Metallurgy at PSG-Coimbatore: An Overview

PSG Tech is a renowned engineering institution established by the PSG & Sons’ Charities Trust in 1951, with an effective industry-institute interaction. The Metallurgical Engineering program was established in 1968 as a part of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and subsequently as an independent department since 1974. PSG Tech's Department of Metallurgical Engineering is presently researching in the areas of Biomaterials, Ceramic Materials and Bainitic Steels. They have established a Centre of Excellence in Welding Engineering and Technology funded by the Department of Heavy Industry, Govt of India. The article discusses the history and progress of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering at PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore, India.