The little industrial town of Firozazad in Uttar Pradesh is known as a hub for the production of glass products. It is located approximately 40 kilometres from Agra.
A trip was planned for the Product Design, Batch 2016 students in the year 2018, with the goal of educating and informing on the many glass manufacturing processes used for things such as drinking glasses, jugs, bowls, and other typical glass items that we use on a daily basis. Sand and recycled glass are the two primary ingredients in the production of glassware. Products are created when red-hot glass that has been molten for a long time is passed through moulds and then carved by hand to perfection. After that, it is either chopped by hand or by machine to its final, fragile-friendly dimensions before being packed in cardboard boxes.
In 2019, students from the 2016 Product Design class were taken to Jaipur for a Leather workshop. The workshop was conducted at Studio Kassa in Jaipur's Ramnagar neighbourhood. The session centred on Studio's numerous leather items. Students were then briefed on leather's capabilities, techniques, and processes that can be used to create their first leather piece. The session covered the entire process of designing and developing a small leather product, as well as managing equipment and materials. In addition, they were informed about the material's characteristics, pre- and post-treatment, and the numerous machines and instruments required for mass production. In addition, students were educated on the economics of leather products, the life cycle of leather goods, and their maintenance after purchase.
IoT is one of the most used technologies in today’s time. Courses in semester 5 and semester 7 have subjects which involve use of such technologies. To address the same, a workshop was organized in 2019 for Product Design Batch 2016 and Batch 2017. The workshop was organized at the institute and was conducted by Mr. Pratik Makvana from iCube Technologies Pvt. Ltd. The workshop gave students a basic understanding of how ioT solutions work and they got the opportunity to create a simple ioT solution during the workshop.
