20th June 2018 06:51:25 Hours
The Multipurpose Metal Banding Machine invented by Sapper Udaya kumara BP of 9th Engineer Services Regiment won the 2nd place at the Ranaviru New Inventions Competition - 2018 organized among the troops serving in Units locked under the Security Forces Headquarters (Wanni).
This newly designed machine is a human powered machine operated by hand without electricity and can be easily converted in to a electric powered machine by using an electric motor.
The machine can be used to bend steel rods, GI pipes, Box Bars, L - Iron Bars, etc and can be manufactured at a approximate coat of Rs. 25,000.00.