Wheel & Axle Plant
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The name Wheel & Axle Plant has been changed to Rail Wheel Factory (RWF).
RWF was established for manufacturing wheels and aAxles required for coaches and wagons of the Indian Railways
.
Built with World Bank assistance, it was inaugurated by Mrs Indira Gandhi
on 15 September 1984.
Cast steel wheel manufacture through controlled pressure pouring. A ladle of molten steel placed in a pouring tank is sealed with an airtight cover. A ceramic tube is at the center. Air is pushed inside this, which pushes the molten steel up through the tube into a graphite mould positioned above the pouring tube. Molten steel fills up the mould, and the wheel is cast.
About 2000 people work at the plant, turning out about:
Turnover of Rs
2.3 billion.
The plant is ISO 9002 Certified.
RWF is situated in Bangalore
, India
.
RWF was established for manufacturing wheels and aAxles required for coaches and wagons of the Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
.
Built with World Bank assistance, it was inaugurated by Mrs Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
on 15 September 1984.
Cast steel wheel manufacture through controlled pressure pouring. A ladle of molten steel placed in a pouring tank is sealed with an airtight cover. A ceramic tube is at the center. Air is pushed inside this, which pushes the molten steel up through the tube into a graphite mould positioned above the pouring tube. Molten steel fills up the mould, and the wheel is cast.
About 2000 people work at the plant, turning out about:
- 90,000 wheels per year of 4 types
- 48,000 axles per year of 15 types
Turnover of Rs
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....
2.3 billion.
The plant is ISO 9002 Certified.
RWF is situated in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.