INTRODUCTION

Business familiarization report is prepared to make the student understand about the working environment and
functions of the business. Business familiarization helps in-depth to understand the business, its product and
market exposure, and to identify the potential career opportunities. This study focuses on the entire business
organisation and its activities. Business familiarization helps the students to understand the real-world
implications of the knowledge gained in the college. In preparation of this report we have gained the real-
world exposure to the professional life and known the horizon of career opportunities in management. In this
report we are focusing on manufacturing and human resource management of the organisation.

Through this study we can picturize the authority, responsibility and hierarchy of the organisation.
This study not only fulfils the requirements of the course but has also developed us personally by getting
acquainted with how the companies regulates.

OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
 To understand the business process and get insight into the functions of the company.
 To study various departments like, finance, human resource and know their employees working
process and methods.
 To know the manufacturing process of the organisation.
 To know their present level of performance.
 To do SWOT analysis of the organisation.
 To familiarise with the workers and their satisfaction.
 To know their future prospectus of business.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

Business familiarization is a vast topic. In this study main focus is given to the manufacturing process,
workers satisfaction levels and the present market condition of M/s Trisul batteries.

METHODOLOGY
The methodology adopted for this study gives validity of the information and data for the study has
been collected from.

 Primary
 Secondary
 PRIMARY DATA
It is the data gathered and assembled specially for the project. Most of the primary data is
collected through discussions with workers and executive’s information extracted through personal
observation.

SECONDARY DATA
The data collected for theoretical study from the internet and documents of the company.

LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

 It is very difficult to analyse overall objectives within a short period of time.
 Study is based on the perception of workers, it may change over a period of time.
 This study is limited to products manufactured by Trisul batteries.

TRISUL BATTERIES
Trisul Batteries was started by technically qualified entrepreneur Mr. K. S. Jayprakash in the year 1970. He
was born and brought up in Tamil Nadu, in a small town near Chennai. Later he moved to Mysore and set up
a battery manufacturing plant.

The company was earlier named as Prakash Batteries, but later it was changed to Trisul Batteries. After the
demise of K. S. Jayprakash in the year 2017, his son Abhishek Jayprakash has been managing the company.
Trisul Batteries is a popular name in Mysore for their well-known quality and reliability. Since its inception
Trisul Batteries has constantly evolved with changing technology, developing the most efficient and long-
lasting batteries to suit every need.

Trisul Batteries produces different types of automotive and customised batteries. Trisul batteries has achieved
international organisation for standardization 9001(ISO 9001) in the year 2008.

MISSION AND VISION

Every company has its own mission and vision Trisul Batteries is trying to grow battery market by influencing
and actively developing selected target markets. The goal is to maintain leading position in the battery
industry and that will be done by enhancing their value through guaranteed performance, higher efficiency
and unique operational flexibility.
The mission of the company is to make different factories for industrial batteries, motorcycle batteries,
automotive batteries and appliance batteries and also to make their industrial network stronger to get the
leading position in the market.

PLANT CAPACITY
Trisul batteries produces automotive batteries and tubular batteries to meet the needs of the local market i.e.,
buyers in and around Mysore. Its capacity in automotive batteries is 15,0,000 units per annum. All the
products manufactured follow strict quality and environmental standards.
The manufacturing plant of the company produce a range of products –automotive batteries,
motorcycle batteries, tubular batteries, ups batteries and rectifiers.

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Trisul batteries maintains Quality Management System (QMS)

PLANNING AND CO-ORDINATION

Business planning and coordination are represented in the following chart -

Sourcing

Planning and
Coordinating

Manufacturing Maintenance and

sales

Delivery or
distribution
TRISUL BATTERIES COMPANY PROFILE

Founder : K. S. Jayprakash

Present Managing Director : Abhishek Jayprakash

Business Type : Manufacturing /Supplier

Established : In the year 1970

Product Supplier : Automotive And Tubular Batteries

Company Name : Trisul Batteries

Address : No. 99/D, 2nd Stage

Vishveshwara Nagar

Industrial Suburb

Mysuru-570008

Phone Number : 0821-2482044

(+91 -9986987013)

Fax : 0821-2480244
 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

MANAGING DIRECTOR

GENERAL MANAGER

FINANCE PRODUCTION STORES AND HUMAN SALES

INVENTORY RESOURCES

HUMAN
RESOURCES
PRODUCTION QUALITY MANAGER
MANAGER CONTROL

MACHINE STORES AND SALES

HEADS INVENTORY MANAGER
MANAGER

WORKERS

SKILLED UNSKILLED
WORKERS WORKERS

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
MANAGER
LEAD ACID BATTERIES

Battery is an essential requirement to start electrically operating equipment, especially in electrically operated vehicles.
And also, in case of mains failures or interruptions in power supply, a standby or backup power is necessary for critical
applications. Therefore, a battery provides the necessary power to start-up as well as standby depending on the type of
application. Some of the applications of the batteries include automobiles, railways, airlines, defence,
telecommunication, power stations, industries, and so on. The battery manufacturing process of each company has its
own special technical patented and secret processes, which are not bound to be revealed to masses.

A lead-acid battery is commonly used in automobile applications and UPS systems. These batteries provide sufficient
energy to start engines, and are maintenance free, and durable. Mainly 98 percent of these batteries are recyclable, and
therefore, they minimize environmental impact while being disposed of.

BATTERY INNER STRUCTURE

The lead battery is manufactured by using lead alloy ingots and lead oxide It comprises two chemically dissimilar lead-
based plates immersed in sulphuric acid solution. The positive plate is made up of lead dioxide PbO2 and the negative
plate with pure lead. The nominal electric potential between these two plates is 2 volts when these plates are immersed
in dilute sulfuric acid. This potential is universal for all lead acid batteries. Therefore, a 12-volt lead acid battery is made
up of six cells that are connected in series are enclosed in a durable plastic casing.
The capacity of the battery depends on the amount of lead dioxide on the positive plate; sulfuric acid present in the
battery; and, the amount of spongy lead on the negative plate. During discharging process, the sulphate ions in the
electrolyte interact with the positive and negative plates and form lead sulphate on them. This result in the reduction of
specific gravity of the electrolyte in proportion to the charge delivered to the load.

During the charging process, the cycle is reversed, that is, lead sulphate and water are converted to lead, lead oxide and
electrolyte of sulphuric acid by an external charging source. This process is reversible, which means lead acid battery
can be discharged or recharged many times. The chemical formulas of charging and discharging process of the lead acid
batteries.
MAIN PARTS OF THE BATTERY.
The main parts of the battery are plates, i.e., anode and cathode plates, separators, electrolyte or sulphuric acid, case, cell
connectors and terminals.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF LEAD-ACID-BATTERIES
Batteries are manufactured using careful maintenance of equipment in an automated controlled environment.
The manufacturing process of these batteries can be divided into several stages as follows-

 OXIDE AND GRID PRODUCTION PROCESS

 TESTING AND CURING

 ASSEMBLING THE ELEMENTS

 FILLING AND FORMATION

 CHARGING AND DISCHARGING

BATTERY MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
 OXIDE AND GRID PRODUCTION PROCESS

Lead oxide is obtained by masses of lead from melting furnaces either by Milling or Barton Pot
process methods. In the milling process, the tumbling action generated by the rotating mill on solid
lead generates heat and then the surface of the lead gets oxidized. The surface layers of the oxide are
removed while the lead particles roll in the drum. In Barton Pot process a fine stream of lead droplets
is produced by blowing air on molten lead. These droplets are reacted with oxygen and produce lead
oxide.

Casting and stamping methods are generally used for making battery grids. In casting method, the lead
alloy slabs are melted in melting pot and this moulted lead is poured into the patterns of battery grids
whereas stamping operation produces on battery grids based on stamping on lead sheets. When these
grids are cooled after casting operation, these are passed to trimming machine where rough edges and
casting gates are trimmed.
BATTERY GRID BEFORE TRIMMING
 PASTING AND CURING

Manufacturers consider the pasting material as a trade secret, and therefore not reveal this to public.
However, this paste material in general is made with oxide of lead, red lead, litharge, water and dilutes
sulphuric acid. These pastes are used to fill the grids, i.e., positive and negative grids; but, for both, the
pastes are not exactly filled with the same material, some expander materials are added for making
negative paste.

The paste is then forced or pressed on the interstices of the grids by a machine or by hand, and then
these are turned as plates. These pasted plates are cured in ovens under certain conditions of
temperature near 32 degree centigrade for about 48 hours, with humidity nearing about 90 percent and
are finally allowed to dry condition at ambient temperatures.
PASTING GRIDS
PASTING INGREDIENTS
PASTING INGREDIENTS
 ASSEMBLING THE ELEMENTS

In this process, all the parts are assembled into a battery case and covered with the plastic moulds
plastic moulding plant. This step involves the formation of positive and negative plate stacks, insertion
of separators, inter-cell connector and plate burning. In this step positive and negative plates are
formed like groups which are strapped to a suitable rack, slipped together and a separator is inserted
in-between them. This separator is made up of non-conductive material such as paper, plastic or a
glass fibre.
During the burning operation each positive and negative plate tab is welded to lead to produce an
element and these are then welded to respective positive and negative posts on the battery’s case top.
After keeping this element in the jar or case, sealing compound is applied to make the space leak proof
between the battery jar and cover.
 FILLING AND FORMATION

After the assembling, battery jar is filled with required amount of electrolyte through a filling or vent
tube. Then, it is ready for initial charging, which may require several hours of charging depending on
the battery size. Low charging rate is generally employed that may be nearly one day to several days.
This charge formation may either be dry or wet. In a dry-formation method, batteries are shipped as
dry after the positive and negative elements are fully charged or formed and dried in tanks or as an
individual plates and are connected to positive and negative terminals of the battery.

In a wet-formation method, a battery undergoes initial charging for several hours after plates are
immersed in an electrolyte battery case. And, in some cases, this acid is dumped and fresh acid is
added after forming it.
 CHARGING AND DISCHARGING

After the formation, batteries are subjected to high-rate discharge test for short duration to rule out any
defects before sending them out to the final charge. After discharging and recharging batteries for
several times to attain best working condition, these are inspected and tested with some measuring
instruments.

Then finally these are recharged for certain backup hours and sent to the next level where additional
connections, labelling and caps are inserted to battery with sealed-cotton packing. At last, these are
dispatched to ordered places.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
The manufacturing of batteries involves multiple levels each of which has to be carried out with utmost safety
and in a controlled and sterile environment. Sulphuric acid is the mainly used component and at times diluted
for different procedures with distilled water. Before the use of sulphuric acid, it is checked first to ensure the
acid is proper and suitable for the particular process.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTS

A machine is a tool consisting of one or more parts that is constructed to achieve a particular goal. The mainly
used machines in this purpose are-

 FURNANCE SPOT
 PASTING MACHINE
MIXING OF PASTING INGREDIENTS
 ASSEMBLING MACHINE
 CHARGING
QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT
Quality can be defined in a narrow sense as “FREEDOM FROM DEFECT”. However, quality has a direct
impact on product performance and hence on customer satisfaction.

Quality control department directly reports to the general manager and also to the managing director about the
quality of the product.

FUNCTIONS OF QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT

The functions of the quality control department are as follows.
 Checking and controlling quality in every stage
 Incoming material
 The process
 Finished product

 Holding the product by raising NCPR, each product is failed to meet the standard
 Passing the incoming material
 Collecting the standard sample
 Conducting different test of material or product
 Providing batch number of material or product
 Accepting and passing daily active note

Tests conducted at different stages of manufacturing process

Different tests are conducted at different stages of manufacturing process. The different tests are as follows

1. TEST OF INCOMING MATERIAL AND IN PROCESS MATERIAL

When incoming materials of battery come to the store of the company after purchasing then quality
control department brings a sample of that material to test it according to the manual if the results of
the test is perfect then those materials are allowed to go for the next process that is production the
quality control department also tests the in-process of all the sections with a sample base test.

2. SMELTING SECTION
Quality control department tests the melted lead of the smelting section and identifies the quality of pure lead
antimony lead OES test process is followed to identify the quality of lead.
 3. OES TEST
OES test means optical emission. Spectrometer test this test is conducted by OES machine which is controlled
by computer. The sample of melted lead is takin and put into the OES machine the OES machine identifies
different molecules of the melted lead for different wave lengths the report can be seen in the computer.

4. PLATE PREPARATION SECTION

Quality control department tests different materials of plate preparation sections in different process tests.
 G pasting
 Pasted rid test
 Lead oxide test
 Pasted plate test after curing

5. FORMATION SECTION
In formation section the voltages of positive plate and negative plate are measured in the vat under electrolyte
by cadmium test.

6. ASSEMBLY SECTION
Quality control department tests small parts and also performs different tests in assembly section
 Destructive test
 Short and polarity test
 Shear test and leak test
 Finished battery testing

7. FINISHED BATTERY TESTING

Quality control department tests finished battery in a sample base. Different tests of finished battery are given
below-
 Capacity test
 Re test –reverses capacity test
 Lifecycle test
 Self-discharge test

8. NON-CONFIRMED PRODUCT REPORT RAISING SYSTEMS(NCPR)

NCPR can rise in every stage of production process from incoming material to finished products
QUALITY CONTROL FLOW CHART

SUPPLIER

RAW
MATERIAL

QUALITY CHECK
ON ARRIVAL

STORES

PRODUCT
FINISH

PRE-DISPATCH
INSPECTION

PACKAGING

SEALING
MAINTENANCE SECTION
At trisul maintenance section maintenance and solves all the problem of the machines. Besides this, it also
maintains the generator section and utility section.

CATEGORIES OF MAINTENANCE
The work of maintenance is done in three categories. they are discussed in the following section
 Breakdown maintenance
 Preventive maintenance
 Conditional maintenance

 BREAKDOWN MAINTENANCE

When a machine breaks-down suddenly during the time of running operation then a team of
maintainance section maintains. This type of break down problems, it is called breakdown
maintenance. This types of break down can occur at any time in any machine.

 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

Preventive maintenance is done to keep the machines in their ideal position. On the basis of the
breakdown history of the last six months, maintainance section creates a check list on some topic
which can also collected from breakdown history. Then the maintenance section makes a schedule in
the beginning of the month to maintain or calibrate machines and this schedule is also sent to the
planning department and to the section of machines. This preventive maintenance is done in following
categories.

 Weekly
 Monthly
 Quarterly
 Half yearly
 Yearly
 CONDITIONAL MAINTENANCE
Conditional maintainance is done on the basis of duration which is given by equipment manufactures. The
maintainance is given in an ERP software which is called system application and products is data processing.
But it is rarely used.
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The inventory management system is furnished by the help of ERP and the system is designed to make the
store keeping process efficient. The inventory management system comprises of procurement process and
stores stock. The store management works on FIFO concept that is., FIRST IN FIRST OUT. The stepwise
working procedure of the inventory management systems is given-
 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

PPC Material Receipt

Report

Material Manager Material issue

requisition

Purchase Officer Receiving raw

material

Vendor Supplier Receiving inspection

report

Goods QC/QA inspection

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF BATTERY
At trisul some safety precautions are maintained inside the factory. These safety precautions are very
important for handling battery. These are also some process to maintain a battery properly which are supposed
to be maintained by battery users.

SAFTEY PRECAUTIONS FOR HANDLING BATTERY

For handling or working with a lead acid battery, vehicle and manual of battery owner should be consulted for
instruction and safety precautions. Lead acid battery contains hydrogen, oxygen gases that can be explosive
and sulphuric acid that can severe burn injury. So following precautions should be followed when handling or
working with a lead acid battery.
 Safety glasses or goggles, mask and a face shield should be worn.
 Proper clothing to protect face, hands and body should be worn.
 Work area should be well ventilated.
 Never lean on battery while boosting, testing or charging.
 Cigarettes, flames or sparkles could cause a battery to explode.
 Without proper instructions and training the battery should not be charged.
 In the event of accident, the injured part should be flushed with water and a physician should be called
immediately.

MAINATENANCE OF BATTERY

Regular maintenance of the battery will ensure long life. The battery maintenance instructions can be followed
in the regard. These are simple and easy instructions to follow-
 The battery should be tested on a regular basis. Battery should be also tested before driving for any
long trips or before or after car has been serviced.
 Regularly the battery container and terminals should be cleaned.
 Baking soda is applied to any corrosion and cover.
 The electrolyte level of the battery should be checked before charging. It should always be within the
upper and lower limit of mark.
HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT
The success to any industrial unit, depend upon their effective human resource department. Human resource
department is basically commercial with human resource of an enterprise and it is also continues with
procurement, development, non-monetary comparison, integration and maintenance of human resource
purpose of contribution towards the accomplishment of the organisation’s major goal and objectives. Human
resource management in opinion of many authors is true management. So sometimes its told that management
means to manage human behaviour. Human resource management is that phase of management which deals
with the effective control of use of manpower as distinguished from other source of power.

The management includes all aspects of works such as recruitment, training, selection, medical check-up,
various types of training, transfer, welfare activities, union activities factory all provision and industrial
dispatch.

Manager

Superior

Machine Heads

Workers Workers Workers

MARKETING AND SALES DEPARTMENT
Every company has to handle marketing function with care. As the whole world is turning into a global
market, marketing function is getting more and important in every company. The term marketing is changing
in the world. Now selling product by advertising is not only the function of marketing, but this new marketing
world puts weightage on satisfying consumer needs. If the market does a good job understanding consumer
needs, develops product that provide superior value and price, distributors and promotes them effectively.

The concept of markets finally brings as a full circle to the concept of marketing. Marketing means managing
markets to bring about exchanges for the purpose of satisfying human wants. Thus, we return to our definition
of marketing as a process by which individual and groups obtain what they need and what by creating and
exchanging products and value with others.

MARKETING ETHICS
Every company follows certain ethics in order to satisfy their customers. The ethics followed by Trisul are as
follows –
 To provide good quality product.
 To provide speedy and efficient service.
 To give people knowledge about nutrition.
 To create customers.
Sales are done according to the following chart

Factory Dispatch

Distributors

Dealers

Consumers
DISTRIBUTION LIST

NAME OF THE COMPANIES CITIES THEY ARE SITUATED IN

Nityadath Battery Agencies Mangalore

Enlight Energy Services Mangalore

BEML Mysore

Kirloskar Electronics Mysore

Coramandel Sugar Factory K R Pet

Maris Spinners Hunsur

COMPETITORS
Power Pack

Surya

Mark Batteries
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Finance is rooting of all industrial a trading activity. Finance is needed when the business is started. It is
required to keep the business going, and it is needed when the business expands.

According to Henry Fayol, “Finance is like an arm and leg either you use it or lose it. Thus, we can say that
the finance is considered as base for every business and business without finance is as a dead body.

The finance department of the organisation help the management to take decisions in all situations as follows -
 In budgeting.
 In site analysing.
 In strategy making.
 The costing.
 In new product development.
 In hiring human resource.
 In future in come ascertaining.
 In studying return on investment.

SIGNIFICANCE OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 The union follows accrual system of accounting in the preparation.
 The financial statements are prepared on the historical cost convention and in accordance with the
generally accepted accounting principles.
 Fixed assets are valued at cost.
 Depreciation on fixed assets is provided on written down value method.
 Raw materials, packaging material, semi-packed goods and goods in transit are valued at cost on FIFO
(first in first out) basis.
 Excise duty applicable on finished goods stock has been included in the valuation of finished goods
 Sales include excise duty.
FINDINGS OF THE STUDY

Lead acid storage battery is an electro-chemical system that converts electrical energy into direct
current electricity. It is also known as storage batteries and has wide applications in automobiles, ups
or inverters, electrical sub-station, telecommunication, solar photovoltaic systems. These batteries are
used to power the electric motors and are used as emergency power on nuclear submarine as well.

STRENGTHS

 Advanced development supported by collaboration with the auto makers.

 Usage of accumulated and recent technologies.
 Ready production and supply.
 Strong presence in growing markets around Mysore and huge dealer around Mysore.
 Free service provided at the centre.
 Quick service and very customer friendly.

WEAKNESSES

 Intense competition means limited market to areas in and around Mysore.

 The plant capacity is little less as it can increase the production and is most used batteries in
and around Mysore.

OPPPURTUNITIES

 Boom in automobile sales in all segments.

 Customer want better services.
 Expansion into new territories.
 Aggregators can help to access to some of the ancillary services and service available.
 THREATS

 Other big battery manufacturing companies like Exide, Amaron offers higher performance and is
eating market share.
 Growing perception of customers that bigger battery brands are better
 Other few battery manufacturers offer lower price
 Unfavourable government policies can effect operational efficiency.
 Technology risk as the battery technologies are still being developed and tested, there is a risk of
performance of those technologies and also to procure that technology.
 Profitability of the organisation leads to transfer amount of money to owners-fund have positive
growth and also burden of long lenders.
CONCLUSION

We feel lucky to be able to complete our BFR program at TRISUL which is a reputed battery manufacturing
company. Visiting Trisul has given us opportunity to apply our theoretical knowledge in future work. The
authorities of Trisul were very concerned about all kinds of safety. The friendly environment of
Trisul encouraged us to co-operate with industrial environment. We have learnt a lot and obtained
practical knowledge from our internship at Trisul.

We can say that the knowledge we gathered practically is very important for us. Before this
internship we had only theoretical knowledge about how a company works. We could relate our knowledge to
the practicality at Trisul. At Trisul we observed not only how a company works but also the full
manufacturing process of batteries.

We saw the different steps for preparing positive and negative plates such as grid casting, cylinder
casting, lead oxide preparing, paste mixing, pasting, curing, charging plates at formation and
plate parting. Then the assembly section uses parted plate to assemble battery. In assembly
section, we saw different steps of assembling a battery such as cutting separator envelope,
separating, group burning, positive plate indicating, cell inserting, polarity and short testing, inter
cell welding, shear testing, automatic heat sealing, pole burning, leak testing, aluminium foiling,
numbering, shrink wrapping and packing. We also saw the workings of quality assurance
department and how it passes a good product. We saw the workings of maintenance department
such as maintain and solving all the machines regularly, process of absorbing and filtering
natural air, oxygen filtering and making different types of moulds.

Trisul batteries is one of the leading battery manufactures. The present overview of the organisation shows
manufacturing is going smoothly because of the go management policy.
The organisation basically concentrates on quality of the batteries and customer satisfaction. The authorities
are customer satisfaction. The authorities are very concerned about all kinds of safety.
RECOMMENDATIONS

The company is managing good industrial relations wherein is good relation between workers and the superior
managers is visible in terms of performance is the company. These are some recommendations about the
company and business familiarization report given by us.

The length of the internship duration was not sufficient to leave all the sections in details. We think the
duration should be scheduled bit longer.

We did not have any academic knowledge about the mechanical section of industry. So, we suggest everyone
should have knowledge or be aware about the precautions of battery manufacturing industry we need more
theoretical knowledge about power equipment.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

 History details, Trisul Batteries

 Pictures taken at Trisul
 https://www.scribd.com/document/106929452/batterymanufacturing-plant
 https://www.edgefx.in
 https://www.scribd.com/document/220380191/report-on-internship