Industry Profile Details
Industry Information
Industry Name
Dire Dawa Railway Metal Work
Industry Type
Construction
Branch
East Branch Linkage Coordination Office (ምስራቅ ቅርንጫፍ የትስስር ማስተባበሪያ ጽ/ቤት): Haramaya University
Established Date
March 18, 2022
Description
The historic Dire Dawa railway metal works, part of the 1902-established Ethio-Djibouti railway, features century-old, French-built workshops that remain operational. Skilled technicians repair and refurbish antique machinery and train parts on-site, serving as a critical, unique, and local repair hub for industries in the region, with plans to repurpose the site into a training center and museum.
Detailed Industry Profile
Company General Profile
Sector: ["construction"]
Company Size: large
Region: dire_dawa
Nearby City: Dire Dawa
Nearby University / TVET: Dire Dawa University
Contact Person: Goverment
Industry Resources
Technology Status: semi_automated
R&D Lab: Yes
Financial Resource: 0
IPR List: -
Certified Specializations: -
Academia-Industry Partnership
Linkage: No
HETRIIL Plan: Yes
Internship Capacity: We plan give an opportunity to university students for internship with a number of 15 with the filed of mechanical and Electrical Engineering as well as railway Engineering
Externship Capacity: We will try to accept staffs
Cooperative Training Capacity: Both hard and soft skill Training for all staffs
Linkage Achievements: Training
Industry Demand Articulation
Externship Demand: We need further hard and soft skill training about metal work
Cooperative Training Demand: Manpower development
Technology Gap: AI based control system
Joint Applied Research: Molding process and energy optimization
Consultancy Demand: Marketing, customer handling, production process
Priority Collaboration Theme: Imported raw material substitution solution
Remarks: -