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Manufacturing facility

The plant, how steel moves through it, and the records that go with every job.

Covered shop
34,860 sq ft
Site
2 acres
Fabricated a month
150–200 t

Plant · Kudumalakunte, Gauribidanur, Karnataka

Inside the main fabrication bay at Kudumalakunte: a tall steel-framed shed with roof lights, with fabricated members laid out on the shop floor
Main fabrication bay, Kudumalakunte, Gauribidanur, Karnataka

01The plant

Our own plant at Plot No. 80, Kudumalakunte, Gauribidanur Taluk, Chikkaballapur District, Karnataka 561208, north of Bengaluru. It has 34,860 sq ft of covered shop on a 2-acre site and fabricates 150 to 200 t of structural steel a month.

02Production process

Every job is checked at every step, and every check is recorded.

  1. Bundle of steel channels lifted by an overhead crane in a steel storage bay, with a storeman checking sections against a clipboard01

    Drawings and material

    Drawing revision and material list approved before cutting; grade and heat number of every plate and section matched to its mill certificate.

    Drawing approval · Material traceability

  2. CNC plasma cutter cutting parts from a thick steel plate, with sparks at the torch02

    Cut and drill

    Cut and drilled to the approved shop drawings; the first piece is checked against the drawing.

    First-piece check

  3. Welder in a welding helmet welding a stiffener onto a steel plate girder on trestles03

    Fit-up and weld

    Members fitted up and welded; every weld checked visually, with DPT or UT where specified.

    Weld inspection

  4. Inspector checking a weld on a steel girder with a weld gauge04

    Inspection

    Dimensions and welds checked before finishing, and recorded in the job's reports.

    Dimensional check

  5. Painter in a protective suit spraying red oxide primer onto steel beams on trestles05

    Blast and paint

    Blast cleaned and painted to the project specification; surface profile and paint thickness recorded.

    Coating inspection

  6. Primed steel girder lowered by crane onto a flatbed trailer at the shop doors, guided by a worker with a tag line06

    Dispatch

    Dispatch list matched to the erection marks, then loaded for site.

    Dispatch check

03Records you receive

Handed over with every job.

  • Mill certificates

    Grade and properties of the steel supplied

  • Dimensional reports

    Measured dimensions against the drawing

  • Weld reports

    Visual weld checks

  • NDT reports

    DPT or UT results, where specified

  • Paint thickness records

    Surface profile and dry film thickness

  • Dispatch list

    Members and erection marks in each consignment

Client and third-party inspection is welcome.

04Location

Plant

Plot No. 80, KudumalakunteGauribidanur TalukChikkaballapur DistrictKarnataka 561208
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Getting here

  • Kudumalakunte industrial area, about 13 km from Gauribidanur town
  • From the Yelahanka office: about 80 km by road through Doddaballapura and Gauribidanur, roughly two hours
  • From Kempegowda International Airport: about 85 km
  • Nearest main railway station: Gauribidanur, on the line from Yelahanka
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Drawing transmittal
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Engineering team
Purpose
Factory visit