Internship Report: Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd

This internship report by Dhruv Patel details his experience at Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd. over a period of 13 weeks. The report covers various aspects of the sugar factory's operations, including the milling department, cane processing, water purification plant, and machine repair. Patel describes his orientation to the factory, his observations of machinery like the cane unloader and feeder table, and his involvement in the repair of a water purification plant. He also highlights the importance of safety regulations and the coordination between engineers and technicians. Furthermore, the report includes insights into the cane's journey from the fields to the factory, including research and development, and the various stages of sugar production. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the practical application of mechanical engineering principles within a sugar manufacturing environment.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE REPORT
Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari
Mandli Ltd.
Submitted by:
Name: Dhruv Patel
Student ID: 18109775
Supervisor: Anjan Kumar Singh
Internship Start Date: 28th November 2016
Internship End Date: 24th February 2017

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE REPORT: WEEK 1
Name: Dhruv Patel Start date: 28th November 2016
Company: Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd Hours worked: 40 hrs.
Principal supervisor: Anjan Kumar Singh
This week I spent time on three main activities:
• Orientation on the overall company
• Orientation at the mill department
• Getting familiar with the milling machinery
Being an orientation week, I spent most of the week at the factory. I took advantage of the
opportunity given by my supervisor at this company, Mr. Anjan Kumar Singh, who took time to
take me round the factory introducing me to his colleagues. Going around the factory, I realized
that the factory was divided into five sections called departments such as the administration
department, the finance department, cane department, chemical department and the mechanical
department. At this factory, the extraction of the sugarcane juice takes place at the milling
department using the milling machinery (Cordeiro, et al. 2016). There are huge rooms with
massive machines, a characteristic expectation from a factory of this size.
I have heard about sugary factories and learnt more about them. However, I have never
had a chance of a real and practical experience of what it takes to have a sugar factory. It was,
therefore, my first time in a real sugar factory and there was a lot to observe and learn. The
experience here reflects the importance of internships in such institutions as a learning process
because the real environment and practicality of what they learn and train for become real. The
specifications of the machines are one thing that I observed on this week. The cane unloader had
a capacity of 5mt SWL. Its type was the E.O.T, outdoor, three-motion. The cane unloader hoisted

cane into the milling system through the feeder table.
Most of the work at this stage is done by the machines. I was, however, amazed by how the human
effort was effectively complemented by the computer, or machinery performances within the various plants in
these sections of the factory. I had a chance to be at the operators’ room where the operators keep watching to
make sure that all systems are working simultaneously. As I can report today, my interest to move to the next
stage of the factory processes in the following weeks increased my learning experience as I asked and involved
the many engineers I meet within the factory. On each day of the week I got to learn the different stages that
cane undergoes before it is finally sugar. Each day this week I spent the first 1.5 hours following one of the
process engineers around, first to their shift handover meeting and then when they walked around the plants.
They didn’t seem to use much chemical engineering theory, but they did need good people and communication
skills. I kept taking notes of the machines that I came across and their duties.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE REPORT: WEEK 2
Name: Dhruv Patel Start date: 5th December 2016
Company: Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd Hours worked: 40 hrs.
Principal supervisor: Anjan Kumar Singh
This week I spent time on one main activity:
Learning where the cane comes from
There were some differences in the second week of my internship in the factory. I was
going to learn about cane before it comes to the factory. My supervisor, Anjan Kumar Singh,
emphasized the need to understand what cane is and where it all began. There was literature to
read that was available at the factory’s library. I then visited the cane research department. This
is where researchers are busy finding better cane varieties better than what is available. Research
and development is critical to any industry and by a greater extent, to any factory (Sharma &
Vishwakarma, 2014). It helps the company to understand the dynamics of the market, the
product valuation and enhancements, as well as the best performing canes for increased
production of sugar from the factory.
From there I visited a trial farm where the factory tries out the varieties they have come
up with. The factory also researches of best fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides for maximum
production of crop I also had an opportunity to visit the farms and see where the trucks have
been bringing the tons of cane from. It was interesting to see the vast pieces of land on cane as
well as see the machinery that harvests cane at work. This week I got to learn about cane from

planting, caring for the plant up to harvesting.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE REPORT: WEEK 3
Name: Dhruv Patel Start date: 12th December 2016
Company: Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd Hours worked: 40 hrs.
Principal supervisor: Anjan Kumar Singh
This week I spent time on two main activities:
• Orientation at the water purification plant
• Actual machine repair
During this week, I realized that there is a lot of water being used in the factory. The fact
that sugar is a food product the water used here must be very clean, and this is what was
happening at the water purification plant stage. This factory has five water purification plants. At
the time of my internship one of the plants had broken down, thus necessitating the need for the
actual machine repairs and maintenance. My supervisor told me that he was not going to assign
me a duty jet but I would take the opportunity to interact with other engineers that were working
on the purification plant to have it come back to operation.
I got to meet each of the engineers and understand their roles and learnt that this at every
stage, there are engineers stationed performing their duties each and every one of them.
However, the most interesting thing was how they coordinated in their work, working under the
supervision of their team leaders. It is the team leaders that would take the round the water
purification plant explaining to me the various stages that water goes through. He also introduced
me to the machinery at this plant. After the orientation, I was given a brief on the machine that
had broken down. I was informed of the diagnosis that the engineers had made and the steps they
are taking to fix the system. The work lasted some three days and it was great to part of the team
that saw the return to normalcy of this system.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE REPORT: WEEK 3
The diagnosis has seemed complicated but the contribution of each member of the team
giving their best made it easily and collectively done in a short time. It was the first time that I
had worked with a team of very competent and experienced engineers. The engineers may not
have let me change anything but they would always give me a tip on why they would something
rather than another. I understood that this was precautionary just in case I messed with the
machines and created a fault line that would hinder the whole production process.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE REPORT: WEEK 4
Name: Dhruv Patel Start date: 19th December 2016
Company: Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd Hours worked: 40 hrs.
Principal supervisor: Anjan Kumar Singh
This week I spent time on one main activity:
• Duty assignment at the cane unloader area
The rule of engagement and regulation within the factory or in any company is very
important. This week my supervisor is assigning me a duty concerning these rules and
regulations that I have noticed so far being followed within the factor. The week started off with
a minor test on the various safety rules and regulations. I had to be sure of what is required of
me. My supervisor informs me that in the weeks that follow I would be following through the
sugar production process. I will be spending a week at every stage. So, for this week I am back at
the cane receiving area where the cane unloader brings cane to the feeding table.
At every stage, it was interesting to find an engineer in charge that were always seemingly
ready to answer any question I had and that would be the person I will be answering to, as I was
directed to by my supervisor Anjan Kumar Singh. The cane unloader scoops a large chunk of
cane from the delivery trucks. I noticed the careful flow of the delivery trucks and their patience
as they wait for the unloader to unload.
A lot of care is to be taken at this stage due to the fact that it is a relatively noisy and
accident prone area. Pieces of cane can easily fall during the unloading process, which was done
by the unloader. Therefore, caution should be observed. I had a chance to sit with the technicians
that control the unloader. They taught me on how to move the unloader forward, how to scoop
and how to empty. I was also taught on what not to do and the usual problems they encounter

and how to solve them. I learnt that it is always important to make eyes on the unloader to avoid
accidents. I had an opportunity to climb up one of the trucks together with other workers and tie
the cane to the unloader. This is a job that one must break a sweat. It is however interesting to
see how the unloader driver and guys hooking the cane to the unloader communicate. The
unloader engine is placed on a steel tower. The lesson continued until my assignment given me
by the supervisor was completed.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE REPORT: WEEK 5
Name: Dhruv Patel Start date: 2nd January 2016
Company: Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd Hours worked: 40 hrs.
Principal supervisor: Anjan Kumar Singh
This week I spent time on one main activity:
• Duty assignment at the feeder table
The previous week involved the activities of the unloader. This week, I learnt that from the
unloader, the cane goes to the feeder table. In almost all the segments or sections of this
department, it is mandatory to always put on the protective gear on, so I had mine on. I however
noticed that most of the workers that worked at the unloading section were not keen on wearing
their protective gears maybe because they felt they are experienced enough and can save
themselves whenever there is an accident. Factory accidents are usually unprecedented, but some
are as a result of carelessness and failure to heed to even the simplest instruction like putting on
protective gear.
In such a busy and productive factory like this, I came to understand that it is always very
significant for everyone working in such an environment to take their safety as an individual
responsibility even before the company makes the environment safe for all. With the use of a
chain and sprocket system, the feeder table carries cane to the cane carriers. The machines at this
stage gave an invaluable lesson to us as we watched the machine working on well while
monitoring the speed and its functionality on a computer. Most of the working and functions are
done through a combination of manual and automation through the computer. This is to ensure
that the machine does not work too fast or too slow. In case of a change of speed, I was informed
of the initial possibilities that the technicians would check out for. The combination of human

and technological effort increased the production and efficient process in the sugar production
industries like this one.
I was also introduced to how to do a diagnosis when the common possible reasons for a
malfunction are okay. The size of the feeder table was 6m*7m, and moved at a speed of at most
3m/minute. From the feeder table the cane is moved to a system where is cut in to smaller pieces
and the cane carries take over.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE REPORT: WEEK 6
Name: Dhruv Patel Start date: 9th January 2016
Company: Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd Hours worked: 40 hrs.
Principal supervisor: Anjan Kumar Singh
This week I spent time on one main activity:
 Attending to the quality control audit exercise
Every production unit of this level require some public accountability whereby the
government takes the center stage in ensuring that the quality control and audit exercise are
carried out promptly. In this way, it is important to acknowledge the efforts by the government
aimed at protecting everyone, in this case its citizen, from unscrupulous production that may
harm people, thus quality is assured. Therefore, at this stage, it was important to learn the
mechanisms that the government has put in place, such that from time to time there will be audits
on the safety in the factory not only in the products they are manufacturing but also on the safety
of the employees as well as using the environment responsibly.
At the beginning of the week, there were officers from the quality control department. My
supervisor was kind enough to let me into the audit process. He informed me that mostly these
audits are done unannounced, or otherwise, the information obtained would be biased and fails to
depict the actual situation at the factory. He explained to me all that the auditors needed from
records to samples. As the records were provided I was let to see some of the documents that the
auditors were provided with. It is a process that would take up to five days. After reading through
the books they went ahead to do some tests on the samples provided in the company laboratory.
Since I am not qualified personnel, I was not allowed in the laboratory. The auditors would
interview the factory workers from time to time and the exercise flowed smoothly I had a chance