Industrial_Visit_to_BHEL
BHEL is one of the leading companies in
the public sector which manufactures heavy vessels which are used in power
plants. BHEL is engaged in the design,
engineering, manufacture, construction, testing, commissioning and servicing of
a wide range of products and services for the core sectors of the economy, viz.
Power, Transmission, Industry, Transportation (Railway), Renewable Energy, Oil
& Gas and Defence with over 180 products offerings to meet the needs of
these sectors.
There are plants all
over India, among which the plant located in Visakhapatnam is one of the major
ones. As Visakhapatnam has facilities of port, rail and transportation, major
works are being assigned to this plant. BHEL
undertakes contracts and builds power plants from the root level to end stage
and hands them over to the concerned clients and further approaches if any
problem occurs. The company is exporting raw material from South Africa at
present as per the requirements of clients. BHEL is famous for its accuracy and
every finished product is inspected to the grassroot level by using various new
techniques.
Students
were allowed into the plant to have a walkthrough about the various functions
of the plant. They learned about the machinery and witnessed how very large
movable and immovable parts are made. The General Manager gave a brief
introduction about the company. He cited that BHEL-HPVP unit (first called as
BHPV), had its inception in 1971, and has a current turnover of $26 million. It
will ranges to $250 million in the near future. BHEL-HPVP with ISO-9001
accreditation serves many sectors such as refineries, petrochemicals, oil &
gas, steel, power, nuclear, defence, cryogenics, boiler plant equipment and
process plant equipments.