Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited or Midhani showcased its composite armour panels for mine protected automobiles at a Bengaluru occasion final month.
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited or Midhani, the defence ministry public sector metallurgy unit, after having equipped the special metal for the Indian Railways iconic ‘Vande Bharat’ trains is ready to supply special metal alloy and aluminium metallic sheets, rings and others materials for the development of recent era railway in addition to metro rail coaches for varied projects.
“Our products developed have been indigenously. They are light weight, have high tensile strength and are corrosive resistant, therefore, they are the right fit for the requirements of the Indian Railways and metro rail projects being built across the country,” affirmed Chairman and Managing Director S.Okay. Jha, in an unique interplay.
The publicly listed unit has not too long ago equipped about 400 axles for the trendy trains which have been earlier being imported from China and is now bidding for the larger numbers to the tune of about 18,000 axles for the tender floated by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) of the Railways in Chennai
“Our metal is being used to build fighter jets, helicopters, missiles and submarines. Hence, our credentials and capabilities are proven as well as trusted. We are ready to supply higher grade of steel for the railways which will be more durable and give a better finish. We are working with the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) for better data to improve our collaboration,” he defined.
Dr. Jha additionally disclosed that the Container Corporation of India (Concor) has signed an settlement to supply the whole prepare set to be manufactured from the special alloy metallic to be equipped by Midhani. “There is no need to source material for making metro rail coaches from abroad for projects here. We are capable to supplying the required metal for any metro rail firm in the country with necessary regulatory approvals and certifications,” he asserted.
While Midhani’s certifications come from strategic aero-space, nuclear and defence sector, completely different set of approvals are wanted for railways as the general public sector unit has to be part of the bid course of like another agency.
Hastelloy
In truth, the corporate has equipped ‘hastelloy’ – a nickel based mostly alloy launched final 12 months to thermal energy stations to scale back the emissions of sulphur-dioxide, a significant pollutant. The Union Power Ministry has stipulated all thermal energy crops throughout the nation to set up the metallic to scale back air pollution of So2 together with carbondioxide by 2025. “Only three other countries have mastered this manufacturing technology. We have built a new plate mill for the alloy and having discussions with BHEL, L&T and others. We are also looking into exports,” stated the CMD.
The defence PSU can also be planning to request the Telangana authorities for appropriate land at Adibatla the place a number of aero-space industries have arrange base to have its personal manufacturing and distribution unit because it has the wherewithal to supply the required metallic alloys, added Dr. Jha.
