Farm Machinery and Power Engineering About Department

Genesis

The department of Farm Machinery and Power was formed in the newly started College of Agricultural Engineering, TNAU, Coimbatore-3 during 1971 by merging the A.E. Workshop, functioning under the control of Agricultural Engineering Department, Government of Tamil Nadu while the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University was established. Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, kumulur started during the year 1992. The department was shifted to Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Kumulur during July 2014.

EDUCATION

Phases of educational development

1992- Till date B.E (Ag.) in Agricultural Engineering/B.Tech. (Agrl.Engg.)  shifted from Coimbatore to AEC&RI, TNAU, Kumulur
2014- Till date M.Tech. (FMP)  at AEC&RI, TNAU, Kumulur
2014- Till date Ph.D. (FMP)  at AEC&RI, TNAU, Kumulur

Implements released from the department of Farm Machinery and Bioenergy at AEC&RI, Kumulur
A total 10 implements were released during 1996 to till date. The name of the implements is furnished below:

Sl. No. Year Name of the Implement
1 1996 Tractordrawn irrigation channel former
2 2004 Impacttypegroundnutstripper
3 2007 A sub soilerattachmentforstump removal
4 2008 Battery operatedportable wetland weeder
5 2008 Battery operatedportable wetland weeder
6 2011 Self propelled flail-mower for cutting grasses and bushes
7 2012 Improved coconut tree climber
8 2012 Tractor operated multi-purpose hoist
9 2013 Self-propelled multi-crop multi-row weeder
10 2016 Tractor drawn precision pulse seeder