India 2018

Industry 345
Ferrous Castings: Ferrous castings are pivotal to the growth and
development of engineering industries since these constitute essential
intermediates for automobiles, industrial machinery, power plants, chemical
and fertilizer plants. Indian foundry industry is the third largest in the world.
This industry is now well established in the country and is spread across a
wide spectrum consisting of large, medium, small and tiny sector. The salient
feature of the foundry industry is its geographical clustering. Typically, each
foundry cluster is known for catering to some specific end use markets. For
example, the Coimbatore cluster is famous for pump sets castings, the Kolhapur
and Belgaum cluster for automotive castings, Rajkot cluster for diesel engine
castings and Batala and Jalandhar cluster for machinery parts and agricultural
implements.
Process Control Instrument Industry: Process control instruments cover wide
range of instruments and systems required for monitoring and measurement
of physical, chemical and biological properties. They are used for measurement
and control of process variables like pressure, temperature, humidity, liquid
level, flow, specific gravity, chemical composition including pH and many forms
of spectrometry and spectrophotometry. The process control instruments have
become an integral part of the modern industrial activity. This industry is a key
industry which provides tools for automation. Their importance is significant
in high cost, large and sophisticated process industries like fertilizer, steel, power
plant, refineries, petrochemicals, cement and other process industries. The
present technology is a microprocessor based centralised control system.
Seamless Steel Pipes and Tubes: Seamless steel pipes and tubes are produced
in different sizes. The wide size range makes them suitable for use in number
of versatile area of application. The process of manufacture imparts strength
and durability to the pipes and thus can be used for corrosion - resisting
applications. These pipes are also used for aircraft, missile and anti-friction
bearing, ordnance, etc. Ultra-high strength and corrosion-resistant properties
make these perfect for oil and gas industry, chemical industry and automobile
industry. Oil sector accounts for around 60 per cent of the total requirement of
seamless pipes. Bearings and boiler sector contribute around 30 per cent of
demand. The industry is able to manufacture tubes up to 14" outer diameter.
Electrical Resistance Welded (ERW) Steel Pipes and Tubes: Based on the
customers' requirement, ERW steel pipes and tubes are available in various
qualities, wall thickness and diameters of the finished pipes. High performance
ERW steel pipes and tubes possess high corrosion resistance, high deformability,
high strength and high toughness. These pipes are used in fencing, lining pipes,
oil country tubulars, scaffolding, water and gas conveyance etc. There has been
tremendous increase in the production of ERW steel pipes due to higher demand
in oil and gas industry, infrastructure and automobile uses. There are a large
number of units in the MSME Sector.