EDS Technologies

EDS Technologies signs MoU with PSG College of Technology to start a Finishing School

EDS Technologies Pvt. Ltd (EDST), India’s largest Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solutions and 3D Visual Simulation provider, announced the signing up of MoU with PSG College of Technology (PSG Tech) to start a Finishing School in Coimbatore.

The school will be targeted towards students in the pre-final and final years of mechanical and manufacturing engineering from engineering colleges/institutes, unemployed students as well as working professionals seeking a change in career to PLM and corporates looking at training their employees.

Bringing forth the need for such a course and school, Senthil, President, EDS Technologies Pvt. Ltd. said, “The perfect blend of theoretical knowledge, practical applications and “hands-on experience” of the theoretical concepts within the industry is the need of the hour. The Finishing School focuses on providing industry-specific technical training in CATIA V5 PLM tools in order to scale up the employability levels of engineering graduates. This will make them productive from the day one.”

PLM offers revolutionary solutions to designing, analyzing, manufacturing, and servicing products while profoundly transforming industrial processes and businesses.

Talking on this occasion, C R Swaminathan, Chief Executive, PSG Institutions said, “We are very excited at this partnership with EDST as they completely understand the needs of the PLM market and are thus uniquely positioned to instantly address those needs.” Adding further he said “With engineering services and the manufacturing sector witnessing rapid growth, PLM graduates are in great demand for the skills they get to their organizations from the day they are hired.”

The students would be certified by EDS Technologies Pvt. Ltd and PSG College of Technology.

The programme includes a curriculum that comprehensively covers the concepts and advanced features of PLM tools that enable conceptual and detailed designing, besides manufacturing design, resulting in state-of-art knowledge based solutions. Training will be provided in modules such as Sketching, Part Designing, Drafting, Assembly, Surface Modelling, etc. The Finishing School also offers placement assistance to students undergoing this training.

The company plans to train around 300 students in the year 2008-2009.

About EDS Technologies Pvt. Ltd

EDS Technologies Pvt. Ltd (EDST), established in 1995, is the largest PLM Solutions and Real Time 3D Visual Simulation provider in India, with its head quarters in Bangalore, and having presence in Chennai, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Pune. EDST is staffed with over 115 skilled professionals with industry experience supporting customer requirements across the country.

About PSG College of Technology

PSG College of Technology was established in the year 1951. Today PSG College of Technology and PSG Industrial Institute are the best examples of effective industry institution interaction and PSG College of Technology can be considered to be one of the few "TEACHING COMPANIES" in the world. They take all efforts to impart technology diffusion and faculty development programs. PSG College of Technology has been fortunate to have the guidance of illustrious Managing Trustees and Principals with foresight and far reaching vision. It has been in the forefront of innovations in technical education not only in Tamil Nadu but also in India. The first principal of PSG College of Technology, Dr. G.R. Damodaran was instrumental in the planned growth of the institution, from the humble beginnings in 1951 to the present status of a world renowned technological institution that it is today.