Report on
Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES)
With
United Cement Company of Nigeria, LTD
Mfamosing plant, Calabar
Prepared By:
EQUERE UBONG IMEH
20081597233
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
11 February, 2012
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Acknowledgements
My gratitude goes to the United Cement Company of Nigeria Ltd staff that imparted their vast knowledge and so much assisted me during my industrial attachment. It is through their valued support that I was able to enjoy my attachment. Many heartfelt thanks for their support.
Many thanks go to the management and the rest of the staff at United Cement Company of Nigeria Ltd for their unwavering support and for giving me a chance to be part of the Unicem family.
I would also like to extent my heartfelt gratitude to my family members for their invaluable support (moral and otherwise) throughout my attachment. I truly thank the Lord Almighty for the opportunity of a memorable fruitful period at United Cement Company of Nigeria Ltd.
Abstract
This report summarizes the author’s real-life experiences in a working environment with real operational structures that he went through at United Cement Company of Nigeria Ltd. The duration of the attachment was three months, which were spent in the Mechanical Engineering department which is made up of:
1. Raw mill section
2. Kiln section
3. Cement mill section
4. Parking Plant
Data was gathered through carrying out specific tasks, sharing ideas and observation. The main goal behind this report is to give the conceptual view of the department and how it fits in the overall performance of the firm. The intention of this report is give a brief background of the industrial attachment programme as well as to give a report of the host company, its history and core business after which we then move on to recommendations and conclusions.