2019 | 3rd Indo-German Conference on Sustainability in Engineering, Pilani

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Two day 3rd Indo-German Conference on Sustainability in Engineering: Enhancing Future Skills and Entrepreneurship during 16-17 September 2019

The following contributions have been made from IGCSMTwo day 3rd Indo-German Conference on Sustainability in Engineering: Enhancing Future Skills and Entrepreneurship was held at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani Campus during 16-17 September 2019. 60 participants from Germany, USA, and India participated in this two day conference organized by Indo-German Center for Sustainable Manufacturing (more information on www.igcsm.org), a joint project of Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany and BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus. Prof S K Verma, Dean Administration, welcomed the delegates on the behalf of BITS Pilani and shared the journey of BITS Pilani from a small school to university transformation. Professor Christoph Herrmann from TU Braunschweig highlighted the 10 year long cooperation between the two universities. Professor Reza Asghari from TU Braunschweig emphasized the role of entrepreneurship in the new era of digitalization. Prof Manbir Sodhi, from University of Rhode Island, USA delivered an enthralling keynote on circular economy and the role of India in circular economy with simple models. Mr Volker Schmid, head, FESTO Didactic’s Asia and South Pacific, highlighted the role of training, vertical integration, project management, commissioning, etc. in the digitalization industry. Professor K S Sangwan, head of the Indo-German Center for Sustainable Manufacturing and Chair of the conference explained the themes of the conference. He explained how the three themes – engineering sustainability, engineering education, and engineering entrepreneurship – can be useful for fulfilling India’s aspirations for “Make in India”, “Skill India” and “Start-up India”. Dr Rajni Singh proposed the vote of thanks. There were eight technical sessions and eight keynote lectures from academia and industry. DAAD, FESTO, Mitutoyo, Nerolac, and CSIR sponsored the conference.

Joint publications

Uhlig, B., Leiden, A., Sangwan, K. S., & Herrmann, C. (2020). Indo-German Center for Sustainable Manufacturing: A Collaboration Between Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani and Technische Universität Braunschweig. In K. S. Sangwan & C. Herrmann (Eds.), Enhancing Future Skills and Entrepreneurship (pp. 1–12). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44248-4_1

Publications by at least one IGCSM member

Uhlig, B., Leiden, A., Sangwan, K. S., & Herrmann, C. (2020). Indo-German Center for Sustainable Manufacturing: A Collaboration Between Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani and Technische Universität Braunschweig. In K. S. Sangwan & C. Herrmann (Eds.), Enhancing Future Skills and Entrepreneurship (pp. 1–12). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44248-4_1
Sangwan, K. S., Choudhary, K., & Agarwal, S. (2020). Sustainability Assessment of Sanitary Ware Supply Chain Using Life Cycle Assessment Framework—A Case Study. In K. S. Sangwan & C. Herrmann (Eds.), Enhancing Future Skills and Entrepreneurship (pp. 167–179). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44248-4_17
Garg, G. K., Pawanr, S., & Sangwan, K. S. (2020). A Comparative Analysis of Surface Roughness Prediction Models Using Soft Computing Techniques. In K. S. Sangwan & C. Herrmann (Eds.), Enhancing Future Skills and Entrepreneurship (pp. 149–155). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44248-4_15
Sihag, N., & Sangwan, K. S. (2020). Development of an Electric-Load Intelligence System for Component Level Disaggregation to Improve Energy Efficiency of Machine Tools. In K. S. Sangwan & C. Herrmann (Eds.), Enhancing Future Skills and Entrepreneurship (pp. 117–129). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44248-4_12
Sangwa, N. R., & Sangwan, K. S. (2020). Continuous Kaizen Implementation to Improve Leanness: A Case Study of Indian Automotive Assembly Line. In K. S. Sangwan & C. Herrmann (Eds.), Enhancing Future Skills and Entrepreneurship (pp. 51–69). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44248-4_6
Bhamu, J., Bhadu, J., & Sangwan, K. S. (2020). Lean Manufacturing Implementation in Ceramic Industry: A Case Study. In K. S. Sangwan & C. Herrmann (Eds.), Enhancing Future Skills and Entrepreneurship (pp. 21–30). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44248-4_3
Rolinck, M., Gellrich, S., Herrmann, C., & Thiede, S. (2020). Data Analytics of Energy and Compressed Air Flows for Process and Quality Monitoring in Electro-Pneumatic Handling Systems. In K. S. Sangwan & C. Herrmann (Eds.), Enhancing Future Skills and Entrepreneurship (pp. 109–116). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44248-4_11
Juraschek, M., Büth, L., Thiede, S., & Herrmann, C. (2020). 3-CYCLE—A Modular Process Chain for Recycling of Plastic Waste with Filament-Based 3D Printing for Learning Factories. In K. S. Sangwan & C. Herrmann (Eds.), Enhancing Future Skills and Entrepreneurship (pp. 79–87). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44248-4_8
Büth, L., Juraschek, M., Thiede, S., & Herrmann, C. (2020). Choosing Products for Decentralized Manufacturing: Utilizing Recycled 3D Printing Filament in India and Germany. In K. S. Sangwan & C. Herrmann (Eds.), Enhancing Future Skills and Entrepreneurship (pp. 31–39). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44248-4_4