HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT

“ OFC  WAS  ESTABLISHED  IN 1942 AS TRANSPLANTATION PROJECT (TP-2) FOR  GUN & SHELL  FACTORY COSSIPORE  AND  METAL  &  STEEL FACTORY,  ISHAPORE.”

MISSION

“Production of State of the Art Battle Field Equipments”

VISION

-         To equip our Armed Forces with modern “Defence and Battle Field Equipments”

-         To continuously modernize our production facilities.

-         To train and motivate personnel.

-         To equip ourselves with technologies through acquisition, synergy and in-house R&D.

-         To continuously improve quality

-         To achieve highest level of customer satisfaction.

-         To increase base in defence, non defence and export markets and establish global presence.

QUALITY

ORDNANCE FACTORY KANPUR IS IS/ISO 9001-2000 CERTIFIED & OFC TESTING FACILITIES ARE NABL ACCREDITED FOR MECHANICAL & CHEMICAL TESTING

Certification Agency:    BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS   

NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR TESTING & CALIBRATION OF LABORATORIES

QUALITY POLICY

“OFC is committed to produce the product to the entire satisfaction of customers and ensure continual improvement of Quality Management System”

QUALITY SYSTEM

A centralized road map for total quality management system have been designed by ordnance factory board as a guide line. The system maintained at a factory level will be audited by external and internal agencies.

The main features of the TQM will cover as follows :

v      Quality of design

v      Quality of conformance to design

v      Standard cell functions

v      Quality of purchase

v      Quality of input material receipt.

v      Quality of input material inspection

v      Quality of storage of input materials

v      Quality of product manufacturing process.

Three tier Quality Audit System

Three tier Quality Audit System has been introduced to achieve the quality system designed by OFB. These are :

1. 1st tier audit is conducted by factory once in a month.

2. 2nd tier audit is conducted by sister factory auditors on  half yearly basis.

3. 3rd tier audit is conducted by the auditor nominated by OFB annually.

Self-certification

To control the non-conformities and the process improvement, producer in the shop level has been made responsible for quality. In line operator inspects its products and certifies in prescribed format.

Key testing facilities

Computerized  universal testing  m/c (INSTRON,  UK  make)  dynamic  model  500 kn  capacity. With the above machine 0.2%  proof stress,  yield stress,  UTS,  elongation % age,  reduction  of  area % age  & fracture toughness  test  in  unit of KIC  (with cyclic  load of 104 – 108  cycle per Hour)  is  measured  and hardcopy can  also  be obtained.

Chemical lab :

Computerized  determination   of carbon  &  sulpher  %age  by  carbon sulpher  analyzer  (model CS 200,  LECO make,  USA)

With  above  facility  carbon  sulpher %age  can  be  determined  within  60 seconds  with  a  accuracy to  four decimal  place.

Metallurgical testing :

Ø      Computerized  Olympus metallurgical  microscope  alongwith  image  analysis system  (Olympus,  Japan)  with  high resolution  colour  camera.

Ø      Magnification  50x  to  1000x.  Measuring accuracy  1  micron.

Microcam  image  analysis  system  can measure  grain  size,  inclusion  rating, case  depth,  depth  of de-carborization, nodularity,  carbide  particle,  micro structure.

Cost control measures

OFC is continuously aiming for cost control by :

1. Modification of the input material to reduce the wastages.
2. Reduction in labour and material estimates through process improvement.
3. Controlling the non conformaties.
4. Modificaiton in the shop layout for minimum  material handling

 MODERNISATION

Modernization has been undertaken to upgrade technological capability, better  flexibility of production, shorter duration for establishment  of new products and to meet the stringent quality requirements.

AMMUNITION

1. STATE-OF-ART CNC MACHINES WITH AUTOMATIC MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM.

2. CNC CONTROLLED VERTICAL BOTTLING PLANT

3. CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE CONTINUOUS  HEAT-TREATMENT  FURNACE.

4.  INTRODUCTION OF IN-PROCESS INSPECTION.

ORDNANCE

1. HEAVY DUTY 4 GUIDE WAY LATHE FOR BARREL MACHINING.

2. COMPUTER CONTROLLED AUTOFRETTAGE PLANT.

3. CNC CHAMBER BORING MACHINE.

4. CNC RIFLING MACHINE

5. CNC MACHINING CENTRE

Major Plant & Machinery added during the Xth Plan Period

•         CNC Chamber Boring Machine

•         CNC Honing Machine

•         CNC Barrel Straightening Press

•         CNC Four Guide way Lathe

•         Linear Tooling  CNC Lathes

•         Slant Bed CNC Lathes

•         Continuous Type Heat Treatment Furnace

•         Induction Heating Furnace

Expenditure on Modernisation

•         Xth Plan Period                        -           Rs.135.86  Crores

            (2002-2007)

•         XIth Plan Period                       -           Rs.262.50  Crores

             (2008-2012)                                            (Planned)

E-GOVERNANCE

1) Computerisation   in   Ordnance Factory, Kanpur started in 1986  using Batch Processing  Mode.

2) In  the  year  1990  an  On-line Production  Planning & Control System was Started which is an  customize  E.R.P. Package.

All major activities are computerized

AREA OF E-GOVERNANCE:

•         Databases Management

•         Inventory Management & Analysis                   

•         Purchase Order Planning & Control

•         Vendor Analysis          

•         Payment Analysis         

•         Maintenance Management       

•         Work in Progress

•         Shop Order Release

•         Forecasting Module

•         Material Requirement Planning             

•         Tool Management

•         Costing Module                                                             

•         Quality Control                                                  

All  the  units linked to  O.F.B.   using BSNL  MPLS   Networking Providing - 

     1. Desk-to-desk email facilities.

     2. Electronic File Transfer

     3. On-line reports and returns

     4. Web based applications

     5. Internet Telephony                                                          

KEY PRODUCTION FACILITIES

1. AUTOMATIC FORGING PLANT FOR HIGH SIZE HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL COMPONENTS 

2. INTRICATE MACHINING OF SMALL, MEDIUM AND   LARGE SIZED COMPONENTS.

3. BARREL MANUFACTURE FOR HEAVY CALIBRE GUNS.

4. JIG BORING, JIG GRINDING FACILITIES

5. WIRE  CUT MACHINING

6. HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS COMPONENTS

7. SURFACE TREATMENT   (ANODIZING, PHOSPHATING, ELECTROPLATING , VARNISHING PAINTING ETC).

8. DEEP DRAWING TECHNOLOGY FOR SMALL COMPONENTS.

PRODUCT PROFILE

STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

YEAR                                     PRODUCT

1942-62           - 25 PDR AIR BOMB & 4.5” NAVAL HV

1962                - ORDNANCE   75/24 MM    PACK   HOWZR

                             (INDIAN MOUNTAIN GUN)

                          -  81MM AND 120MM MORTAR AND AMMN

1964                - ORDNANCE 105MM TANK GUN FOR VIJAYANTA TANK

1965                - 105 APDS, 105MM DST PRACTICE, 105MM TANK HESH.

1967                - ORDNANCE 105MM INDIAN FIELD GUN

                        -   SHELL 105MM IFG HE, SMOKE 

1976                -  ORDNANCE 105MM LIGHT FIELD GUN

1979                -  ORDNANCE 115MM : CHETAK PROJECT

                        -  SHELL 115MM TK HESH

1980                -  ORDNANCE 120MM  FOR ARJUN TANK

                        -  SHELL 120MM TK HESH

                        -  105 LFG ORDNANCE      

1982                -  SHOT 105MM TK FSAPDS (FIN STABILIZED AMMUNITION)

1984                -  SHOT 120MM TK FSAPDS

                        -  BARREL 51MM MORTAR

1987                -  ORDNANCE 125MM FOR T-72 TANK

1989                -  SHOT 125MM FSAPDS (PROTOTYPE MANUFACTURE)

1991                -  SHELL 125MM HIGH EXPLOSIVE ANTI TANK

1993                -  SHELL 30MM HE/I FOR INFANTRY COMBAT VEHICLE

1994                -  UPGUNNING OF 130MM FIELD GUN WITH 155/39 CALIBRE

                            GUN (MK-I)

                        -  SHELL 130MM HIGH EXPLOSIVE

1995                -  BOMB 51MM SMOKE

                        -  BOMB 81MM ILLG. MK-II

                        -  SHELL 155MM HE 77B

                        -  BARREL FOR 155MM FH GUN

1996                -  BOMB 51MM ILLG. & ITS COMPONENTS

                        -  STABILIZER  FOR SHELL 73MM HEAT

                        -  SHELL 23MM GHASHA

                        -  SHELL 125MM HE & FIN ASSY

1997                -  SHELL 155MM HE M-107

1998                -  130/155MM UPGUNNED EQUIPMENT ( MK-II)

                        -  SHELL 30MM GHASHA

1999                -  SHELL 30MM HE/T

                        -  SHELL 155MM ILLG (MIRA)

                        -  SHELL 155MM SMOKE

                        -  155MM FH ORDNANCE

2000                - SHELL 155MM ERFB ILLG.

                        - BOMBLET BODY AND CST FOR PRITHVI WARHEAD

CURRENT RANGE OF PRODUCTS

ORDNANCE

Ø      155MM FH ORDNANCE

Ø      130/155MM UPGUN KIT (39 CAL) MK-I

Ø       130/155MM UPGUN KIT (39 CAL) MK-II

Ø      125MM TANK GUN FOR T-72 TANK

Ø      125MM TANK GUN FOR T-90 TANK

Ø      120MM TANK GUN FOR ARJUN TANK

Ø       105MM  LFG ORDNANCE

Ø       120MM  BRANDT MORTAR

AMMUNITION

Ø      23MM SCHILKA

Ø      SHELL 30 MM HE/I & HE/T

Ø       SHELL 105MM IFG HE

Ø       SHELL 105MM TK SH PRACTICE

Ø       SHELL 105MM IFG ILLUMINATING/SMOKE

Ø       SHELL 120MM TK HESH

Ø       SHELL 125MM HEAT

Ø       SHELL 125MM HE

Ø       SHELL 130MM HE

Ø       SHELL 155MM HE 77 B

Ø      SHELL 155MM HE M 107

Ø      SHELL 155MM ILLG (MIRA)

Ø       SHELL 155MM ILLG ERFB (NASCHEM)

Ø       BOMB 25 LBS. AIR CRAFT PRACTICE

Ø       SHELL 155MM SCREENING SMOKE ERFB (NASCHEM)

Ø       TAIL UNIT 2A FOR BOMB 120MM

Ø       BOMB 81MM HE MORTAR

Ø       BOMB 120M HE PWP

Ø       BOMB 120MM ILLG

Ø       TAIL UNIT 8A

Ø       TAIL UNIT 4A

Ø       BOMB 51MM HE

Ø       BOMB 51MM SMOKE

Ø       BOMB 51MM ILLG