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excellent performance and at reasonable price. |
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Corporate:
Sr. No.
|
Event |
Year |
| 1. |
Formation of original partnership
firm |
1960 |
2. |
Conversion of partnership into
a Private Limited Co. |
1972 |
| 3. |
Becoming a deemed Public Limited
Co.. |
1988
|
| 4. |
Becoming a Limited Company
through an IPO |
1994 |
| 5. |
Expansion |
1995 |
| 6. |
Sales : Rs. 100 Million per
annum exceeded
Rs.
200 Million per annum exceeded
Rs.
300 Million per annum exceeded
Rs.
500 Million per annum exceeded
Rs.
750 Million per annum exceeded
Rs.
1,000 Million per annum exceeded
|
1989-90
1992-93
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07 |
| 7. |
Highest ever Production &
Sales per month |
March
’06 |
| 8. |
Highest ever Sales per month |
March
’07 |
Manufacture related:
Sr. No.
|
Event |
Year |
| 1. |
First 0.5 Ton Electric Arc
Furnace Melt (Carbon Steel) |
1961 |
2. |
First Alloy Steel Melt |
1963 |
| 3. |
Manufacture of Castings for
Power Generation Equipment in Creep Resistant
Steel |
1969 |
| 4. |
Intercast Link Chain”
casting technology developed |
1969 |
| 5. |
Flame Hardening” of Castings |
1978 |
| 6. |
No Bake” Sand System
introduced
|
1978 |
| 7. |
Development of External Vendors
for Fettling of Castings |
1978 |
| 8. |
Refractory Gating System introduced
in moulding |
1980 |
| 9. |
Production of large ( 2 metre
dia.) ring type casting |
1980 |
| 10. |
Casting weighing 2.4 tons made |
1982 |
| 11. |
First Melt of Ferrous Wear
and Abrasion Resistant Material with Japanese
Knowhow made. |
1982 |
| 12. |
Complete Liner System Design
to enhance productivity and reduce energy
consumption, in Tubular Ball Mills |
1984 |
| 13. |
Setting up of Shell Moulding
Facility (Plant2) |
1993 |
| 14. |
Large scale development of
high integrity structural castings |
2001 |
| 15. |
Polymer Quenching facility
in Heat Treatment created |
2001 |
Machinery & Equipment
related:
Sr. No.
|
Event |
Year |
| 1. |
First Jolt-Squeeze Molding
Machine installed |
1962 |
2. |
1.5 Ton Electric Arc Furnace
installed |
1964 |
| 3. |
Mechanised Sand Conditioning
Plant commissioned |
1975 |
| 4. |
First Large Jolter Moulding
Machine installed |
1975 |
| 5. |
Roller Conveyor system in Moulding
Section commissioned |
1975 |
| 6. |
Shot Blasting Plant commissioned
|
1976 |
| 7. |
1st Sand Conditioning Plant
commissioned |
1975 |
| 8. |
Thyristor Control System in
Arc Furnace installed |
1978 |
| 9. |
Crane Weigher commissioned |
1978 |
| 10. |
Diesel Generating Sets commissioned |
1981 |
| 11. |
Induction Furnace of 1 Ton
capacity installed |
1984 |
| 12. |
Second Sand Conditioning Plant
commissioned |
1994 |
| 13. |
Induction Furnace 1.5 T/2T
installed |
1996 |
| 14. |
Double Door Shot Blasting Machine
installed |
2004 |
| 15. |
3 T capacity Induction Furnace
installed |
2005 |
| 16. |
New Shed for Heat Treatment
constructed |
2005 |
| 17. |
Additional H.T. Furnaces procured |
2005 |
| 18. |
Installed
a full fledged state-of-the-art in-house
Machine Shop with Sophisticated
CNC Horizontal Machining Centre, CNC Vertical
Machining Centre, 3D Co-ordinate Measuring
Machine and other machines for Boring, Turning,
Planning, Shaping & Drilling operations.
|
2006 |
| 19. |
Induction Hardening equipment
installed. |
2007 |
Collaborations:
Sr. No.
|
Event |
Year |
| 1. |
Collaboration for Technical
Knowhow with an Indian firm, Mukand Ltd. |
1962 |
2. |
Collaboration for Technical
Knowhow with M/s. Kurimoto Ltd., Osaka, Japan,
for production of Manganese Steel Castings |
1980
to 1990 |
| 3. |
Collaboration for Technical
Knowhow with M/s. Kurimoto Ltd.,
Osaka, Japan, for production of Ferrous Wear
and Abrasion Resistant Castings
|
1983
to 1998 |
| 4. |
Collaboration for Technical
Knowhow with M/s. Kurimoto Ltd.,
Osaka, Japan, for designing Complete Liner
System for Tubular Ball Mills in Cement Plants,
for improved grinding efficiency
|
1985
to 1990 |
Reward/Benefit Schemes for Employees:
Sr. No.
|
Event |
Year |
| 1. |
Incentive Bonus Scheme based
on Tonnage Productivity introduced |
1968 |
2. |
Incentive Bonus Schemes based
on formal Work Study introduced |
1974 |
| 3. |
Punctuality Bonus and Attendance
Bonus Schemes introduced
|
1975 |
| 4. |
Formation of Employees Welfare
Trust |
1981 |
| 5. |
Introduction of Long Service
Reward Scheme |
1975 |
| 6. |
Introduction of Birthday Gifts |
1984 |
| 7. |
KRAR (Key Result Areas Reward)
Scheme introduced |
2003 |
| 8. |
Landmark Performance Gift Scheme
|
2003 |
| 9. |
RIR (Rejection Improvement
Reward) Scheme introduced |
2004 |
Quality Assurance related:
Sr. No.
|
Event |
Year |
| 1. |
Use of Optical Pyrometer for
temperature measurement |
1964 |
2. |
Universal Testing Machine (10
Tons) installed |
1966 |
| 3. |
Dye Penetrant Testing
|
1970 |
| 4. |
Gamma Ray Radiography equipment
commissioned |
1973 |
| 5. |
Ultrasonic Flaw Detector commissioned |
1974 |
| 6. |
Colorimeter for Chemical Analysis
commissioned |
1975 |
| 7. |
Composite Gauging for Casting
Inspection |
1975 |
| 8. |
Photomicrography |
1976 |
| 9. |
Magnetic particle Testing |
1976 |
| 10. |
20T Universal Testing Machine
commissioned |
1976 |
| 11. |
Radiography facility (iridium)
commissioned |
1978 |
| 12. |
Immersion Pyrometer commissioned |
1979 |
| 13. |
Optical Pyrometer Calibration
Set installed |
1979 |
| 14. |
Digital Immersion Pyrometer
installed |
1983 |
| 15. |
Direct Reading Vacuum Emission
Spectrometer of Philips make installed. |
1983 |
| 16. |
Quality Circles (Improvement
Circles) started |
1983 |
| 17. |
Cobalt 60 Radiography commissioned |
1993 |
| 18. |
ISO 9002 Certification by Bureau
of Indian Standards |
1993 |
| 19. |
ISO 9002 certification by RWTUV,
Germany. |
1995 |
| 20. |
ISO 9001 certification by TWTUV,
Germany |
1999 |
| 21. |
Various Microscopes |
|
| 22. |
Direct Reading SPECTROMAXx-M
Floor Version High CCD Optical Emission Spectrometer
installed |
2006 |
| 23. |
ISO 14001 certification by
TUV NORD, Germany |
2006 |
| 24. |
OHSAS 18001 certification by
TUV NORD, Germany |
2006 |
Recognitions & Certifications:
Sr. No.
|
Event |
Year |
| 1. |
Recognition as a “Well
Known Foundry” by Indian Boilers Board |
1971 |
2. |
Recognition of our “Research
& Development Laboratory” by the
Department of Science and Technology, Govt.
of India. |
1977 |
| 3. |
Recognition of our Steel Foundry
by the Lloyds Register of Shipping, London,
for Steel Casting
|
1977 |
| 4. |
Recognition of our Steel Foundry
by the Indian Register of Shipping, for Steel
Casting |
1981 |
| 5. |
Award from M/s. Hindustan Motors
Limited as Best Supplier to TEREX worldwide
quality for the year 1979-80 and 1980-81 |
1981 |
| 6. |
“Best Foundry”
Award from the Institute of Indian Foundrymen
for having best import substitution record
amongst all foundries in India. |
1982 |
| 7. |
Engineering Export Promotion
Council's Western Regional Export Award for
the year 2001-02 - Certification of Export
Excellence
|
2005 |
| 8. |
Engineering Export Promotion
Council's Western Regional Export Award for
the year 2003-04- Certification of Export
Excellence |
2006 |
| 9. |
Chamber-Excel Excellence Award
for the year 2005-06 from Saurashtra Chamber
of Commerce & Industry for Excellence
in Energy Conservation in last 3
years.
|
2006 |
| 10. |
In March 2007 awarded with
SILVER SHIELD in the Category
of Star Performers
in the product group of Industrial Castings
in Large Enterprises by Engineering Export
Promotion Council (EEPC). |
2007 |
| 11. |
“Best Vendor (Category-Castings)”
award from M/s. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.,
Bangalore, in recognition of outstanding
performance in supply of materials during
2006-07. |
2007 |
Export related:
Sr. No.
|
Event |
Year |
| 1. |
First export order executed
(for Ceylon Cement) |
1979 |
2. |
Exports : Rs. 10 Million per
year exceeded
Rs.
50 Million per year exceeded
Rs.
100 Million per year exceeded
Rs.
200 Million per year exceeded
Rs.
400 Million per year exceeded
|
1999-00
2000-01
2002-03
2004-05
2006-07 |
| 3. |
Container Loading facility
commenced
|
2004 |
| 4. |
Accorded the status of ONE-STAR
Export House |
2004 |
| 5. |
Awarded Certificate of Export
Excellence by EEPC, Western Regional Council. |
2005 |
| 6. |
Awarded Certificate of Export
Excellence by EEPC, Western Regional Council |
2006 |
| 7. |
Awarded SILVER SHIELD
in the Category of Star Performers
by EEPC, Western Regional Council. |
2007 |
Other events:
Sr. No.
|
Event |
Year |
| 1. |
Kardex System Production Planning
and Control |
1969 |
2. |
Intercom Telephone Exchange
installed |
1969 |
| 3. |
Membership of Steel Castings
Sectional Committee of Indian Standards Institution
|
1969 |
| 4. |
Canteen for employees in Company’s
premises |
1969 |
| 5. |
Development of Local Ancillaries
for Pattern making |
1971 |
| 6. |
Development of Local Ancillaries
for Fettling |
1971 |
| 7. |
First Employees’ Annual
Cultural Programme |
1972 |
| 8. |
Kardex System for Materials
Department |
1972 |
| 9. |
Suggestions Scheme introduced |
1973 |
| 10. |
TELEX Machine installed |
1974 |
| 11. |
Franking Machine introduced |
1974 |
| 12. |
First Issue of Company’s
House Magazine CASTEEL FLASHES |
1974 |
| 13. |
20 ton weigh bridge installed |
1975 |
| 14. |
Introduction of electronic
calculators for extensive daily use |
1975 |
| 15. |
Punch Card System for clocking
daily attendance |
1975 |
| 16. |
Company wide Cost Reduction
Programme introduced |
1975 |
| 17. |
Mr. T. Kumar, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
of the Company, appointed as CHAIRMAN of Steel
Castings Sectional Committee of Indian Standards
Institution |
1976 |
| 18. |
Powder Cutting Process for
High Alloy Steel Castings started |
1977 |
| 19. |
Wide spread use of pre-formed
exothermic insulating sleeves for risering
(feeding) |
1977 |
| 20. |
Inhouse Ammonia Printing |
1978 |
| 21. |
Commencement of a unique process
of peer evaluation called “MACE”
(Mutual Attitudinal Characteristics Exercise).
|
1975 |
| 22. |
Formation of Steelcast Gratuity
Trust |
1975 |
| 23. |
Formation of Steelcast Superannuation
Trust |
1982 |
| 24. |
Installation of Computer Network |
1992 |
| 25. |
Electronic Punching Machine
installed |
1993 |
| 26. |
Obtained Trade Marks for Impaktuff,
Ringtuff etc. |
2000 |
| 27. |
Awarded the status of “Self
Certified” supplier for supplies to
Tractor Engineers Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary
of L&T in recognition of consistent quality
and robustness of processes and systems. |
2005 |
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