Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology
Mysore

CIPET is a Premier Institute fully devoted to the service of plastic Industries since three decades. This is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India. This Institute has the privilege of being associated with UNDP and World Bank Programmes. The Association has yielded in strengthening its facilities and expertise for providing technical services to Plastic conversion and user industries.

To meet the growing need of Plastics Conversion Industries in the country CIPET is providing services through its eleven Regional Extension Centers, one among them is located at Mysore in Karnataka. This Extension Centre has the latest infrastructural facilities for running the regular training programmes,technical services and to take up specialized developmental works.

OBJECTIVES

The major objectives of the Institute are:

• Development of skilled manpower for plastics industries.
• Upgradation of technical knowledge through advanced training programmes.
• Quality Control Programmes and standardization of plastic materials and product.
• Technical Consultancy & advisory services.
• Design and development of moulds, dies and plastic products.
• Application development in the area of Plastics.
• Import substitution for developing awareness for conservation of energy and scarce natural resources through the use of plastics.

PROCESSING :

This section is equipped with Injection Moulding Machine, Blow Moulding Machines, Exrusion systems Blown Film, pipe and Reprocessing, Automatic Compression Moulding Machine, Pad Printing Machine and Secondary Processing Machineries. This department undertakes processing jobs and developmental works for industries.

TOOL ROOM :

Tool Room is equipped with Conventional Tooling Machineries, CNC Milling Machine, CNC Electric Discharge Machine (EDM) and CNC Lathe. This department undertakes the manufacture of injection moulds, blow moulds, extrusion dies for Industries.

DESIGN

This division is equipped with Conventional Draft Boards for providing regular training. Softwares & Hardwares for methodical product and mould design of plastic Components and undertakes the developmental work for product and mould design for industries.

TESTING :

The Testing Centre is equipped with following facilities :

• Chemical / physical / Thermal / Mechanical / Electrical / Environmental and Optical evaluation of plastics material and components.
  
• Testing of products like pipes, films, composites etc.

AMENITIES

• Library & Information Centre is equipped with good collection of technical books / Periodical / encyclopedia / reprographics and audio-visual facilities.
• Furnished residential hostel facility with modern kitchen for Long -term / Short term Trainees.
• The campus provides the recreational facilities like playground, canteen, reading room etc.,

PROGRAMMES

Manpower development programmes are being offered in the form of regular long term courses, Like:

• Post Graduate Diploma in Plastics Engineering (PGD-PE)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Plastics Processing Technology ( PGD-PPT)
• Post Diploma in Plastics Mould Design (PD-PMD)
• Diploma in Plastics Mould Technology (DPMT)
• Short Term/Tailor Made/Need Based & Specialized programmes for Managers, Supervisors & Technicians in Plastics Industries in the areas of design, Tooling, Processing Testing & quality Control.

Exclusive programmes run by the Centre are :

• CIPET - BPTA(British Polymer Training Association ) vocational Courses for Woven Sacks Industries in association with AIFTMA (All India Flat Tape Manufacturers Association).
• Skill Development Courses for PGD-PPT students for Woven Sacks Industries in association with AIFTMA.
• Special Training Courses in association with Government of Karnataka.

CONSULTANCY & ADVISORY SERVICES

Advisory Services cover mainly the technical problems relating to:

• Material Selection for new products substitutions.
• Machinery/Equipments selection.
• Setting up of Tool Room/Processing Units/Testing Laboratories.
• Process optimization & large scale development of materials & products.

APPLICATIONS & RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

The Institute undertakes developmental assignments sponsored by the conversion & User Industries and other agencies leading to indigenization, newer application of plastics and helping for effective absorption of imported technology. The results of such research activities are disseminated to the industries for economizing on Processing, improvement in quality of products and material development.

The technical staff of CIPET is actively involved with various committees and sub-committees of several National Agencies and organizations involved in furthering the activities on plastic technology.

MAJOR BENEFICIARIES

• Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) in establishing a multi layer film plant at Bangalore.
• Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Mysore in developing polyurethane rollers for dehusking machine.
• All India Institute of Speech & Hearing (AIISH) Mysore in developing a Hearing Aid.
• A private company at Bangalore in establishing a PET Bottle plant.

For more details please contact:

Deputy Director
Central Institute of Plastic Engineering & Technology (CIPET)
(Ministry of Chemicals, Govt. of India)
437/A, Hebbal Industrial Area,
Mysore - 570 016.
Phone : +91(0821)510349/510618/511903
Fax : +91(0821)510990
E-mail : root@cipet.ernet.in