About
Mechanical department at the Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Institute of Technology & Engineering Polytechnic, Loni is as versatile as the branch itself. As many as 80% of our students get placed and the innumerable awards we have won speaks volumes of our work ethic.
Starting from 60 students and 4 teachers in 1996, we have launched ourselves to 360 students (two shifts) and 13 teachers in 2018-19. A staggering 284 students have been placed through campus recruitments over the past 5 years including the 34 placed in the present year.
Our Vision
To build up the rural students as a technologist in the Mechanical Engineering relevant to the needs of society and industry.
Our Mission
To empower the students to meet industrial needs.
To build up personality and thinking ability in students.
To provide the best facility, infrastructure and environment for the students and faculty members, creating an ambience conducive to excellence in Mechanical Engineering education.
To impart quality education to inculcate moral values, professional ethics and Entrepreneurial qualities.
Goal
The goals of the Mechanical Engineering Department are to provide the opportunity for students to develop:
To maintain a high standard of mechanical engineering education through outstanding teaching, innovative curricula.
To attract highly motivated students with enthusiasm, aptitude and interest in mechanical engineering.
To develop and maintain a strong academic staff base for optimum departmental performance.
To strengthen and expand collaboration and partnerships with industry and other organization.
To establish a culture of hard work, good governance in leadership and management of the department.
To improve, develop and establish teaching and research programs in line with country’s industrialization needs.
Faculty
Name of Staff | Qualification | Area of Specialization | Designation | Currently Associated |
---|---|---|---|---|
V. R. Lawande | ME | Design Engineering | HOD | YES |
R. K. Belkar | ME | Manufacturing Process Engg. | Sr. Lecturer | No |
D. W. Tathe | ME | Thermal Engineering | Sr. Lecturer | YES |
R. H. Naravade | ME | Design Engineering | Lecturer | YES |
S. B. Sinare | ME | Design Engineering | Lecturer | YES |
N. B. Landge | ME | Design Engineering | Lecturer | YES |
V. S. Yendhe | ME | Design Engineering | Lecturer | YES |
S. D. Shelke | ME | Design Engineering | Lecturer | YES |
A. P. Aher | DME | Mechanical Engineering | Sr. Lecturer | No |
S B Pulate | ME | Design Engineering | Lecturer | YES |
S P Walhekar | ME | Design Engineering | Lecturer | YES |
Facilities
- Mechanical CAD Lab.
- Thermal Engineering Lab.
- Power Engineering Lab.
- Theory of Machines
- Metrology & Quality Control Lab
- Automation &Machine Shop
- Fluid Mechanics & Machines
- Fluid Power
Co-curricular Achievements
- Mahesh Ponde
Second Prize for “Helmet Assisted Ignition system,”
State Level Project Competition March 2017
SND COE, Yeola
- Gaurav Gore
Second Prize for “Clutch Brake Dwell Operating Mechanism,”
State Level Project Competition March 2018
Pravara Polytechnic, Loni
Sports Achievements
- Akshada Shinde
Gold Medal for Karate at Indo Bhutan Championship 2017-18
- Kaushik Maralikar
Member of Winning team for Basketball at IDESSA 2017
Papers Published
- Prof. R. M. Kanse (2017).
“An Investigation on Effect of welding Speed on Strength of Welded joint using Tig Welding Process.” (IJRET, Volume-4 Issue11).
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Prof. M. B. Thorat (2017).
“Study Tribological properties of mineral oil with addition of NIO Additives.” (IJSRD, Volume 5, Issue 4, pp. 1425-29)
Sr.No. | Name of faculty | Name of journal | Title of paper |
1 | Prof. N. B. Landage |
IJESRT |
“Comparative Investigation of V and U Groove Butt Weld Joint Using TIG Welding” ( ISSN:2277-9655 30 May 2015 ) “Development and Investigation of Mechanical Behaviour of Bamboo based Fiber Composites.” ( ISSN No:2321-9653 Volume 03,Issue VI, June 2015 ) “A Study on Development of Fly Ash Based Automotive Brake Lining.” ( ISSN:2393-9745 Volume-2, Issue-6,june-2015 ) “A Study on Nano Powdered Rubber as an Friction Material” ( ISSN:2349-9745 Volume-2, Issue-7, july-2015 ) “Investigation of Strength of V & U Groove Butt Joint By TIG Welding & its Analysis” ( ISSN No:2321-9653 Volume 03,Issue XII, Dec 2015. ) “Investigation of Strength of V & U Groove Butt Joint By TIG Welding & its Analysis” ( ISSN:2395-4396 Volume 02,Issue-1, 2016. ) “Investigation of Strength of V & U Groove Butt Joint By TIG Welding & its Analysis” ( ISSN:2395-4396 Volume 02,Issue-1, 2016. ) Tensile strength Analysis of V Groove Butt Weld Joint For Aluminium Alloys AA2025 & AA7025 ( ISSN:2395-4396 Volume 02,Issue-6, 2016. ) Experimental evaluation and comparative study of tribological beheviour of lubricating oil with addition of nanoparticle additives ( ISSN:2395-4396 Volume 05,Issue-1, 5 Jan 2017. ) Multi-Functional Operating Machine ( ISSN:2321-0613 Volume 6,Issue1, March 2018 ) |
2 | Prof. R. H. Naravade |
IJEAT IJES IJES IJES IARJSET IRJET |
“Optimization of cryogenic treatment on wear behavior of D6 tool steel by using DOE/RSM” ( ISSN: 2249 – 8958 Volume2/Issue2/30 Dec.2012. ) “Effects of Cryogenic Treatment, Hardening and Multiple Tempering on Wear Behavior of D6 Tool Steel” ( Volume2/Issue5/ June 2013. ) “Statistical Analysis of Factors Affecting the Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of Al/SiCp on Automobile Friction Material” ( Volume-3,Issue-12,Dec. 2014 ) “Analysis of Wear Behavior of D6 Tool Steel by Influence of Cryogenic 5Treatment” ( ISBN 978-929744-9-1, March 18-19,2016 ) “Effects of Cryogenic Treatment, Hardening and Multiple Tempering on Wear Behavior of D6 Tool Steel” ( Volume 3,Special Issue 1,March 2016 ) “Analysis of Wear Behavior of D6 Tool Steel by Influence of Cryogenic Treatment” ( Volume: 04 Issue: 05 | May -2017 ) |
3 | Prof. S. B. Sinare |
IJIR |
Design of Welding Fixture and Positioner |
4 | Prof. P. S. Kale |
IJSRD IJSRD |
Water level monitoring and management. ( 2321-0613 ) Distillery Effluents for Agriculture. (978-93-87665-40-8- Page No 27) |
4 | Prof. S. D. Shelke | IJSRD |
Tribological Behavior of Polyamide 66 Blend with CF & PTF ( ISSN (online): 2321-0613 ) Effect of Additives on Lubricating Oil ( ISSN (online): 2321-0613 ) |
5 | Prof. S. D. Shelke |
IJARIIE IJSRSET |
Optimization of surface grinding parameter of austenitic stainless steel sheet (aisi 304) by taguchi method ( ISSN(O)-2395-4396 ) Surface Grinding Parameters Optimization of Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheet (AISI 304) by Taguchi Method ( ISSN: 2395-1990 ) |
DIGNITARY QUOTES
Distinguished Alumni
Mangesh Joshi
2000 Batch
Manager (Operations)
Muscat Gases Company, Oman.
Vivek Sukhatankar
1984 Batch
Associate VP
Praj Industries Ltd, Pune
Vitthal Jangale
1999 Batch
Sr. Database Manager
Client Network Services
Placement
285 students placed in last 5 years.
34 students placed in 2018-19
Recruiters
- Tata Motors, Pune
- Praj India, Pune
- Jay Hind Auto. Pune
- L&T Ltd.
- Rinder India Pvt. Ltd. Pune