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విజ్ఞాన శాస్త్ర సాంకేతిక పరిశోధనా సంస్థ / विज्ञान शास्त्र प्रौद्योगिकी और परिशोधन संगठन
Events
Guest Lecture
Sustainable Manufacturing
Jan
11
Sunday
02:24
PM
- 02:24
PM
Summary
On January 11, 2026, Prof. A Venu Gopal from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at NIT Warangal delivered an insightful guest lecture on 'Sustainable Manufacturing' to UG students, emphasizing that sustainability is a competitive necessity rather than an optional add-on for modern engineers. He introduced the 6R framework (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, Redesign, Remanufacture) and explained how balancing the triple bottom line of People, Planet, and Profit can improve both ecological outcomes and economic performance. Using case studies from the automotive and machining sectors.
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About Guest Lecture
Prof. Venu Gopal illustrated green techniques such as Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL), energy-efficient process planning, and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), while also linking Industry 4.0 tools like IoT and Digital Twins to sustainability goals like defect reduction and energy optimization. He challenged students to become "Sustainability Champions" by redesigning products for disassembly, adopting zero-waste strategies, and treating waste as a design flaw. During the Q&A session, he addressed concerns about the high initial costs of green technologies, advising students to focus on low-cost, high-impact changes such as process optimization and material substitution. The lecture concluded with a motivating call for India to leapfrog to sustainable manufacturing practices, leaving the audience inspired to integrate sustainability into their academic projects and future engineering careers.

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Venue
AGF-04, GROUND FLOOR , U BLOCK
Dept.of Mechanical Engineering
About Speakers
Prof. A. Venu Gopal
Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Warangal
Event Coordinator
Dr. Sk. Farooq
Assistant Professor
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