February 16, 2023
IIT Kharagpur Researcher Develops Smart Manufacturing Technology for Industrial Partner
IITKGP Foundation
IIT Kharagpur doctoral researcher Avishek Mukherjee has developed a new AI-based software iWeld to detect defects in welding from the radiography images taken of an object. The software has already been commercialized and transferred to Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited.
The software, tested over a large number of samples at GRSE, was found to provide results that were 93.18% accurate. The product was developed at the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology under the supervision of Prof. Surjya K Pal. Read More
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