A team of 16 faculty members lead by Prof. Dr. Anayet Ullah Patwari had an excellent visit to Walton Hi-Tech Industries in Konabari, Gazipur on March 30, 2022. Walton is a new global electrical, electronics, autos, and other appliance brand with one of the world's largest and best-equipped R&I centers, which manufactures through several subsidiaries under the Walton group headquarters in Bangladesh. Walton now employs over 30000 people across 22 production bases spread throughout 700 acres of factory land. Based on market demand, the annual production capacity is 10 million units. The day-long trip, which included stops at various main sections such as the Refrigeration Unit, Compressor Section, Molding Area, and others, was a pleasure and gave the Department's faculty members a peek of Walton's most cutting-edge technologies and facilities. And the department is looking forward to working with Walton's Research and Development team in the future. This visit was conducted for maintaining a Industries and Academia collaboration for the development and achieving department’s future goals in terms of Research, and BAETE Accreditation.
With a significant number of Iutians working for Walton Bangladesh, it was inspiring to observe how the MPE alumni are contributing to elevate the country's pride in technological domains. We would like to express our gratitude to all the members of Walton for their hospitality and warmth.