11 Sep 2026
Workshop on Motor Design using Software Tools
Motor design training.
EIWTC Faculty
The EKKI–KPRIET International Water Technology Centre (EIWTC) is a joint initiative of EKKI Pumps and KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore. Inaugurated on 12 November 2021 by Ms. Karin Stoll, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Chennai, the Centre was established with a joint investment of ₹30 lakhs.
It is envisioned as a global centre of excellence for pumps and water-related technologies, modelled on successful industry–academia partnerships such as Fraunhofer in Germany and the Warwick Manufacturing Group in England. The Centre comprises a product gallery, a fluid factory with pump testing facilities and a knowledge transfer classroom.
EIWTC trains KPRIET students, faculty, ITI and diploma students, and EKKI’s plumbers, dealers and staff through one-credit courses, value-added courses, hands-on workshops, hackathons, guest lectures and industrial visits. It also supports collaborative research between students and faculty, product improvement, internships, curriculum design, consultancy and placement of trained students, bridging classroom learning with real industrial practice.
To be the centre of excellence in pumping technology by training students and professionals to meet global and industrial needs with professional ethics and social consciousness.
Train students, faculty and professionals in industry-relevant skills in motors, pumps and water technologies.
Serve as a regional training centre for plumbers, dealers, and ITI and diploma students.
Promote industry–institute collaboration in teaching, research and product improvement.
Offer pump testing, benchmarking and software analysis (structural and fluid) support.
Provide an open innovation platform and entrepreneurship incubation (EKKI Venture) for students.
Enable internships, faculty and student exchange, and placement of trained students.
The technology domains and specialisations the Centre works in.
Design, manufacturing, testing, selection, installation and troubleshooting of borewell, domestic and openwell pumpsets.
Electric motor design and analysis using software tools such as Motorsolve and Simcenter MagNet.
IoT-based water management, groundwater monitoring, smart irrigation and water conservation.
One-credit and value-added courses, plumber and dealer training, ITI and diploma skill enhancement, soft-skill workshops.
Hackathons, ideathons, model making, student projects, consultancy and industry-linked research.
A product gallery, a fluid factory with pump testing facilities and a knowledge transfer classroom.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
lalitha.b@kpriet.ac.in
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
vignesh.cj@kpriet.ac.inJoint establishment and operation of EIWTC: student and faculty training, plumber and dealer training, resource persons, research and product improvement, internships and placement support.
One-credit courses, hackathons, workshops, industry visits and training programmes conducted at the Centre.
55 programmes shown
Motor design training.
EIWTC Faculty
Pump component design.
EIWTC Faculty
Industrial exposure.
EKKI Pumps
Practical pump construction and testing.
EKKI Pumps / EIWTC Faculty
Stress-management training.
Managerial skills.
Leadership soft-skill programme.
Industrial exposure.
EKKI Pumps
Introduction to pump technology.
EKKI Pumps / EIWTC Faculty
Hands-on component design.
EIWTC Faculty
Student innovation on water technology.
EIWTC Faculty
Motor design training.
EIWTC Faculty
Industrial exposure to pump manufacturing.
EKKI Pumps
Visit by experts from Ethiopia to the Centre.
International visitors
Managerial skills workshop.
Dr. P. Ravikumar, KPRIET
Pump manufacturing and testing.
Mr. S. Imthiyas, EKKI Pumps
Student teams developed water-technology solutions.
Ms. B. Lalitha, KPRIET
Soft-skill programme.
Dr. P. Ravikumar, KPRIET
Introduction to pump technology.
Mr. S. Imthiyas, Sr. Manager – Special Projects, EKKI Pumps
Student innovation ideas showcased.
Ms. B.S. Meenakshi, KPRIET
Hands-on component design.
Ms. B. Lalitha & Dr. V. Bhuvaneswari, KPRIET
Motor design training using software tools.
Mr. C.J. Vignesh, KPRIET
Skill-building for lab technicians.
Mr. Raja, Senior Engineer, Silicon Systems, Coimbatore
Pump technology workshop.
Ms. B. Lalitha & Mr. C.J. Vignesh, KPRIET
Motor design hands-on training.
Mr. C.J. Vignesh, KPRIET
Student teams developed water-technology solutions.
EIWTC Faculty
Advanced pump design training.
Ms. B. Lalitha & Dr. V. Bhuvaneswari, KPRIET
Student innovation ideas showcased.
EIWTC Faculty
Centrifugal pump testing and analysis.
Ms. B. Lalitha & Mr. C.J. Vignesh, KPRIET
Hands-on component design.
Ms. B. Lalitha & Dr. V. Bhuvaneswari, KPRIET
Dealer training conducted.
Ms. B. Lalitha, KPRIET
Hands-on induction motor design.
Mr. C.J. Vignesh, KPRIET
BLDC stator and rotor design using MagNet.
Mr. C.J. Vignesh, KPRIET
Pump manufacturing, performance and testing.
Dr. Sunil S.R. Gangoli, Head R&D, EKKI Pumps
Pump technology and water conservation.
EEE Department
Centrifugal pump construction, testing and selection.
EIWTC Faculty
Pump technology and IoT in water conservation.
Dr. Sunil S.R. Gangoli, Head R&D, EKKI Pumps
Expert visit by EKKI’s international partners.
EKKI Pumps
Pump manufacturing, performance and testing.
Dr. Sunil S.R. Gangoli, Head R&D, EKKI Pumps
Hands-on design of pump components.
Prof. V. Bhuvaneswari, Mechanical
Simulation and hardware solutions for water and irrigation problems.
EEE Department
Pump applications awareness for second-year students.
EIWTC Faculty
Hardware and software training on IoT using Tinkercad.
Dr. S. Arivazhagan, Innovation Officer, KPRIET
Motor performance, power quality, cavitation and troubleshooting.
EKKI Pumps
Pump construction, testing and selection.
EEE Department
Awareness of pump specifications and IoT in water conservation.
EKKI Pumps
Stator and rotor modelling using MagNet.
Mr. C.J. Vignesh, KPRIET
Pump manufacturing, performance characteristics and testing.
Dr. S. Ravindran & Mr. C.J. Vignesh, KPRIET
Solutions for IoT-based water management and conservation.
EEE Department
Participants designed pump components in SolidWorks.
Prof. V. Bhuvaneswari, Mechanical
Ideas on transportation and agriculture problems; top three awarded.
EKKI Pumps (Partner)
Students built demo and prototype pump models.
Dr. D. Balaji, CFRD, KPRIET (Jury)
Second-year students trained in pump selection, installation and troubleshooting.
Faculty of EIWTC
Centre inaugurated; industry–institute partnership launched.
Ms. Karin Stoll, Consul General of Germany, Chennai (Chief Guest); EKKI Pumps
Pump fundamentals, classification, performance testing and selection.
Dr. S. Ravindran & Mr. C.J. Vignesh, KPRIET
Application No. IN202241011390, filed March 2022.
₹10,45,000 MSME fund received; incubated as a product at the Centre.
Consultancy service for industries. Ongoing project: Coil Winder using Arduino.
Centre inaugurated by Ms. Karin Stoll, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, in the presence of the Chairman, KPR Group and the top management of EKKI Pumps.
Patent filed: Optimized Impeller of a Pump with Efficient Delivery (IN202241011390).
Hosted the EKKI International Partner Visit (10 November 2022).
Applied for The Institution of Engineers – Water Management Forum Award.
₹10,45,000 MSME fund received for Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Motor Design.
Hosted an Ethiopian experts delegation (4 September 2025).
Managerial workshop and soft-skill training conducted for EKKI Pumps managers.
Approximately 2100 participants — students, faculty, ITI/diploma students, plumbers and dealers — trained to date. Certificates are issued for one-credit courses, value-added courses, workshops, hackathons and FDPs.
Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Motor.
Inter-college teams from KPRIET and other institutions presented simulation and hardware solutions such as AI-based irrigation, app-based remote motor control and water management systems.
Students built working demo and prototype pump models, evaluated by a jury.
EIWTC will work with other academic institutions and global water technology companies to build “a new generation of water industry leaders” who put people and the planet first, and the Centre is critical to EKKI’s success by giving its workforce continuous learning from recruitment to retirement.
Teaching the one-credit courses at EIWTC has shown me how keen KPRIET students are to learn how pumps are built and tested. Working with the Centre’s testing facility, they connect theory to real product performance. This is the kind of industry–institute partnership that prepares students for core engineering roles.
The hands-on training at EIWTC gave me real exposure to pump testing, motors and the one-credit courses, long before I started my career. That practical experience helped me get placed at EKKI Pumps, where I now work in the Testing Department. I am grateful to my faculty and to EKKI Pumps for the opportunity.
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