Wheel & Axle Plant
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Established for manufacturing Wheels and Axles required for coaches and wagons of the Indian Railways
Built with World Bank assistance, it was inaugurated by Mrs Indira Gandhi on 15th September 1984.
Cast steel wheel manufacture through controlled pressure pouring. A ladle of molten steel placed in a pouring tank is sealed with an air tight cover. A ceramic tube is at the center. Air is pushed inside this which pushes the molten steel up through the tube into a graphite mould positioned above the pouring tube. Molten steel fills up the mould and the wheel is cast.
About 2000 people work at the plant turning out about
- 90,000 wheels per year of 4 types
- 48,000 axles per year of 15 types
Turnover of Rs 2.3 billion
The plant is ISO 9002 Certified
[edit] See also
Production Units of the Indian Railways
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