Upholding the vision of its founder Robert Breuning, the Komet Group (Based in Besigheim, Germany) has been a contributing significantly to social causes. In India, the focus of Komet has been on vocational training of students. India is known across the world for its abundant labour pool but finding a trained candidate has been a challenge for most industries. The main cause for this is that Indian Universities restrict themselves to imparting knowledge, without promoting the practical skills of the students. In an effort to bridge this growing gap, Komet India initiated a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme with the Federal Republic of Germany.
Through this PPP initiative, this leading manufacturer of precision cutting tools is looking to leverage on as well as share its vast expertise and experience in cutting tool engineering accumulated over many years.
The main aim of the project is to transfer technology to society. This is possible with the initiation of cooperation between industrial partners and educational institutions. With this view Komet India tied up with NTTF (Nettur Technical Training Foundation). Interested students from this institution were placed under the programme. The training included both classroom training as well as practical workshops in factory. These students were paid stipend and were trained by Indian and German faculty members. For imparting this training, Komet allotted and purchased separate machines and brought specialists from Germany.
Komet India also recruited fresh engineers from various colleges. These engineers were given specific training in different areas of design, production and project management. Moreover, Komet India didn't limit the programme to just students; it focused on improving knowledge level of its customers and partners by giving special emphasis on advanced areas of mechatronics.