Mr. Narayanan Namboothiry works as a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the S.D.College, Alappuzha. He has developed a number of technologies and has made more than a dozen low-cost machines and equipment which are capable of converting low-cost, locally available, and waste materials into value added products such as fancy items, models etc. He also acts as a resource person in training programmes and demonstrations organised in villages all around to share his skills, experiences and innovative spirit.

Multi-purpose engine

This machine can be used for cutting heavy and light wooden pieces, grinding metals and wood, buffing or polishing metal and wood, carving on wood, turning wood and light metal inside and outside & drilling holes etc.

It can be operated with a 1.5 H.P. motor. Speed for various operations are adjusted by changing the diameter of pulleys. A forward-reverse switch can change direction of rotation. A variety of wooden fancy and utility items can be made with the help of the machine. All operations such as cutting, carving, turning, buffing, drilling etc. can be done simultaneously or in isolation with the single machine.