/// Major Achievements

• Over 550 thousand tons of equipment manufactured and supplied to Steel Sector.
• Significant contribution in setting up of Bokaro and Vizag. Steel plant.
• Equipment supplied for expansion of Bhilai Steel Plant.
• Supplied to almost all the Steel plants of India.
• Supplied over 580 Excavators (of 4.6 /5 /10 CuM capacity)
• Supplied 12 numbers of 24 CuM Draglines.
• Supplied over 10 numbers of Heavy Duty Gyratory 1500 TPH crushers.
• Manufactured over 300 numbers of Cranes.
• Supplied over 900 Machine Tools.

500th Excavator ready for dispatch (2008)

/// Cyclotron Magnet Poles

HEC successfully manufactured Magnet Poles and associated components for VECC (Department of Atomic Energy) and supplied in the year 2002.

• Exceptionally low carbon steel. Variation in carbon content within 0.07% and other elements within 0.10%.
• Ultra clean steel, free from alloying & tramp elements and gaseous contents.
• Very high homogeneity level.
• Control of grain size and micro structure to ensure best magnetic permeability.
• Free from non-metallic inclusions and other ultrasonic defects.
• Precision machining of complex geometry shapes.

Pole Tip Assembly

Cyclotron Magnet Assembly

/// High Impact Steel for DMRL

• Two grades of steel 249 A (ABA) and 249 AB2 developed for application in NAVY.
• Excellent Mechanical properties of the material achieved which is the manifestation of its internal soundness and cleanliness of steel composition.
• Impact test result achieved 170 Joules / cm2
• Commercial production of the established grade of steel started.
• A mile stone achievement in Indian metallurgy

/// Contribution to Nuclear Energy

• HEC has successfully manufactured special forging of nuclear gradel.
• The ultra clean liquid steel has been developed with close control of chemical composition & impurities.
• HEC has now established the technological processes and controls needed to make forgings for nuclear power sector.
• CNC Vertical Turning & Boring machine for Durgapur Wheel and Axle Plant

  15 nos. of machines were manufactured with Automatic Wheel Handling System to cater the production of 1 lakh wheels per year from rough forging to finish stage. These wheels are being supplied to INDIAN RAILWAYS for direct mounting on axles. The machines were equipped with FANUC 12 T with Auto Tool Changer.

• CNC Deep Hole Boring machine

  The machine was designed & developed with Sinumerik 810 M.GA3. The machine was commissioned in 1994 at Field GUN Factory, Kanpur for deep hole drilling/trepanning of large size gun barrels. It's performance was appreciated by the user.

• CNC Planing machine for Copper Mould machining

  Designed for machining Concave / Convex profile on the copper mould to be used on continuous casting machine. The machine was developed with FANUC 0-MC CNC System for Rourkela Steel Plant, in the year 1995.

• Heavy Duty CNC Roll Turning Lathe for Rolling Mills

  4 nos. of machines were developed & manufactured for rough & finish machining of Rolls with very high skin hardness. These machines with a use of FANUC 0-TD CNC System were supplied & commissioned at Bokaro steel Plant in the year 1997.

• Wheel Lathe for Tramways
• Conversion of Hydromotor to DC Feed Drive for Horizontal Boring machine
• Twin Horizontal Boring machine system for Co-Co Bogie machining for CLW
• HEC has successfully developed High Strength Low Alloy Steel Grade DMR-249A and 249B for Naval Application
• HEC has taken up developmental work of large size rings of special material for ISRO.