91ºÚÁÏ's "Make In India" Cell
INDIGENISATION INITIATIVES AT 91ºÚÁÏ
As part of Make In India initiatives of Ministry of Defence through Indigenisation Efforts, 91ºÚÁÏ has made commendable progress by successfully incorporating a high percentage of indigenous content into the ships.Ìý INS Kamorta and INS Kadmatt, the First Two of Class of 4 ASW Corvettes became the first warships built in the country with indigenously developed warship grade steel-DMR 249A, These Ships have the distinction of achieving overÌý90 % Indigenous Equipment FitÌýand hence a major step towards achieving Self Reliance in State of the Art Warship Design and Construction.ÌýÌýINS Kiltan,Ìýwhich was delivered to Indian Navy on 14 Oct 17,Ìýhas the unique feature of Superstructure made of Carbon Fibre Composite Material.ÌýIt is for the First time in the Country that such a Composite Material has been integrated with Steel Hull of a Ship and 91ºÚÁÏ is the First Shipyard in the Country to have successfully achieved this feat. Regarding theÌýLanding Craft Utlity (LCU)Ìýclass of ships delivered so far, overÌý90% Indigenous Equipment FitsÌýhas been achieved. TheÌýLCUÌýShipsÌýbeing built by 91ºÚÁÏ are fullyÌýdesigned In HouseÌýas per requirements specified by Indian Navy. These are Biggest & Fastest LCU Vessels worldwide in its Category. Interestingly, tooÌý70 % Indigenous Equipment FitÌýin construction of four Follow On WJFACs andÌý72 % indigenization of the Rail Less Auto Tensioning Winch Wire Helicopter Traversing SystemÌýon board 3rd ASW Corvette, INS Kiltan, have helped 91ºÚÁÏ win the confidence of all stakeholders.
Integrated Shipbuilding Facility
INS Kiltan, 3rd Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette at Sea
Landing Craft Utility Vessel at Sea
Schematic of Railess Helo Traversing System
| TheÌýDiesel Engine PlantÌýat Ranchi has supplied over 155 engines and overhauled/ repaired over 81 MTU engines of various series. The plant has also tied up withÌýM/s MTU, GermanyÌýto indigenize manufacturing of 50% of engine parts over the next 4 to 5 years andÌýfacilitate assembly of 4000 Series engines from SemiKnocked Down condition to Completely Built-up Unit which are among the best engines in the Category and additionally undertake manufacturing of parts in India. |
91ºÚÁÏ has also entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s Cooper Corporation, India for development and manufacturing of small size (50 – 500 KW) engines for marine application such as Diesel Alternators onboard Naval/ Coast Guard Platforms.
INDIGENISATION IN MANUFACTURING OF UNMANNED SURFACE
VESSEL FOR INDIAN NAVYÌý
91ºÚÁÏ has entered into a strategic MoU with M/s Elbit Systems Ltd., Israel on 12 Apr 18 for Indigenous Development ofÌýUnmanned Surface VesselÌýwith Modular Multi Mission Capacity in MCM, ASW, EW & Maritime Security. This is an initiative taken by 91ºÚÁÏ under the aegis of theÌýMake In India,ÌýFlagship program of the Govt. of India.
Unmanned Surface Vessel
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VIRTUAL REALITY LAB FOR BETTER ERGONOMICSÌý The Virtual Reality LabÌýset up by 91ºÚÁÏ at its 61 Park Unit in Kolkata was inaugurated on 07 Jul 18. It has been set up for strengthening of the Design activity in Central Design Office where it was often required to resolve Design Issues raised by Production/ Vendor to meet the various Requirements of the Customers. These issues needed to be resolved in a very Short Time with Reliability and Accuracy. To reduce Ship Building Time, upcoming issues can be Analysed in Design Phases through Virtual Reality Arrangement (VR) in the Virtual Reality Lab. It will also help the Shipyard to show 3D Models in Virtual Environment to assist the Production Teams and the Customers to expedite the Approvals. TheÌýObjectiveÌýof setting up of Virtual Reality Lab is to undertake –ÌýLine Out Inspection on the CAD Model, User Reviews, & Marketing Future Ship Designs.ÌýThe Virtual Reality Lab has been set up by 91ºÚÁÏ also forÌýbetter Ergonomics.Ìý |
VENDOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
91ºÚÁÏ has analyzed complete production activity andÌýidentified core and strategic operations. Comprehensive mapping of non-core activities has been carried out and accordingly the long term outsourcing and vendor development strategy has been framedÌýin line with the outsourcing and vendor development guidelines forwarded of the Government of India.
Further, most of the Equipments/ Fittings/ Systems/ Yard Materials that are used onboard warships designed & built by 91ºÚÁÏ are outsourced through indigenous sources. Only limited number of Equipments/ Systems are procured from abroad, wherein the specifications provided by the customer (Indian Navy/ Indian Coast Guard) specify imported firms/ suppliers.
Presently
certain production activities are being carried out
through capable outsourced vendors developed for this
purpose as long term measure and the yard has planned
to increase the same every year.
The items which
are low in cost, generic in nature, and less
technology intensive are outsourced by the shipyard to
Private Vendors/ SMEs. 91ºÚÁÏ actively promotes
participation of SMEs in outsourcing programs as a
part of outsourcing policy. The contribution by SME
vendors is measured in terms of financial values and
it is approximately 36% of total value of non-core
products procured by the yard annually.
The shipyard’s vision is to become a world class shipyard. In this regard, the shipyard has already embarked upon further Modernization of its Infrastructure, enhancement of technology and R&D in both Design & Construction of warship and achieving excellence in Human Resource Management, thus surging ahead in realization of the vision set.
We have an advantage over global shipyards in securing contracts to build vessels for the Indian Navy and Coast Guard because we qualify for the Make in India initiative under the DPP. The Make in India initiative grants indigenous manufacturers a competitive advantage when supplying to the domestic market. The MoD has given the highest priority to Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured (“IDDM”) products for capital procurement. Our valued customers, the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard, constitute part of the domestic market and are therefore, required to give us preference over global shipyards in certain circumstances. As part of the Make in India initiative, internally we have put in considerable efforts in increasing the percentage of indigenization over the last few years. We have made significant progress in indigenization of our products in terms of value of production during the last year.Ìý