Twenty six students of IEEE Brac University Student Branch accompanied by Dr. A. S. Nazmul Huda, Assistant Professor, and Abir Ahsan Akib, Lecturer, Department of EEE, Brac University visited Partex Cables Limited on Saturday, 09 November 2019. The cable factory is situated at Bangashashon Bandar, Narayanganj. The goal of this technical visit was to familiarize the students with the cable manufacturing process and selection criterion for domestic, low tension and high tension wiring.
IEEE Students with the Partex Management Team
Mr. Maruf M. Samsul Kabir, General Manager, Sales, briefed about the mission and vision of the company, the different manufacturing standards maintained in cable industry, the types of cables Partex produces, the source of machinery, raw materials and their esteemed clients. A presentation on manufacturing stages, design and quality control was shown.
The factory visit started with copper section where the copper ingots were molten and drawn into 8mm thick rod. There was separate arrangement for purifying and melting aluminium ingots. The 8mm copper rods were drawn into successive thinner wires with PLC controlled machinery. There were separate machines that twisted or braided the cables forming multi-stranded conductors and other machineries that provide single and multi-layer PVC insulations on cables. They also visited the quality control laboratory of the company.
At the end of the tour, the managing team thanked IEEE Brac University Student Branch for visiting their factory. On behalf of IEEE Brac University Student Branch, Dr. A. S. Nazmul Huda thanked the management for their cooperation and expressed his interest in collaborating with Partex Cables Limited for the benefit of students.
A group of participants observing the Copper plant