Heavy Engineering Corporation

Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd.
TypeCentral Public Sector Undertaking
Founded1958 (1958)
FounderGovernment of India
HeadquartersRanchi, Jharkhand, India
Key people
Shri K.S. Murthy (Chairman & MD)
Products
  • Steel Plant and its equipment
  • Mining equipment
  • Crushing equipment
  • Mineral processing products
  • Castings and forgings
  • Machine Tools
  • Crane and Heavy crane
  • Turn-key Projects
  • Special equipment:
    • Defence Sector equipments
    • Space Application equipments
    • nuclear power sector equipments
OwnerGovernment of India (100%)
ParentMinistry of Heavy Industries, Government of India
Websitehecltd.com/index.php

Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited or HECL is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. HECL was established in the year 1958 [1] as one of the largest Integrated Engineering Complex in India. It is owned by the Government of India, with administrative control under the Ministry of Heavy Industries. It manufactures and supplies capital equipments & machineries and renders project execution required for core sector industries. It has complete manufacturing set up starting from casting & forging, fabrication, machining, assembly and testing - all at one location, Ranchi, backed by a design - engineering and technology team.

HECL's Plants

It consists of the following units:

Heavy Machine Building Plant (HMBP)

The Plant has a fenced area of 5,70,000 square metres and a floor area of nearly 2,00,000 sq.m. It is engaged in design and manufacture of equipment and components for steel plant, mining, mineral processing, crushers, material handling, cranes, power, cement, aluminium, space research, nuclear power, etc.It is the most important part of HEC.it consists of many type of huge machine, like lathe machine, drill machine, compressor etc.

Heavy Machine Tools Plant (HMTP)

Set up in collaboration with M/s Skodaexport Czechoslovakia, HMTP produces machine tools in heavier ranges. The Plant covers an area of over 2,13,500 sq.m. It designs and manufactures medium & heavy duty CNC and conventional Machine Tools for Railways, Defense, Ordnance Factories, HAL, Space and other strategic sectors.

Foundry Forge Plant (FFP)

It is the largest foundry and forging complex in India and one of the largest of its kind in the world. The area of the Plant is 13,16,930 sq.m accommodating 76,000 tonnes of installed machinery to cope up with the various operations effectively. This plant is the manufacturer of heavy castings and forgings for various HEC make equipment and related to steel plant, defence, power, nuclear energy, etc. Manufacturer of forged rolls for steel plants, crank shafts for railway locomotives, etc.

Projects Division

Design, engineering and execution of turnkey projects related to bulk material handling, steel plant projects, cement plant and other sectors.

HECL's Products

Steel Plant and its equipment

  • Blast Furnace
  • Coke Oven Batteries
  • Continuous Casting Machine
  • Steel Melting Converters
  • Forged Rolls

Mining equipment

  • Hydraulic shovel (5 CuM)
  • Electric Rope Shovel (5 CuM)
  • Electric Rope Shovel (10 CuM)
  • Draglines (20/90 and 24/96)
  • P.G. Crusher

Crushing equipment and mineral processing products

  • Primary Gyratory Crusher
  • Cone Crusher
  • Four Roll Crusher
  • Reversible Hammer Crusher
  • Rod Mill
  • Machine Tools
  • Vertical Turning & Milling Machine
  • Lathe
  • Roll Grinding Machine
  • Deep Hole Boring Machine
  • Horizontal boring machine
  • Radial Drilling Machine
  • Planning Machine
  • Plano Milling Machine

Castings and forgings

  • Steel Castings
  • Steel Forgings
  • Grey Iron Castings
  • Non-Ferrous Castings

Crane

  • Crane
  • Heavy crane

HECL's Quality Policy

“To achieve and maintain a leading position as supplies of reliable quality products, systems and services to meet customer needs and expectations”

References

  1. ↑ Engineering Corporation to be listed, become Navratna- The Economic Times 2010[link removed]. Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved on 2010-02-13.

A fourth division "Project Division" has achieved milestones in this company. It is currently working in following major project:- 1) New Coal Handling Plant, Bhilai Steel Plant 2) Augmentation of Ore Handling Plant, Bhilai Steel Plant 3) Ore Blending and Bedding Plant, Rourkela Steel Plant 4) Madhuband NLW Coal Washery Project, Dhanbad

Almost 4 new projects are in line. Efficient engineers are committed for its design, erection and commissioning.