IDEA LAB

IDEA Lab is an innovative and promising initiative rolled out by All India Council for Technical Education to transform technical education by empowering young minds with cutting-edge tools, processes, and skills. T K M C E is one among the 49 institutes selected pan India in phase I on a 50 : 50 cost sharing basis. The project has a sanctioned funding of 82 lakhs. On account of the allied infrastructure development the overall project cost incurred is 1 crore.

About IDEA Lab

AICTE establishes IDEA (Idea Development Evaluation and Application) lab in AICTE approved institutions, encouraging students for application of science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) fundamentals towards enhanced hands-on experience, learning by doing and even product visualization. As a common facility embedded in the institution, the IDEA Lab will make engineering graduates more imaginative and creative, besides getting basic training in the 21st century skills like critical thinking, problem solving, design thinking, collaboration, communication, lifelong learning etc. IDEA Lab can facilitate the students and faculty to "engage, explore, experience, express and excel" as desired by the Hon'ble Prime Minister in the wake of release of National Education Policy 2020.

Vision

A Center of Excellence in Digital fabrication, where the creativity of students blossoms into innovative ideas and then evaluated-developed-tested for the greater good of the society.
Customized manufacturing to support prototyping of products developed by startups incubated by Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development cell and Institute Innovation Council (IIC) of the college.
Act as hub to promote the concept of open hardware within the institution and in the local community at a larger scale.
The IDEA lab will act as a nodal Centre to educate and promote personalized manufacturing for prototyping and entrepreneurship in the local community.
To motivate the students to come up with smart innovative ideas and also provides a platform to materialize the idea through the process of product development.
To provide lab facilities to the students of neighbouring educational institutions.

Facilities at IDEA Lab

Explore our digital fabrication equipment — from 3D printing and laser cutting to PCB prototyping and electronics workbenches.

10 fabrication stations

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3D Printers

Additive manufacturing that builds 3D objects layer by layer from digital models — ideal for rapid prototyping and complex geometries.

Ultimaker, Flashforge, 3D Cubic, Ender
Any Cubic Resin Printer
Build volume up to 30 × 30 × 30 cm

3D Scanner

High-precision optical scanning that digitizes real-world objects into accurate 3D models for design and fabrication workflows.

Range Vision Neo (structured light)
Accuracy up to 0.05 mm
Object size 3 cm to 1.2 m

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Laser Engraver & Cutter

Laser engraving and cutting for precise designs on hard materials using focused high-energy beams.

40 W Epilog Laser engraver (USA)
100 W EVA II-43 CO₂ laser (Mehta)

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CNC Wooden Router

CNC routers for automated cutting and shaping of wood, foam, MDF, plastics, and light metals.

ShopBot USA — 610 × 458 × 140 mm
EX-1325 (Mehta) — 2500 × 1300 × 200 mm

Sublimation Printer

Heat-transfer printing that infuses vibrant, durable images onto apparel, mugs, bags, and other products.

My Print 5-in-1 combo heat press
T-shirts, mugs, bags & more

Vinyl Cutter

Precision vinyl cutting for stickers, logos, and graphic applications on a range of sheet widths.

Roland GS 24 (Japan)
Material width 50–700 mm

Sand Blaster

Abrasive blasting for cleaning, deburring, and surface preparation of workpieces.

Ecnoline, USA
Glass bead blasting media

PCB Prototyping Machine

In-house PCB fabrication for drilling, engraving, and routing from Gerber design files.

PCB Mate 300W (Enthutec)
Working area 200 × 300 × 120 mm
Precision up to 0.1 mm

UV Chamber

UV curing chamber for applying conformal coating to PCBs, protecting circuits from oxidation.

160 W chamber
70 × 30 cm working area
Selective pad coating

Electronic Workbench

Fully equipped electronics bench for circuit testing, measurement, and SMD soldering workflows.

Multimeter, function generator, DSO
SMD rework station & oven

Collaboration Opportunities

TKMCE AICTE IDEA Lab can collaborate with other colleges, polytechnics, ITI's and schools in the following areas:

Product development trainingCircuit Design and PCB fabricationCAD modelling3D printingLaser cuttingCNC wood routingRobotics WorkshopsFacilities for innovative student projectsBoot camps for teachers and studentsIdeation workshopsOpen Day for school studentsAwareness programs for teachers and students