Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (abbreviated as MIDHANI), is a specialized

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s and

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s manufacturing facility in

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, located in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

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. It is a

Public Sector Undertaking A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the governmen ...

(PSU), under the administrative control of Department of Defence Production,

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. MIDHANI is the only producer of

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in India.

Products

MIDHANI specializes in manufacturing a wide range of

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titanium Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. Found in nature only as an oxide, it can be reduced to produce a lustrous transition metal with a silver color, low density, and high strength, resistant to corrosion in ...

, special purpose steels and other special metals & alloys meeting stringent international standards for application in aerospace,

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, power generation, chemical and various other high technology industries.

Armour Products

MIDHANI has been manufacturing bulk quantities of

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steel products offering ballistic protection against a variety of weapon systems including 9mm SMC,

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and

7.62mm SLR The FAL (a French acronym for (English: "Light Automatic Rifle")), is a battle rifle designed in Belgium by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal (simply known as FN). During the Cold War the FAL was adopted by many countries of the ...

etc. based on technologies developed by DMRL, a constituent of the

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. Select few armoured products manufactured by MIDHANI are, "Rakshak" Bullet-proof jackets, "Patka" (Head band) for protection of head, Bullet proof protection of personnel carriers for

paramilitary forces A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, subculture, and (often) function are similar to those of a professional military, but is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. Paramilitary units carr ...

& VVIP cars and custom-made/fabricated armour systems. MIDHANI also manufactures and markets Bhabha Kavach which is an

panel which provides protection against

bullets A bullet is a kinetic projectile, a component of firearm ammunition that is shot from a gun barrel. Bullets are made of a variety of materials, such as copper, lead, steel, polymer, rubber and even wax. Bullets are made in various shapes and con ...

of different threat levels. A special process developed by BARC is used to create panels offering Level III and Level III+ ballistic protection while being much lighter than other currently available ballistic armour in the international market. BARC has transferred the technology of Bhabha Kavach to MIDHANI and the

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, for serial production.

Welding Electrodes

MIDHANI is the only company in

capable of manufacturing non-synthetic type

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electrode An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte, a vacuum or air). Electrodes are essential parts of batteries that can consist of a variety of materials de ...

s for various

applications namely, for the construction of

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s, surface ships, among others.

Biomedical Implants

MIDHANI manufactures custom

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biomedical Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

products to suit the specific requirements of

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s and

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, for e.g., Hinge Knee Joint, Ace tabular cup with attached Iliac Wing and Lumbar Puncture Needle Device etc. MIDHANI conforms to

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, BS,

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& IS & other standards for materials as well as

biomedical Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

products. MIDHANI has facilities for

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and

quality control Quality control (QC) is a process by which entities review the quality of all factors involved in production. ISO 9000 defines quality control as "a part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements". This approach places ...

for surgical implants like – full range of

Mechanical Testing Mechanical testing covers a wide range of tests, which can be divided broadly into two types: # those that aim to determine a material's mechanical properties, independent of geometry. # those that determine the response of a structure to a given ...

, comprehensive Physical and Magnetic testing, total range of NDT including

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, magnetic, dye penetrate test etc.

Nickel–Titanium Shape Memory Alloys (NiTi-SMAs)

Under the

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initiative, MIDHANI has signed a Transfer of Technology (ToT) Agreement with National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), a Bangalore-based premier R&D Laboratory, for the processing of Nickel –Titanium Shape Memory Alloys (NiTi-SMAs) for Engineering and Bio-medical Applications. The Shape Memory Technology is a result of decade of R&D work carried out at CSIR-NAL. MIDHANI has already ventured into development and manufacturing of Titanium Implants using the spin off technologies for defence applications, and is now tapping into the huge emerging potential of Nickel – Titanium (NiTi) shape memory alloys in Bio-Medical Sector (medical devices), especially the stent market for which the company will manufacture shape memory alloys and market the products for the first time in

. The total market for NiTi SMA Products in India is estimated to be Rs. 1500 – Rs. 2500 crore which is 3 – 5% of the global consumption. MIDHANI plans to manufacture NiTi Shape Memory Alloys in wires, strips, rods, springs and plates form. Presently NiTi shape memory alloys are not available commercially in the country, and the total requirements are met by import. By signing this Transfer of Shape Memory Alloy processing Technology and the technological support that would be available from CSIR-NAL during the start-of-art vacuum melting and alloy processing, MIDHANI will enter into the realm of commercial production of ‘smart’ material and will join the band of select few

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manufacturers in the world.

Services

Consultancy

Customized Products/Services

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rolling Rolling is a type of motion that combines rotation (commonly, of an axially symmetric object) and translation of that object with respect to a surface (either one or the other moves), such that, if ideal conditions exist, the two are in contact ...

heat treatment Heat treating (or heat treatment) is a group of industrial, thermal and metalworking processes used to alter the physical, and sometimes chemical, properties of a material. The most common application is metallurgical. Heat treatments are also ...

investment Investment is the dedication of money to purchase of an asset to attain an increase in value over a period of time. Investment requires a sacrifice of some present asset, such as time, money, or effort. In finance, the purpose of investing i ...

& sand castings and other conversion jobs are carried out by MIDHANI for its customers. Manufacture of finished machined and fabricated products is also undertaken by the Company which makes use of in-house and external facilities to carry out assignments by taking single-point responsibility for the end products.

Metallurgical Consultancy Services

MIDHANI has acquired an in-depth understanding of the Processing – Structure Evolution – Material Performance / Behavior interrelationships which have contributed to solving several daunting technological problems in the field of metallurgy. The company offers

failure analysis Failure analysis is the process of collecting and analyzing data to determine the cause of a failure, often with the goal of determining corrective actions or liability. According to Bloch and Geitner, ”machinery failures reveal a reaction chain o ...

material selection Material selection is a step in the process of designing any physical object. In the context of product design, the main goal of material selection is to minimize cost while meeting product performance goals. Systematic selection of the best materia ...

and alloy design services on a consultancy basis to customers.

Testing & Evaluation

A comprehensive range of testing and evaluation services covering chemical analysis, mechanical, non-destructive and magnetic testing are rendered by Midhani.

Facilities

MIDHANI's primary manufacturing facilities are located in the City of Hyderabad, State of Telangana. The manufacturing facility also includes facilities such as – vacuum arc re-melting furnaces, vacuum induction melting furnaces, creep testing machines, heat treatment and oil quenching facilities, electro-slag refining furnaces, vacuum induction refining furnaces, primary melting furnaces and secondary melting furnaces It has specialised facilities which includes – Precision 12-HI-Cold-Strip mill, 1500 Ton forge press, hot rolling & precision cold rolling mills, bar and wire drawing machines, tube plant, Vacuum Investment Casting Facility, core & lamination facility, quality assurance & control lab as well as facilities for various other related applications. MIDHANI is also the only company to possess a 6000 Ton

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press in India. MIDHANI has also set up a 4 MW solar power plant, spread over 20 acres of land, and generates 7,000 MWh/year of electricity with a projected saving of Rs 5 crore per year and reduction of 5,600 tonnes of carbon dioxide () per year. It will cover up to 15 percent of the power requirements of the company from renewable sources.

Current projects

Wide Plate Mill

MIDHANI, Hyderabad, awarded a contract to

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for the design, manufacture, supply and installation of a complete, modern plate mill complex consisting of wide plate

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and a modern plate treatment and finishing. The new wide plate mill will be able to process metal plates up to 3100 mm wide and from 4 mm to 20 mm in thickness in a large range of special alloys, including

, super-alloys,

stainless steel Stainless steel is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains at least 11% chromium and may contain elements such as carbon, other nonmetals and metals to obtain other desired properties. Stainless steel's corros ...

, HSLA steels, etc. Production for the first plates is scheduled to begin by the second half of 2019.

Aluminium Alloy plant

MIDHANI is planning to set up an aluminium alloy plant at Bodduvaripalem, 21 km from Nellore City, in Kodavalur mandal of SPSR Nellore district. The organisation is planning to invest between Rs. 2,500 crore to Rs. 3,000 crore on the facility. The Midhani plant will be a joint venture with the state-owned aluminium producing company, National Aluminium Company (Nalco). A foreign country will join in as a technology partner and consultant.

Armouring unit

MIDHANI will set another unit at the Industrial Model Township (IMT),

Rohtak Rohtak () is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies north-west of New Delhi and south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9(old NH 10). Rohtak forms a part of the National ...

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

, where the company has decided to set up its unit to manufacture 13 types of armoured vehicles. Land has been acquired for the Rohtak plant, which will manufacture bullet-proof jackets, bullet-proof vehicles and similar products for the armed forces.

References

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