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The central workshop at IIT Kanpur was established in 1966 as a core facility to help students and faculty with the fabrication of mechanical components. However, in the new innovation centric model, the vertical alignment got readjusted into a horizontal framework. This article outlines the existing facilities of the central workshop, discusses the potential of such facilities to initiate the culture of ‘total-engineering’ and finally identifies a few projections for its future growth and development.
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The author wishes to acknowledge Mr. Sharma and Mr. Rajesh Srivastav of the Central Workshop for their inputs of images and information procurement related to the machines of IIT Kanpur Workshop.
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Bhattacharya, B. (2017). The Role of Experimentation in Fostering Innovation. In: Phani, B., Khandekar, S. (eds) Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship. IITK Directions, vol 1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3334-6_7
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