Department of B.Tech Mechanical Engineering undertook an industrial visit on 7 March 2026 to a rubber conveyor belt manufacturing industry, NRC Industries Ltd.”

Students of B.Tech Mechanical Engineering undertook an industrial visit on 7 March 2026 to a rubber conveyor belt manufacturing industry, NRC Industries Ltd., a conveyor belt manufacturer operating from Verka, Amritsar. The visit was organized to help students understand industrial production systems, material handling equipment, quality practices, and the practical relevance of manufacturing processes studied in engineering courses.
The company manufactures both steel cord reinforced conveyor belts and synthetic fabric reinforced conveyor belts. During the visit, students were able to relate classroom knowledge of polymers, reinforcement systems, vulcanization, machinery layout, and quality control with actual shop-floor practices used in conveyor belt production. This Industrial visit gives students opportunity to understand manufacturing operations in the conveyor belt industry and to build awareness of industrial standards, process discipline, and safety requirements associated with rubber product manufacturing.
Students also learned that fabric reinforced conveyor belts involve an integrated in-house process that includes yarn preparation, compounding, weaving, and calendaring of rubber to fabric before final belt formation. One of the major learning outcomes of the visit was understanding the manufacturing route of steel cord conveyor belts.
Specific objectives included:
• To study the manufacturing sequence of reinforced rubber conveyor belts.
• To understand the difference between steel cord reinforced belts and fabric reinforced belts.
• To observe process equipment used for assembly, pressing, and vulcanization.
• To examine product quality parameters such as tensile strength, elongation, adhesion, abrasion resistance, and belt tracking.
• To understand the diversity of conveyor belt products manufactured for different industrial applications.