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  • Institute of Road Transport

    The Institute of Road Transport was established in 1976 under the Control of Government of Tamil Nadu and has been registered as a society under the Indian Societies Registration Act 1860. 

  • IRT Engineering College

    The Institute Of Road and Transport Technology (IRTT) was established in the year 1984. It is run by Department of State Transport, Government of TamilNadu. It provides a congenial atmosphere for Technical Education. The Institute has excellent infrastructure, well-equipped laboratories, library and highly qualified faculty members. 

  • Govt. Erode Medical College

    Govt. Erode Medical College is estabilished to train medical students through a primary health care approach with special emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, early detection, diagnosis and management of diseases including rehabilitation and social integration of transport workers, their families and rural population.

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Material Testing Laboratory

The Institute is founded in Febraruary 1976 with the sole aim of dissemination of knowledge in the field of road transport one of the subsidiary objectives was to provide testing facilities for automobile spares and components purchased by the transport undertakings. With this objective, the laboratory was started in the permanent complex at Institute of Road Transport, Taramani, Chennai during july 1979.

 In our Material Testing lab 44 types of Metal and 22 types of Rubber items are tested.Liaison has also been set up by the Institute with the other Government sponsored laboratories such as

1. National Test House(Southern Region), Taramani,Chennai-113.

2. Chemical and Analytical Laboratory Department of Industries and Commerce.

3. Micro Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME),Guindy,Chennai-32

4. Rubber Board, Kottayam

5. Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association,Thane(W)-400 604

6. Textile Committee(Ministry of Textile), Government of India,Mylapore,Chennai-600004.

 

Testing Machines Available

1. 3000KG Brinell Hardness Tester

2. RAB 250 Brinell Hardness Tester

3. Wet and Dry Rub Tester

4. Indention Hardness Tester

5. De Mattiya Flex Tester

6. Oil Seal Test Rig

7. KMI Tensile Tester

8. Fan Belt Test Rig

9. Radiator Hose Bursting Pressure Test Rig

10. Fuel Hose Bursting Pressure Test Rig

11. Cold Chamber

12. Hot Air Oven

13. Hummittity Chamber

14. Muffle France

15. Abrasan Test Rig

16. Tension Set

17. Length Measurement Testing

Institute of Road Transport