Mitsubishi Electric India Pvt Ltd has inaugurated a Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC), Landran, Mohali, to provide engineering students with practical training in industrial automation technologies and strengthen collaboration between industry and academia.
The Centre was inaugurated by Atsushi Takase, Managing Director, Mitsubishi Electric India, in the presence of senior representatives from Mitsubishi Electric and CGC Landran. Parampal Singh Dhillon, Vice Chairman, CGC Landran; Dr Rajdeep Singh, Campus Director; Dr Sukhpreet Kaur, Director Principal, CEC-CGC Landran; Dr Vinay, HoD, ECE Department; Dr Ashok Kumar, Director Academics, and other institutional representatives attended the event.
Established in collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric India’s Factory Automation & Industrial Division, the Centre will offer students additional learning modules alongside their regular academic curriculum. The programme is intended to provide hands-on exposure to technologies used in modern manufacturing and industrial operations.
The CoE has training systems covering Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), AC Servo Systems, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), Industrial Robotics, Collaborative Robots (COBOTs), Computer Numerical Control (CNC) and other Factory Automation and Industry 4.0 technologies.
Mitsubishi Electric India will also provide training to CGC Landran faculty members on the technologies installed at the Centre. The trained faculty will be able to incorporate practical applications into teaching and provide students with continued exposure to industrial systems.
Atsushi Takase, Managing Director, Mitsubishi Electric India, said, “Technology moves fast, but it is people who turn technology into progress. At Mitsubishi Electric, we believe in nurturing talent through practical learning, curiosity and continuous improvement. This Centre of Excellence is a meaningful step in bringing industry and academia closer and giving young engineers the opportunity to learn with the technologies they may work with tomorrow. We are proud to partner with CGC Landran in building this foundation for the next generation of engineers.”
Dr Rajdeep Singh, Campus Director, CGC Landran, said, “This Centre of Excellence brings advanced industrial technologies closer to our students and strengthens the link between academic learning and industry practice. Our collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric brings advanced Factory Automation technologies into the classroom and gives our students the opportunity to learn from industry-standard systems. This Centre of Excellence reinforces CGC Landran’s commitment to developing skilled engineers equipped for the demands of modern manufacturing.”
The facility is the first Centre of Excellence established by Mitsubishi Electric in North India. The company said the initiative will support the development of industry-ready engineering talent and increase awareness of Factory Automation technologies among students.
Founded in 1921, Mitsubishi Electric has more than 200 group companies and approximately 150,000 employees worldwide. Its businesses cover factory automation, energy systems, public utility systems, automotive equipment, building systems, air conditioning, digital innovations, semiconductors and other electrical and electronic systems.
