{"id":5926,"date":"2026-09-09T09:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/?p=5926"},"modified":"2026-09-09T09:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:08:31","slug":"faculty-of-engineering-students-visit-furukawa-fitel-thailand-on-an-educational-field-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/?p=5926","title":{"rendered":"Faculty of Engineering Students Visit Furukawa FITEL (Thailand) on an Educational Field Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 4 September, 2026, Asst Prof Dr Patamaporn Sripadungtham of the Department of Electrical Engineering led fourth-year regular-program electrical engineering students enrolled in the Seminar Course on an educational visit to Furukawa FITEL (Thailand) Co., Ltd., in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1030422_0-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1030422_0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1030422_0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1030422_0-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1030422_0.jpg 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1032820_0-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1032820_0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1032820_0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1032820_0-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1032820_0.jpg 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The company is a leading organization in Furukawa Electric\u2019s global telecommunications business. It manufactures components and equipment used in fiber-optic communication systems, such as optical communication and industrial lasers, laser transmitter modules, optical connectors, fusion splicers and wavelength stabilizers \u2014 essential parts of modern communications networks. The students received a warm welcome from Dr Sanguan Anantathanasarn, General Manager of Research and Development; Mr Pilan Tipiwat, Human Resources Manager; and their team, who shared valuable knowledge about manufacturing and component-assembly processes in the photonics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit aimed to give students hands-on experience by learning in a real workplace, which will help to prepare them for their future careers. 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