CASE Construction Equipment And IIT Indore Team Together To Establish A Center Of Excellence On The Campus Of The Institute

CASE Construction Equipment and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). A CASE Centre of Excellence will be established at the IIT Indore campus in accordance with the agreement. CNH Industrial's top brand is CASE Construction Equipment. 

In the presence of Dr. Partha Pratim Chattaraj, senior vice president for alumni and corporate relations at IIT Indore, Satendra Tiwari, head of manufacturing for Case Construction Equipment in Pithampur, and Professor Suhas S. Joshi, director, signed the Memorandum of Understanding. When the Case Center of Excellence opens in March 2024, Case will have donated a variety of laboratory instruments for technical evaluation.

Kavita Sah, India CSR head, CNH Industrial, said, “We have been committed to skill development in India at all levels of the industry. With this initiative, we are enthusiastic about equipping the new generation, academia and industries with hands-on learning and the necessary skills and knowledge.”

Anticipated for completion by March 2024, the CASE Centre of Excellence will have a variety of laboratory apparatuses provided by CASE for technical evaluation.

In accordance with the terms of the MoU, IIT Indore will supply enough space that is ready to be installed, together with all the equipment and staff needed to manage the facility and maximise its use to support testing and research operations. Faculty and students from IIT will conduct the testing and research. Any other external industries or organisations are welcome to use the facility for further research and information sharing.