BHEL posts record turnover

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Hyderabad, Apr 10 (UNI) The Corporate Research and Development(R&D) of Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) has posted a record turnover of Rs 18,702 crore and filed 114 patents in the 2006-2007.

Group General Manager SK Goel told newspersons that a turnover from in-house R&D and services during 2006-07 was Rs 2510 crore, 166 per cent more than the business in the segment two years back.

The Centre of Excellence for Surface Engineering (COE-SE), inaugurated on March 29 this year was the fourth such Centre at the Corporate R&D here. The COE-SE had been set up with an investment of Rs 8.40 crore.

The COE-SE was equipped with a host of advanced equipment for surface treatment and coating like the latest robot-controlled laser hardening and cladding system, one of the unique facilities in Asia, in addition to robotic thermal spray, image analyser, macro-micro hardness taster, on-line control and monitoring system of thermal spray parameters and mechanical grit recovery system.

The COE-SE will further augment BHEl's predominant position as a pioneer in carrying out R&D in surface engineering which has been successfully implemented at various power stations, industrial establishsments, space programmes and other important applications.

''It will streamline the wealth of knowledge and experience consolidated over the years in the highly specialised area of surface coatings and treatmeent and develop state-of-the-art technologies for products like hydro turbines, steam turbines, gas turbines and boilers. It will explore new applications for BHEL products and other stgrategic applications and facilitate transfer of technology to BHEL's manufacturing units'', he said.

The COE-SE will also network with leading organisations and experts in the area of surface engineering both in India and abroad and provide a platform for sharing of knowledge. The COE-SE will be a major facility for carrying out BHEL's frontier research projects for exploring the use of nano materials for surface engineering applications, he said.

The various surface engineering techniques developed by Corporate R&D over the years have played a major role in reducing damages due to silt erosion in underwater components of hydroelectric power stations, especially in the Himalayan region, he added.

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