REPORT ON THE INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO

VOLTAS THANE PLAN

• We leave AICAR BUSINESS SCHOOL at 12 pm on 20th august 2009 and
reach the Voltas plant at 2 pm.
• We are given a brief introduction about the Voltas plant by Mr. Satish
Tambe
(DGM manufacturing and design dept) and Mr. Satvindar Singh Rainu
(Chief Manager of Production Engg.)
• The company was started by Volkart brothers and then taken over by
TATA group of
companies.It is spread over 20000 sq meters
• Voltas punch line is “Enduring Engineering Values”.

• They are having three units in the plant:

EMRBG

IPBG

MATERIAL HANDING

There are approximately 700 employees in Thane plant

350 workers

250 officers

100 works on daily basis.

According to their last balance sheet they have made a business of Rs 4300
cr. And the profit of rs.300 cr. In which Rs. 2800 cr. Is generated through
Projects and Rs 500 cr. is by EPBG devisions

A brief note about the working of the plant

MANUFACTURING

1. Voltas AC&R Thane plant was established in 1964 and the

production started in 1967.
2. Their are three divisions in Thane plant
 PRODUCT ENGINEERING

1. Voltas has a very strong product engineering base, engaged in

design and development of new products as well as carrying out
improvements in existing products.
2. Their approach of intelligent innovation and customized problem
solving is given full play through the use of advance design
software. These include the RR programme for Coil designing,
and Auto Cad Mechanical series 6 with Solid modeling package
for alternative design and quick evaluations.

COLLABRATIONS

Voltas manufacturing capabilities focus on the product of

collaborations with world leaders in air conditioning and refrigeration:

1. Screw chiller package from Durham Bush, U.S.A. / Malaysia.

2. Vapor absorption machines, both steam-fired and direct-fired
from Hitachi Limited, Japan.
3. Shell & Tube-type condenser/chiller from Stanford Refrigeration
Company, U.S.A.

COMPONENT MANUFACTURING

The core strength of Voltas manufacturing is its ability to produce

precision and complex

Components in-house by using state opf art of machines and

manufacturing processes.

The various machines installed include:

1. CNC horizontal machining centers.

2. CNC turning centre.
3. Fanuc tape drills

COIL MANUFACTURING

Coil made from aluminum fins. and copper tubes are made in house using:

1. Fin press and hair-pin benders

2. Vertical and horizontal expanders
3. Automatic coil brazing machines
This result in coils of highest quality, with various options such as louvered
fins, slit fins, sine wave/ corrugation.

Vapour absorption machine manufacturing

1. Voltas manufacturing set-up has modern fabrication facilities with

Tungsten Insert Gas welding, enabling production of high-quality welds
which can meet stringent leak testing of the order of 0.00001 atm
CC/sec.

Performance Testing

1. Performance testing facilities are installed for the entire range of

products , ranging from 5 TR packaged/split ductable units to 1000 TR
absorption machines.
2. The various rating conditions are simulated.
3. The stabilized and closely controlled water flows are maintained by
digital control.
4. An additional facility os steam boilers is also an integral part of test
bed facility, enabling testing of steam fired vapor absorption machine
of 80 TR to 1000 TR capacity.

Quality Assurance

Voltas Thane plant is certified for ISO 9001:2000 by TUV of India. It means
the products coming out of the plant are of consistent quality and reliability.

Questions asked from the students

1. What are the safety measures taken by you for avoiding accidents or
incidents.
2. What are your marketing strategies?
3. What are your relations with your employees?
4. What are the strategies adopted by you in the recession period?
5. What are the welfare activities you are running for your employees?

CONCLUSIONS

It was a pleasant experience visiting Voltas industries.we got a chance to see

how the work is done in the corporate. What are the challenges faced by
them and how they overcome those challenges.
We experienced the trip under the guidance of Miss. Harpreet Kaur.

Submited to:

Miss. Harpreet Kaur