Central Institute of Tool Design

Central Institute of Tool Design
Motto	The Institute for Enhancement of New Technology and Engineering
Type	Autonomous institute
Established	1968; 56 years ago
Chancellor	D. Chandra Shekhar
Location	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Osmania University

Central Institute of Tool Design or CITD is an institute in India providing programs in Tool Engineering and Technology . The CITD main campus is in Hyderabad, Telangana, with a branch campus in Vijayawada and an extension centre in Chennai.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The institute was established in 1968 by the government of India with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) as an executing agency.^[4]

CITD has a library with a collection of technical books in tool engineering, along with a computerised current awareness abstracting bulletin, and a technical enquiry service. The institute extends its services to developing countries by imparting knowledge and skills to their personnel in the field of Tool Design, CAD/CAM and Low-Cost Automation Techniques.^[5]

CITD provides a consultancy and servicing facility to industry, including assistance in design and development of tools, and it also recommends measures to standardise tools and tooling elements, components of jigs and fixtures, dies and moulds and other tools. CITD is a member on technical committees of the Bureau of Indian Standards.^[6]

References

^ "Business : CITD plans tool room in Kochi". The Hindu. 8 June 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
^ "Rs 14-crore plan for CITD upgradation". The Hindu Business Line. 27 May 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
^ "Q&A". The Hindu. 10 August 2004. Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
^ Welcome to Central Institute of Tool Design
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Welcome to Central Institute of Tool Design

17°27′59.64″N 78°26′41.34″E / 17.4665667°N 78.4448167°E / 17.4665667; 78.4448167

[1] "Business : CITD plans tool room in Kochi". The Hindu. 8 June 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

[2] "Rs 14-crore plan for CITD upgradation". The Hindu Business Line. 27 May 2002. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

[3] "Q&A". The Hindu. 10 August 2004. Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

[4] Welcome to Central Institute of Tool Design

[citdindia1-5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] Welcome to Central Institute of Tool Design

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