Name Of The Training Institute : Indian Plywood Industries Research & Training Institute ( ipirti.gov.in )
Location Of The Training Institute : Bangalore
Training Offered : PG Diploma Training
Website : http://www.ipirti.gov.in/pgdiploma.html
PG Diploma :
** The Institute is conducting one year Post Graduate Diploma course in Wood and Panel Products Technology for young science and engineering graduates who are selected on all India merit basis.
** Training is biased in favor of actual transfer of skills through hands on experience at the pilot plant of the Institute simulating the factory conditions.
** Trainees are also exposed to actual industrial environment through study tours.
** To develop communication skills amongst the trainees, seminar presentation and project works are also organized.
** The main objective of the course is to prepare the trainees to shoulder various responsibilities in the wood based industries.
** The course aims at imparting professional knowledge and skills with regard to processing technologies for efficient utilization of wood through conversion into engineered wood and a variety of panel materials/products viz. plywood, particle/fiber board, block board, flush door.
** The course also includes processing technology on bamboo mat based panel products and adhesive technology.
** Standardization aspects with respect to quality management and BIS certification are dealt with in details.
** Working knowledge on use of computers and internet is also imparted.
** Emphasis is given not only to theoretical background of various technologies but also acquaintance with wood panel processing machinery and training imparted on operation of machinery in laboratory and pilot plant scale.
Course prospectus : Placement through campus recruitment by plywood Industries through Out India
Short Term Courses :
IPIRTI undertakes and organizes training programmes in different disciplines for different target groups ranging from the level of technicians to managers on sponsorship basis and also for national and international students. By organizing several short term training courses, the institute is continuing to draw attention of several small and medium scale enterprises.
Various Short term vocational training courses have been conducted for technical personnel from industry to upgrade their skill in the specialized field of interest such as veneer peeling, resin manufacture, panel/sheet manufacture, testing and standardization as well as specific training in the mode of transfer of technologies. A few courses have also been conducted to train artisans/rural people engaged in bamboo related activities for mechanized slivering of bamboo required for mat making, NGOs, engineers and architects in bamboo based housing and entrepreneurs for different bamboo based technologies.
Short term courses are also conducted at IPIRTI Field Station, Kolkata and Mohali on topics related to manufacturing and testing of wood and wood based panel material.
Short term courses for 1-5 days on the following disciplines
** (i) Plywood Manufacturing Technology-I (Veneer processing, log storage, centering, peeling, clipping, drying and knife grinding)
** (ii) Plywood Manufacturing Technology-II (Economic adhesive, resin manufacture, gluing, hot pressing)
** (iii) Veneer peeling techniques
** (iv) Peeling and knife grinding
** (v) Knife grinding practices for peeler and slicer knives
** (vi) Flitching of logs, veneer slicing, matching and knife grinding
** (vii) Flitching of logs and veneer slicing
** (viii) Resin manufacturing, pre-pressing and hot pressing
** (ix) Block board and Flush Door Manufacturing
** (x) Production management in plywood industry
** (xi) Trouble shooting in plywood manufacture
** (xii) Testing of panel products
** (xiii) Sawmilling, seasoning, finger-jointing, & glulam techniques
** (xiv) Sawmilling and seasoning
** (xv) Wood seasoning
** (xvi) Good practices in carpentry & wood finishing techniques
** (xvii) Maintenance of Band saws and TCT saws
** (xviii) Bamboo primary processing
** (xix) Bamboo primary processing and Mat making
** (xx) Preservative treatment for Bamboo
** (xxi) Processing of Bamboo Mat Board
** (xxii) Bamboo based housing system
Contact Us :
Indian Plywood Industries Research & Training Institute
(Autonomous body of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt.of India)
Post Bag No.2273, Tumkur Road, Yeshwanthpur PO, Bangalore – 560 022