STUDENTS’ INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME

(SIWES) TRAINING PROGRAMME REPORT

PERFORMED AT

WINCO FOAM NIGERIA LIMITED, NO 2 WINCO AVENUE AGU-AWKA,

ANAMBRA STATE

FROM MARCH 2021 TO JUNE 2021

PRESENTED BY

CHIKERE ARINZE JEROME .A.

2015214062

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR

THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ENGINEERING (B.ENG) IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
TO

THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING,

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING,

NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA

JUNE, 2021
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 DECLARATION
I, CHIKERE ARINZE JEROME .A. with matriculation number 2015214062 do
declare that the work in this SIWES report was carried out by me at WINCO FOAM
NIGERIA LIMITED, NO 2 WINCO AVENUE AGU-AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE.

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Signature Date

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Chikere Arinze Jerome .A.

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 CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that the work in this Report was carried out and written by CHIKERE,
ARINZE JEROME A. (2015214062) of the Department of Chemical engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.

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(SIWES Supervisor) Date

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Date

(Head of Department)

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 DEDICATION
This report is dedicated to God almighty, the omnipotent, omniscience and omnipresence
that has seen me through the period of Industrial Training.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I bless the name of the lord God Almighty above all for His doing in my life, his mercy
and grace that kept me all through my industrial training period, He has actually proved
to me that indeed he is faithful to me. I am greatly indebted to my Dad and also my
siblings who have contributed immensely to my success.

I am also grateful to the management and staff of Winco Limited who gave me the
opportunity to undergo my industrial training in the company and also gave me their
maximum co-operation during the period.

Finally I want to thank every that contributed to the success of my industrial training, my
industrial supervisors, my colleagues, co-workers and my relatives, a big thanks to you
all!!!

CHIKERE, ARINZE JEROME A.

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 ABSTRACT

It is a great privilege to work in foam producing company firm like Winco foam which is
located at no 2 Winco avenue Agu-Awka, Anambra State. The company specializes in
the production of foams and foam blocks. Although getting an I.T place was not easy but
my experience so far is that I can use 75% of the machines used in the company. My
great joy is that my aims and objectives were achieved during my industrial training.

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 TABLE OF CONTENT

Title i

Declaration ii

Certification iii

Dedication iv

Acknowledgement v

Abstract vi

Table of Content vii

CHAPTER 1 – Introduction

Introduction 1

1.1 Brief History of SIWES 1

1.2 Objectives of the Scheme 2

1.3 Scope of Industrial Training Program 2

1.4 Duration 3

1.5 Importance of the Industrial Training Program 3

1.6 Objectives of the Report 3

CHAPTER 2 – Company and Organizational Background

2.1 Organizational history 5

2.2 Organizational profile, mission, vision and core values 5

2.3 Organisational structure and hierarchy 8

2.4 Board of directors and management team 8

2.5 Various departments in the establishment and their functions 9

2.5.1 Production flowchart 9

2.6 Safety rules and regulations 9

CHAPTER 3 – Literature review 10

3.2 Theory of polyurethane foam production 13

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3.3 Brief history of polyurethane 13

3.4 Chemistry of polyurethane 14

3.5 Equipments utilized during the training 18

CHAPTER 4 – Project done: skills and knowledge acquired

4.1 Knowledge gained from the industrial work experience 24

4.1.1 Steps in foam production 25

4.1.2 Problems associated with chemicals 26

4.2 Contribution of the project to the company 27

4.3 How industrial training has broadened my knowledge 28

4.4 Problems encountered during SIWES 28

CHAPTER 5 – Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation -

5.1 Summary - 29

5.2 Conclusion 29

5.3 Recommendation 29

References 31

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