Waluj and Chikalthana auto and component units
Design, GD&T and quality roles.
The Waluj and Chikalthana estates host global two-wheeler and car plants, and the AURIC industrial city is adding more.
01Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Formerly called Aurangabad, the city’s industrial belt supplies a two-wheeler maker, a car plant, drug and beverage manufacturers and hundreds of component vendors. AURIC, the planned industrial city at Shendra, is drawing fresh investment, and the Ajanta–Ellora circuit supports tourism.
Vendors in this belt are always short of people who understand drawings, tolerances and plant automation.
Design, GD&T and quality roles.
Automation, electrical and civil roles as it builds out.
Bookings and online promotion.
02Courses that fit
Tolerance reading for vendor drawings.
16 hAutomotive component modelling.
40–80 hFixture and machine design.
40 hAssembly-line automation.
44–64 hCNC programming for component shops.
40 hTour operators and hotels.
60–320 h03Joining from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Learners from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar study live online.
06Compare
| Course | Hours | Who it suits | First project |
|---|---|---|---|
| GD&T | 16 h | Engineers, designers and quality staff who want a compact 16-hour course to read and apply GD&T on drawings. | Datum set-up for a bracket |
| CATIA | 40–80 h | Beginners and engineering students who want a structured 40-hour start in CATIA V5 – sketcher, part design, assembly, sheet metal, surfaces and drafting, with practice in every session. | Universal coupling assembly |
| Autodesk Inventor | 40 h | Beginners who want the structured 40-hour Essential programme with theory and practice for each Inventor topic. | Plummer block |
| PLC & SCADA | 44–64 h | Beginners in automation who want a 44-hour course on Mitsubishi FX PLCs with GX Works2 and Wonderware InTouch SCADA. | Paint or soft drink mixing recipe |
07Study plan
At around seven hours a week, alongside college or work. Faster or slower is fine; finish each project before moving on.
04Your learning path
You will learn to
Project to build: Datum set-up for a bracket. Choose primary, secondary and tertiary datums for a machined bracket and mark them on the drawing.
Tools covered: Form, orientation, location, profile and runout symbols, Limits, fits and IT grades, MMC, LMC and virtual condition, Bonus tolerance calculation, Datum reference frames and datum targets.
Foundation level: Engineers, designers and quality staff who want a compact 16-hour course to read and apply GD&T on drawings.
You will learn to
Project to build: Sheet metal bracket. Design a bent bracket with flanges and hems, then unfold it to get the flat pattern.
Tools covered: Constraint and dress-up feature tools, Wireframe and Surface Design, Assembly Design, Generative Sheetmetal Design, Specification tree and compass.
Professional level: Engineers and designers who want an 80-hour, job-ready CATIA V5 programme – advanced part design, knowledgeware, large assemblies, advanced sheet metal, surfacing and full drawing detailing.
You will learn to
Project to build: Plummer block. Build a bearing housing assembly and check it for interference before detailing.
Tools covered: Assembly constraints and adaptive components, Direct edit and solid editing, Interference inspection and measure tools, Drawing views and annotation, Placed and created features.
Foundation level: Beginners who want the structured 40-hour Essential programme with theory and practice for each Inventor topic.
You will learn to
Project to build: Bottle filling line. Program a PLC to index bottles, fill them for a set time and count them, with a SCADA screen showing the process.
Tools covered: Omron CX-Supervisor and CX-Simulator, Siemens WinCC, Mitsubishi GX Works2 (FX series), Siemens STEP 7 SIMATIC Manager (S7-300), Siemens TIA Portal (S7-1200).
Foundation level: Learners who want a 64-hour Siemens-focused course with STEP 7, TIA Portal (S7-1200), FBD and WinCC SCADA.
05Careers
A mechanical design engineer turns a product idea into accurate 3D models, assemblies and 2D manufacturing drawings.
Day to day: create 3D part models and assemblies from sketches, specifications or customer inputs; revise designs based on feedback from manufacturing, quality and testing teams.
Skills employers ask for: Basic strength-of-materials calculations; 3D part and assembly modelling in SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo or NX; Clear communication with shop-floor and quality teams.
Where careers start: Trainee / CAD Draughtsman.
An electrical design engineer prepares the drawings and documents that show how electrical systems are built and wired.
Day to day: generate wire numbers, terminal plans and bill of materials; draw control and power schematics in AutoCAD Electrical.
Skills employers ask for: Wiring harness design basics; Reading PLC I/O and control drawings; Electrical fundamentals and circuit protection.
Where careers start: Electrical Draughtsman / Trainee.
An automotive design engineer designs the parts that make up a vehicle, such as body-in-white panels, plastic interior trims, brackets, seating structures or chassis components.
Day to day: apply design rules for draft, rib, boss and flange features; model plastic trims, sheet metal panels and brackets in CATIA.
Skills employers ask for: Plastic part design rules; CATIA Part Design, Generative Shape Design and Assembly; Vehicle systems knowledge (body, interior, chassis).
Where careers start: Design Trainee.
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08FAQ
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Ask on WhatsAppGD&T, CATIA and PLC are the most commonly used in vendor and plant roles.
Classrooms are only at Katpadi, Vellore and Ranipet; learners here study online.
Formerly called Aurangabad, the city’s industrial belt supplies a two-wheeler maker, a car plant, drug and beverage manufacturers and hundreds of component vendors. A sensible order is GD&T first, then CATIA once you are comfortable.
Not for classroom batches – the centre provides systems. For online study or home practice you need a Windows laptop that can run Inventor; ask the counsellor for the recommended specification.
Essential in GD&T is 16 hours, with a theory session and a practice session for each topic.
Yes. CareerKraft runs live, trainer-led online and hybrid batches with the same syllabus, projects and certificate as classroom batches, so learners in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar do not have to relocate.
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