Central Institute of Tool Design explained

Central Institute of Tool Design
Motto:The Institute for Enhancement of New Technology and Engineering
Established:1968
Chancellor:D. Chandra Shekhar
City:Hyderabad, Telangana
Country:India
Type:Autonomous institute
Campus:Urban
Affiliations:Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Osmania University
Free Label:Acronym

Central Institute of Tool Design or CITD is an institute in India providing programs in Tool Engineering and Technology . The CITD main campus is in Hyderabad, Telangana, with a branch campus in Vijayawada and an extension centre in Chennai.[1] [2] [3]

History

The institute was established in 1968 by the government of India with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) as an executing agency.[4]

CITD has a library with a collection of technical books in tool engineering, along with a computerised current awareness abstracting bulletin, and a technical enquiry service. The institute extends its services to developing countries by imparting knowledge and skills to their personnel in the field of Tool Design, CAD/CAM and Low-Cost Automation Techniques.[5]

CITD provides a consultancy and servicing facility to industry, including assistance in design and development of tools, and it also recommends measures to standardise tools and tooling elements, components of jigs and fixtures, dies and moulds and other tools. CITD is a member on technical committees of the Bureau of Indian Standards.[6]

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Business : CITD plans tool room in Kochi . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604103656/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/08/stories/2009060856501700.htm . dead . 2011-06-04 . 2009-06-08 . . 2012-07-30.
  2. News: Rs 14-crore plan for CITD upgradation . The Hindu Business Line . 2002-05-27 . 2012-07-30.
  3. News: Q&A . https://web.archive.org/web/20070107070801/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2004/08/10/stories/2004081000170300.htm . dead . 2007-01-07 . 2004-08-10 . . 2012-07-30.
  4. http://www.citdindia.org/html/about-citd.htm Welcome to Central Institute of Tool Design
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 20 February 2010 . 27 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100827031136/http://www.citdindia.org/images/citd-09-2010-final.pdf . dead .
  6. http://www.citdindia.org/html/activities.htm Welcome to Central Institute of Tool Design