During the second semester, 1st year Mechanical Engineering students following the study unit on Fundamentals of Manufacturing and Machining attended a number of visits in industry. These visits showcased some of the ground breaking companies competitively manufacturing and investing in Malta. On 24 April 2023, accompanied by their lecturers, Dr Ing. Emmanuel Francalanza and Dr Ing. Pierre Vella, students visited ST Microelectronics for a tour around the manufacturing facility in Kirkop.
Students could admire some of the cutting edge technologies employed by ST, namely their fully automated chip package assembly and test systems and automated guided vehicles. On 10 and 17 April 2023 students visited Seifert Ltd. at the Hal Far Industrial Estate. The state of the art investment in a Smart and Sustainable Factory was toured, and students were given a overview of the facilities, operations and business of the company. These visits supported the students in gaining an understanding of the industrial landscape in Malta, and how the manufacturing industry operates locally. The Department of Industrial Engineering thanks ST Microelectronics and Seifert Ltd. and their management teams for their support and dedication in preparing, hosting and touring of their respective facilities.
