period of Oct. 1990 - May 1995 and then he was
promoted to Asso. prof during the period of May 1995 Jan 2004. From July 2011 to till he worked
as a Professor in IIT Madras.
 ICMTS 2017
International Conference on
Manufacturing on Technology and
Simulation

The Organizing committee is honoured and delighted to welcome you to the International
Conference on Manufacturing Technology and Simulation (ICMTS - 2017) which is to be held in
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India during 7-8 July 2017.

The aim of ICMTS - 2017 is to provide an opportunity for academicians and professionals from
various educational fields with cross-disciplinary interests to bridge the knowledge gap, to present
and discuss recent advances in Manufacturing process, Modelling and Simulation and also to
provide an opportunity for participants to develop networking interactions with various experts
from research organization, institutes, industries and also to felicitate Professor
L.Vijayaraghavan in view of his superannuation

The ICMTS - 2017 invites research papers that encompass manufacturing process,
modelling and simulation. All papers submitted for possible presentation at ICMTS and for
publication in the proceedings are subjected to a double-blind, peer review process
 Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is one of the oldest departments at IIT Madras.
It currently offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. It hosts a diverse and talented mix
of students, technical staff and faculty members. With over 1000 students (undergraduate and
graduate) and 60 faculty members, it is one of the largest mechanical engineering programs in
India. Over the years the department has built a reputation for outstanding teaching and has
nurtured a strong research program.

The department houses excellent experimental and computational facilities, including the
recently established high performance computing facility with access to the latest analysis tools.
The areas of interest to faculty members span thermal engineering and fluid mechanics: fuel cells,
porous media, atmospheric science, Nano fluids, solar energy, heat transfer, hydro turbines,
multiphase flows, IC engines, combustion studies, alternative fuels, CFD, refrigeration and air
conditioning, cryogenic systems, gas turbines, high speed reacting jet flows, supersonic
combustion, propulsion, and droplet combustion; design: fluid-structure interaction, finite
elements methods, fracture mechanics, bearings, gears, design optimization, non-destructive
evaluation methods, condition monitoring, vibrations, non-linear dynamics, acoustics, fatigue,
tribology, continuum mechanics, prosthetic devices; manufacturing: metrology, unconventional
machining processes, statistical quality control, metal cutting, computer aided manufacturing;
precision engineering and instrumentation: medical instrumentation, mechatronics. Collaborations
both within and across departments exist. Faculty members are engaged in active research with
partners from Government establishments and industry.

The department consists of the machine design section, the manufacturing engineering
section, the precision engineering and instrumentation laboratory and six thermal engineering
laboratories. Postgraduate programmes are offered in three streams namely, design, manufacturing
and thermal engineering. Over one hundred elective courses are offered to the graduate and post-
graduate students.
 Manufacturing Engineering Section

The Manufacturing Engineering Section is spread over three laboratories: one housed in
the Ranganathan Building, one in the Machine Tool Laboratory in the workshop building, and the
third in MSB. We are served by 13 faculty, 5 technical staff and 2 administrative staff.
Research Areas - Manufacturing Engineering
Manufacturing Processes, Conventional and Unconventional Processes, CAD/CAM,
Robotics, CNC Machining, Metrology, Surface Engineering, Computer Integrated Manufacturing,
Manufacturing methods in Precision Engineering; Microsystems technology: Micro-sensors and
actuators, Embedded systems, Vehicle controls; Robotics: Series and parallel configuration,
Networked robots, Under water, space and medical applications; Fluid power technology: Electro-
hydraulic servo-valves, Hybrid hydraulics, System Simulation and Modeling; Precision
manufacturing; Design, Development, Modeling and Simulation of Unconventional, Micro and
Nano Machining Systems.
 Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is one among the foremost institutes of national
importance in higher technological education, basic and applied research. In 1956, the German
Government offered technical assistance for establishing an institute of higher education in
engineering in India. The first Indo-German agreement in Bonn, West Germany for the
establishment of the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras was signed in 1959.

The Institute was formally inaugurated in 1959 by Prof. Humayun Kabir, Union Minister
for Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs. The IIT system has sixteen Institutes of Technology.
The first of these to be instituted are at Kharagpur (estb. 1951), Mumbai (estb. 1958), Chennai
(estb. 1959), Kanpur (estb. 1959), Delhi (estb. 1961), Guwahati (estb. 1994) and Roorkee (estb.
1847, joined IITs in 2001). IIT Madras is a residential institute with nearly 550 faculty, 8000
students and 1250 administrative & supporting staff and is a self-contained campus located in a
beautiful wooded land of about 250 hectares. It has established itself as a premier centre for
teaching, research and industrial consultancy in the country.

The Institute has sixteen academic departments and a few advanced research centres in
various disciplines of engineering and pure sciences, with nearly 100 laboratories organized in a
unique pattern of functioning. A faculty of international repute, a brilliant student community,
excellent technical & supporting staff and an effective administration have all contributed to the
pre-eminent status of IIT Madras. The campus is located in the city of Chennai, previously known
as Madras. Chennai is the state capital of Tamilnadu, a southern state in India.
KEYNOTE ABSTRACTS
 Dr. Vinay Bhaskar Jammu
Vice President
Physical-Digital Analytics
GE Global Research

Dr. Vinay Jammu is Technology Leader for Physical-Digital Analytics group in Software
Sciences and Analytics organization in GE Global Research. He is responsible for 6 different labs
located in Bangalore, Schenectady, NY, Israel and Saudi Arabia that are focused on driving
domain-based analytics to differentiate GEs Industrial Internet Solutions. Dr. Vinay is also a
platform leader for Sensing and Lifting Technologies where he drives machine health and
condition-based maintenance technologies for GE equipment such as gas turbines, locomotives
and Aviation engines. In addition, Dr. Vinay serves as focal point for 400 member analytics teams
across GE India Technology Centers in Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Dr. Vinay obtained his doctoral degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1996
in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in the area of fault diagnosis. After a brief stint in
Mechanical Technology Inc, NY, he joined GE Global Research, New York in 1997 as Diagnostics
Engineer. After working Global Research, Niskayuna for about 6 years, Dr. Vinay relocated to
India in 2002 and held multiple roles as Lab Manager and Technology Leader in different
organizations in GE Global Research. Dr. Vinay is a certified master black belt, has 36 patents
applications, and 60+ internal and external publications.

Digital Transformation with Digital Twins

Over the past few decades, dramatic improvements in communication and computing
technologies have driven the growth of consumer internet which has improved efficiencies,
increased customer base and created new business models in many industries including retail,
banking, hospitality, and transportation. Newer technologies such as additive manufacturing,
sensing technologies, artificial intelligence are changing our lives in ways we did not anticipate.
A confluence of these technologies is rapidly changing the landscape of what is possible in
manufacturing systems and asset health monitoring. This Industrial internet is going to have a big
impact on heavy industries such as power, water, airlines, manufacturing, oil and gas, etc. by
driving new outcomes and efficiencies in the industries. For example, 1% fuel saving in airline
industry today is worth $30B over the next 15 years in the industry.
 This talk will focus on Digital Twin technologies GE is driving for Digital Transformation
of industries to improve efficiencies of industrial assets by bringing together sensing, monitoring,
control, prognostics and optimization. Digital Twins are personalized learning models of different
assets that assist in improved decision making related to maintenance and operations of these
assets. For example, Digital Twins models of turbine system in GE90 engine are used to optimize
maintenance saving tens of millions of dollars in unnecessary overhauls. In rail, Digital Twin
models of locomotives enable customers to minimize fuel consumption and emissions by
optimizing driving profile. In manufacturing, Digital Thread and Digital Twins are being
connected to reduce cycle time and improve manufacturing productivity.
 Dr. Athulan Vijayaraghavan
CTO & Co-Founder
System Insights, Inc.

Athulan Vijayaraghavan is the CTO and Co-Founder of System Insights, and is currently
a Lecturer at UC Berkeley in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D in
Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and his doctoral research involved integrating product
design with process design for high-precision manufacturing. While at Berkeley, he was an early
developer of the MTConnect standard, and built and deployed the first suite of MTConnect-
enabled applications in research and industrial environments. He is currently a member of the
Technical Advisor Group of the MTConnect Institute, and is an active participant in the
development of the standard.

Human in the Loop: Manufacturing in an IIoT World

This talk will discuss the state-of-the art in bringing IIoT technology to manufacturing
enterprises, and its potential in analyzing and improving shopfloor productivity. The talk will
characterize the challenges of bringing IIoT to the shopfloor and will discuss key enabling
technology, including: high speed data collection from heterogeneous sources, integration across
software and hardware platforms, and tools for decision-making across spatial and temporal scales.
This talk will emphasize the key role played by skilled engineering and operators the Humans in
the Loop in realizing the potential of IIoT.
 Dr. J. Ramkumar
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Dr. J. Ramkumar is Ram Tiwari chair Professor (since June 2017) in the Department of
Mechanical Engineering and Design Program at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He
joined as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Dec 2003. He
earned his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai. His research concentrated on developing micro and nano machining and finishing
processes. He has also worked on Tribology, Coatings and corrosion for both engineering and bio
medical applications. Before joining IIT Kanpur, after his B. Tech. from NIT Trichy, he joined
MICO-BOSCH as a Technical graduate trainee. He pursued his post-doctoral research in the area
of intermetallic composites machining and fabrication at Osaka University, Japan. He is recipient
of several fellowships. Dr Ramkumar received several awards including the Gold Medalist in
M.Tech at IIT Madras, Best Ph. D. thesis from INAE, Young Engineer Award 2009 of THE
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA), Young Engineer award of ISAC, India and Gopal Das
Bandari Best teacher Award, 2015 by IIT Kanpur. He has be recently honored with Eminent
Engineer award from IEI, India and Young Alumni Achiever Award from NIT Trichy.

Dr. Ramkumar is a recipient of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, (2005, 2009),
NUS Fellowship, NUS (2007) BOYSCAST Fellowship, DST India, (2008) and German Academic
Exchange Service DAAD (2012, 2013). He received in 2012 Gandhian young technological
innovation award & 2nd annual GE India Innovation Award at CIIs annual event, Decade of
Innovation: India @Year 2 for Vardaan: A Staircase Climbing Wheel Chair. His designed and
developed products were demonstrated at Rashtrapati Bhavan during the Festival of Innovations
Week, 2015. He has published over 140 articles in the peer-reviewed international journals and
has delivered over 40 lectures in the international conferences. His t which endorses his high
research productivity. He has procured a funding of over US$ 3M during his career at IIT Kanpur.
His research interests include Micro and nano finishing, tribology, synthesis and processing of
polymer/metal/ceramic both micro and nano composites, and energy materials. Currently, he is
reviewer of over twenty-five technical journals from Elsevier, Blackwell Publishing Inc., Wiley,
Springer, RCS and ACS Publications.
All
Vyomabout Micro
sharma, Electrochemical
V.K.Jain and J.RamkumarMachining
Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

The principle of electrochemical dissolution is known to us by Michael Faraday since 1834

which was first used for machining of metals in 1929 and later got commercialized in 1959 by Anocut
engineering company, USA. Non-contact and High material removal rate achieved through ECM
process making it a potent for batch and mass production of parts/features. Ever then, researchers
around the globe have developed different variants (Electro stream drilling, Wire electrochemical
machining, Shaped tube electro machining (STEM), Electrochemical turning etc.) and hybridizations
(Electrochemical grinding(ECG), Electrochemical spark machining(ECSM), Electrochemical
drilling(ECD) etc.) to this process. Transition from macro to micro electrochemical machining
necessitates the understanding of various underlying phenomenon occurring during metal dissolution
(generation of passivation layer, polarization of electrodes, double layer capacitance etc). A clear
demarcation between the working range of process parameters and its parameter interaction while
transiting from macro to micro domain is observed. This makes the process unique and interesting.
A comparative study is carried out between electrochemical micromachining and other
micromachining processes so as to acknowledge its advantages in critical areas of application. Lastly,
we would like to present the ongoing research work in the domain of ECMM at IIT Kanpur.
 Dr. Sathyan Subbiah
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras

Dr. Sathyan is a BTech alumni of IIT Madras (97 batch, ME), and obtained his MS in 2000
from University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and PhD in 2006 from Georgia Tech. He worked
for three years in the automotive industry between his MS and PhD. He has about 7 years of
experience as faculty at NTU Singapore before he joined IIT Madras in 2014.

Unusual Applications of Machining

Machining as a way to shape raw material in the form of turning, milling, drilling etc.. is
well known for centuries. Less well known are unusual applications of machining that people have
thought about, tested and reported either in the form for academic publications or patents. Some
of these have been adopted for practical use, while others have not yet found use and yet still
induce awe when we read about them. This talk will introduce the audience to these strange
applications and the people who thought about them. The author himself has attempted a few
unusual applications of the machining process which will also be presented.
 Invited Talk

Dr. Kannan Thandapani

Founder and CEO
Seer7 Timeless Solutions

Kannan T is a farmer, based out of the village,

Servaikaranpalayam, near Pollachi. He, and his wife, run a small learning centre at their village
home, providing a platform the for the village children to explore and learn various things of their
choice. Kannan founded Seer7 Timeless Solutions, to conduct leadership training programs for
students, drawing inspiration from the Tamil classic, Thirukkural, and Gandhian thoughts.

Kannan is an engineering graduate from College of Engineering, Guindy at Chennai (Anna

University) and has done MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He has worked as Vice President at
MphasiS, Bangalore, heading Learning and Analytics. He has also worked at Standard Chartered
Bank and HCL Infosystems. He is an ardent bi-lingual blogger, writing in English and Tamil, and
has written often for Sarvodaya magazines. . His interview with the late Gandhian leader, Narayan
Desai, has been published as a booklet in English and Tamil, by Sarvodaya Ilakkiya Pannai. He
has also been translating Thirukkural and other poems from Tamil literature in English.

Learning - Its purpose and impact: From the Tamil Sangam Age to the
Cyber Age
For the learned, every nation and every place is theirs;
why then, doesn't one keep learning till death,
- Thirukkural by Thiruvalluvar.

India has had a rich tradition of learning and honouring the learned. It is this richness of
learning that has kept alive a thriving civilization, with its uniformities and diversities in various
regions, for many millennia, despite various external and internal tumults.
This essay attempts to gain a glimpse of this learning tradition in the past, with specific reference
to the Tamil culture, and look at what learning means to us now. The essay goes on to seek answers
to some of the important questions about learning. How important are cultural continuity and
societal impact? How does learning happen? How does the larger world influence learning, and
vice versa? What are some of the approaches that can enhance learning and its impact?
 Over all Schedule

15 60 15
8.00- 9.00 AM 9.00 - 10.00 AM 10.15- 11.15 AM 11.15 - 12.45 PM 1.45 - 2.30 PM 2.30 - 4.00 PM 4.15 4.45 PM 5.00 - 7.00 PM 7.30 - 8.30 PM
min min min
Presentation A1 Presentation B1
Keynote - 1 @ HALL 1 Keynote -2 @ HALL 1 Invited Talk
Conference
DAY 1 Inauguration Dr. Vinay Presentation A2 Dr. Athulan Presentation B2 Mr. Kannan
Felicitation to Dinner
07.07.2017 @ Bhaskar Jammu @ HALL 2 Vijayaraghavan @ HALL 2 Thandapani
Registration Prof LV @
IC&SR @ Presentation A3 @ Presentation B3 @

LUNCH
@ Auditorium A/C Dining

Tea Break
Tea Break
Auditorium IC&SR @ HALL 3 IC&SR @ HALL 3 IC&SR
Hall
Auditorium Presentation A4 Auditorium Presentation B4 Auditorium
@ Auditorium @ Auditorium
Photo Session
15 60 15
8.00- 9.00 AM 9.00 - 10.00 AM 10.00- 11.00 AM 11.15 - 12.45 PM 1.45 - 2.30 PM 2.30 - 3.30 PM 3.45 - 5.30 PM
min min min
Program Schedule

Presentation C1 Presentation D1
Industry Talk
Keynote - 3 @ HALL 1 @ HALL 1 Keynote - 4
DAY 2 Prof. J. Dr. Sathyan POSTER Valedictory
08.07.2017 Ramkumar Presentation C2 Presentation D2 Subbiah Presentation @
Registration
@ @ HALL 2 @ HALL 2 @ @ IC&SR IC&SR
LUNCH

Tea Break
Tea Break

IC&SR IC&SR Ground floor Auditorium

Auditorium Presentation C3 Presentation D3 Auditorium
@ HALL 3 @ HALL 3
 Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi
Director
Indian Institute of Technology
Madras
Chennai 600 036

Message from Director and Patron of ICMTS 2017

I am happy to write this message on the occasion of the international conference on
manufacturing technology and simulation (ICMTS 2017) .It is doubly heartening that during this
conference, you will be honouring Prof.L.Vijayaraghavan who has been an inspiring mentor and
researcher at IIT Madras for nearly four decades. His research contribution in the field of
Manufacturing Technology, Simulation, monitoring and diagnostics of manufacturing processes
are well known. He is known for the development of technology for process monitoring using
acoustic emission in the Manufacturing Engineering Section if IIT Madras. It is my pleasure to
join all participants in felicitating Prof.L.Vijayaraghavan for his contributions to his field and to
IIT Madras.

I am glad to note that this conference has received on overwhelming response from the
manufacturing research community and that about 150 delegates are expected. I extend a warm
welcome to all the participants and invitees joining us for the two day conference.

I wish the organisers of the conference all success.

(Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi)

Phone : 0091 -44-2257 0694 / 0091 -44-2257 800 Email: bhaskar@iitm.ac.in / director@iitm.ac.in
Fax : 0091 -44-2257 8003 / 0091 -44-2257 0509 Web : http://www.iitm.ac.in
 Dr. Prasad, B. V. S. S. S
Professor & head
Department of Mechanical Engineering
IIT Madras, Chennai 600 036, India

Message from HOD and Chairman of ICMTS 2017

I am happy to write a few words as a chairman of International conference on
Manufacturing Technology and Simulation (ICMTS2017) organized by Manufacturing
Engineering Section of Department of Mechanical Engineering in honor of prof. L.
Vijayaraghavan, who is superannuating in July 2017. It is my pleasure to join with Manufacturing
Engineering Section in felicitating Prof. L. Vijayaraghavan, who made tremendous contributions
in the field of manufacturing as a teacher, researcher and administrator for the past four decades
It is a privilege and honor for me to have had the good fortune to be one of his colleague
at IIT Madras. He is an absorbing teacher with a deep involvement in the area of his research and
teaching. I have admired his meticulous approach to details and his clear understanding of
technical as well as administrative issues.
I feel ICMTS 2017 is the right platform to felicitate Prof. L. Vijayaraghavan. This
conference will provide a forum for presentation and discussion of original research and
development work in the broad areas of materials, manufacturing technology and simulation. The
conference, I believe will throw light on changing scenario in manufacturing field and will give
the needed focus for future growth in todays knowledge-based world.
I am sure ICMTS 2017 will influence not only the delegates attending but also the budding
research scholars around in shaping their careers. I wish the delegates a fruitful interaction in this
conference.
My appreciation and thanks are due to the authors, reviewers of papers, organizing
committee members and sponsors for their co-operation and whole-hearted support.
The contributions of Prof.L.V in the areas of modeling and simulation of manufacturing
processes are widely acknowledged. I wish him a great successes and happiness in his future
endeavors.
(Dr. PRASAD, B. V. S. S S)
Ph: 2257 4671(D)/4650(D)/4683(O) Fax: 2257 4652/0509/0545/5436 Email: prasad@iitm.ac.in
 Dr. N. Arunachalam
Assistant Professor
Manufacturing Engineering Section
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai-600036

Message from secretary ICMTS 2017

I am very much delighted to write this message for my beloved Professor
L.Vijayaraghavan, who is my mentor and counsellor. Prof.L.V. was a great source of motivation
and strength in my academic career. How well he was mentoring me once I joined as faculty in
IIT Madras in the same section where I have done my PhD. He provided all the necessary
environment for me to introduce a new course on Prognostics and Health Management of
Machine Tools. He was very easily approachable and the interactions with him always bring
positive energy. One of the nicest aspects of working with him was the freedom and time he gave
me. He was a constant source of encouragement and advice during the difficult time at workplace.
He always stood for the right without any hesitation that motivated me and given me momentum
to accelerate towards the target.
You did everything you could to help your students shine. Despite the nasty challenges,
no one has ever seen you whine. Thanks for being a teacher so passionate and caring
You are kind: You are compassionate: You are empathetic: You are positive: You are a
builder: You inspire .Words cannot express my appreciation
It gives me immense pleasure in organizing the International Conference on Manufacturing
Technology and Simulation (ICMTS 2017) during 7-8 July 2017 at Indian Institute of Technology
Madras to felicitate the achievements and excellent contributions in the field of Manufacturing
Technology with expertise in the area of Modelling and simulation of manufacturing processes by
Prof. L Vijayaraghavan. Whenever I think of you always I remember this famous line that Good
teachers are the reason why ordinary students dream to do extraordinary things
I wish him the very best as he opens a new chapter in his life, where he will continue to
mould lives around him.

(Dr. N. Arunachalam )
Tel : +91 44 2257 4722 Email : chlam@iitm.ac.in
 Message from Guest
Sunil Kakade
Director Information Architecture and Analytics
Dignity Health
San Francisco, CA, USA
Faculty Northwestern University
School of Professional Studies
Chicago, IL, USA

With great pleasure I would like to congratulate my dear professor and mentor Dr.
L. Vijayaraghavan (LV)
I am Sunil Kakade, MS student of Prof LV from batch of 1993/95, currently leading
health care analytics for 5th largest health care organization in USA as Director of
Information Architecture and Analytics and Adjunct Faculty at Northwestern
University, Chicago
I owe my career success to most compassionate educator in my life Prof LV. He is
epitome of student success, he empowered me to be innovative in what I do, I am
carrying his guidance every day to challenge status quo to improve processes and
techniques
Prof. LV is more than faculty, he is family, friend, colleague and motivator for his
students, it's rare to see such a unique person who is perfect blend of wisdom and
kindness
Many may measure his success as faculty of IIT Madras in terms of his incredible
research contributions, in my view his success is, his students who are changing
world everyday from his inspiration to try impossible

Prof LV, Many thanks for creating brilliant minds by your humble and caring
attitude, for me you were key to my success.
- Sunil Kakade
 Prof. K. I. Ramachandran
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
School of Engineering
Center for Computational Engineering & Networking
(CEN),
Coimbatore Campus.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University).

It is all your help, encouragement, love and affection which made it a very pleasant
and memorable stay at IIT and made me as I stand today. Memories will remain
forever. Thank you very much and it is beyond words to express. Wish you a very
happy, long and healthy life away from the classrooms and laboratories of IIT. May
the Almighty shower His blessings on you always.
My best wishes and prayers always, Thanks and regards,

- Ramachandran
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meet the needs of the services. Build technological capabilities in critical areas including test and
evaluation of Combat systems.
Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE) has its origin as Chief
Inspectorate of Mechanical Transport Establishment (MTE) in CHAKLALA (now situated in
Pakistan) during World War II in 1939. After Independence of India, this establishment was moved
to Ahmednagar to form Technical Development Establishment (TDE - Vehicles). It was later
transformed into Vehicle Research & Development Establishment (VRDE), Ahmednagar.
In 1965, when a decision was taken for manufacturing Vijayanta Tank, the Heavy Vehicles Factory
was set up at Avadi. To render R&D support to HVF, a detachment of VRDE was established as
a nucleus at Avadi. In 1969, a need was felt to set up an independent DRDO laboratory for handling
tasks relating to Armoured Fighting Vehicles, and accordingly, on 26 March 1975, the detachment
of VRDE Avadi was re-designated as Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment
(CVRDE).

Carborundum Universal Limited

The company pioneered the manufacture of Coated
Abrasives and Bonded Abrasives in India in addition to the
manufacture of Super Refractories, Electro Minerals, Industrial
Ceramics and Ceramic Fibres. Today the company's range of over
20,000 different varieties of abrasives, refractory products and electro-
minerals are manufactured in ten locations across various parts of the
country.
With state-of-the art facilities and strategic alliances with global
partners, CUMI has achieved a reputation for quality and innovation. CUMI is one of the five
manufacturers in the world with fully integrated operations that include mining, fusioning, wind
and hydro power stations, manufacturing, marketing and distribution.

Carborundum Universal Limited - Registered Office,

"Parry House" 6th Floor, 43, Moore Street,
Chennai - 600 001.
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SVP LASER is involved in design and manufacturing of
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industrial projects and new product development in the
field of robotics, Industrial automation, machine vision,
CAD/CAM software etc.
Factory
Design office SVP laser technologies Pvt. Ltd.
SVP laser technologies Pvt. Ltd. 27 B3, Thirumudivakkam sidco,
21/A Throwpathy Amman Koil Street Chennai, India.
Velacherry, Chennai-42 044-22450743
9840730321, 984072760 sales@svplaser.com
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Address: Old Nagore Road, Thethi village, Nagapattinam,

Tamil Nadu 611002
Phone: 04365 251 112
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DMG MORI global innovation leader in metal

cutting, with advanced technologies in 5-axis
milling or turn & mill machines for 6-sided
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The DMG MORI group is one of the largest manufacturers of metal cutting machines and a
leading global manufacturer of CNC-controlled Turning centres and Milling machines.

Kistler
Kistler is the global leader in dynamic measurement technology for measuring pressure, force,
torque and acceleration.
The owner-managed Swiss company's unique
sensor technology plays a key role in the evolution
of automobile development and industrial
automation, as well as in numerous emerging
sectors. With a broad knowledge of applications
and an absolute commitment to quality, Kistler is making an important contribution to the further
development of current megatrends. This includes topics such as electrified drive technology,
automated and connected driving, emission reduction and Industry 4.0.

Sales Office Chennai:

No: 7 - Sardar Patel Road,
I st Floor, Sharmi Devi Plaza,
Guindy, Chennai-600 032.
Tel: +91 44 4213 2331