Centre of Excellence in Maritime and Shipbuilding sets up 24 labs in Mumbai and Vizag
23 Jun 2018
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The Centre of Excellence in Maritime and Shipbuilding (CEMS), a well-funded start-up in skill development for maritime and shipbuilding sector, has announced the setting up of 24 labs - 6 in Mumbai and 18 in Vizag campus.
The labs being set up will offer courses in Product Design & Validation, Advance Manufacturing, Hull Design, Automation, Welding Technology, Robotics, Virtual Reality, Advance Machine & Robotics, Electrical and several others.
The announcement was made in the first seminar on Competencies, Employability, Methodology and Skills organised by CEMS in Mumbai.
“CEMS has established one of the first of its kind of infrastructure in Asia Pacific with 24 labs. With the setting up of these labs in Mumbai and Vizag, CEMS is well-positioned to build competency in the maritime and shipbuilding sector through various courses ably supported by world class infrastructure,” Arun Sharma, executive chairman, said.
Promoted by Indian Register of Shipping (IR Class) in partnership with Siemens and with support from Sagarmala project of the ministry of shipping, CEMS aims to build competency in the field of maritime and shipbuilding sector through skill development in the latest manufacturing technologies for shipbuilding/ repair and ancillary sectors.
CEMS will deploy an industry-relevant skill development programme and equip students with employable engineering and technical skills in the areas of Ship Hull Design, Ship Detailed Design, Shipbuilding &Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), and advanced digital manufacturing-factory concepts.
