HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED, NASIK DIVISIONINDUSTRIAL VISIT
30/12/2008
INTRODUCTIONHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) came into existence on 1st October 1964.
Aeronautics India Limited and Aircraft The Company was formed by the merger
of Hindustan Aircraft Limited with manufacturing Depot, Kanpur. The
Company traces its roots to the pioneering efforts of an industrialist with
extraordinary vision. the late Seth Walchand Hirachand, who set up Hindustan
Aircraft Limited at Bangalore in association with the erstwhile princely State of
Mysore in December 1940. The Government of India became a shareholder in
March 1941 and took over the Management in 1942.Today, HAL has 19 Production
Units and 9 Research and Design Centers in 7 locations in India. The Company has an
impressive product track record - 12 types of aircraft manufactured with in-house R & D
and 14 types produced under license. HAL has manufactured over 3550 aircraft, 3600
engines and overhauled over 8150 aircraft and 27300 engines.
HAL has been successful in numerous R & D programs developed for both
Defence and Civil Aviation sectors. HAL has made substantial progress in its
current projects:
Dhruv, which is Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)
Tejas - Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT)
Various military and civil upgrades.
Dhruv was delivered to the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and the Coast Guard in
March 2002, in the very first year of its production, a unique achievement.
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ABOUT HAL NASIKHAL has played a significant role for India's space programs by
participating in the manufacture of structures for Satellite Launch
Vehicles like
PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)
GSLV (Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle)
IRS (Indian Remote Satellite)
INSAT (Indian Satellite)
HAL has formed the following Joint Ventures (JVs) :
BAeHAL Software Limited
Indo-Russian Aviation Limited (IRAL) National
Snecma HAL Aerospace Pvt Ltd
SAMTEL HAL Display System Limited
HALBIT Avionics Pvt Ltd
HAL-Edgewood Technologies Pvt Ltd
INFOTECH HAL Ltd
Apart from these seven, other major diversification projects are
Industrial Marine Gas Turbine and Airport Services. Several Co-
production and Joint Ventures with international participation are
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HAL's supplies / services are mainly to Indian Defence Services,
coast Guards and Border Security Forces. Transport Aircraft and
Helicopters have also been supplied to Airlines as well as State Governments of India. The
Company has also achieved a foothold in
export in more than 30 countries, having demonstrated its quality and
price competitiveness.
HAL has won several International & National Awards for
achievements in R&D, Technology, Managerial Performance, Exports,
Energy Conservation, Quality and Fulfillment of Social Responsibilities.
HAL was awarded the “INTERNATIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARD” for Corporate
Achievement in Quality and Efficiency at the International Summit (Global Rating Leaders
2003), London, UK by M/s Global Rating and UK in conjunction with the International
Information and Marketing Centre (IIMC).
HAL was presented the International - “ARCH OF EUROPE” Award in Gold Category
in recognition for its commitment to Quality, Leadership, Technology and Innovation.
At the National level, HAL won the "GOLD TROPHY" for excellence in Public Sector
Management, instituted by the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE).
The Company scaled new heights in the financial year 2006-07 with a turnover of Rs.
7,783.61 Crores
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PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED
BY HAL NASIK DIVISION
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DIVISIONS OF HAL
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has cruised past the Rs.8, 500
Crore mark for the first time with a sales turnover of Rs.8625.33
crores ($2.15 billion) during the Financial Year 2007-08. The profit of the Company (Profit Before Tax) soared to Rs.2164.23 crores, which is
an increase of 24.08% over the previous year’s performance.
The highlights are given below :
Rupees in Crores
Particulars 2006-07 2007-08Growth over Previous Year
Sales 7783 8625 10.82%
VOP 9202 8791 -4.46%
Profit before tax
1744 2164 24.08%
Profit after tax
1149 1632 42.04%
Gross Block 2081 2255 8.36%
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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
R & D takes place in following areas:-
AIRCRAFTROTARY WINGAIRCRAFT UPGRADETRANSPORT AIRCRAFTENGINE AND TEST BOARD &STRATEGIC ELECTRONICSAEROSPACE SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENTSCENTRAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSESS LABORATORY AND NDT CENTRE.
R & D in detail:-
In the year 1951, when HT-2 the first indigenously designed primary trainer made its first flight, it heralded the era of Research & Design at HAL this aircraft served as the back bone of IAF's training fleet for more than three decades. Subsequently, HAL's
R&D capabilities have grown from strength to strength and have been harnessed to achieve greater heights of self reliance. The Advanced Light Helicopter - ALH
(DHRUV) is the latest new generation helicopter designed and developed by HAL. It is under production since 2002. The test flights on Technology Demonstrators (TD-I
and II) and Prototype Vehicles (PV-1 and 2) of Light Combat Aircraft - LCA (Tejas) are progressing satisfactorily. The Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) is undergoing test flights. In addition, HAL has successfully completed many systems updates and
integration tasks. HAL has 9 Research & Design Centre’s engaged in the design and development of combat aircraft, helicopters, aero engines, gas turbines, engine test
beds, aircraft communication and navigation systems and mechanical system accessories. The indigenously upgraded MiG-27M aircraft has received Initial
Operation Clearance (IOC) and the first batch of aircraft has been delivered. First flight test on Jaguar Nav WASS upgraded aircraft with indigenously developed mission computer with weapon delivery capabilities has been carried out and retromod of fleet has been taken up. Equipped with the latest facilities, the
company is backed by high profile, highly skilled manpower with an impressive track record of more than five decades of rich experience in all disciplines of
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EXPORTS BY HAL
IMPORTS BY HAL
HAL has collaboration with Russia in order to
produce SUKHOI-31 . It import spare parts,
technology and technicians from Russia and
assemble them in HAL.
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HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Emanating from the Company's Mission Statement, the strategic Human
Resource Development (HRD) goal of HAL is to create an atmosphere of
technological and managerial excellence to become a globally competitive
Aerospace Industry. With the changing environment, rapid technological
changes characterized by a paradigm shift from licensed production to
R&D based production duly balanced with co-development / co-
production, technological up gradation etc., greater customer demand,
focused diversification to civilian and export markets, the overall objective
of the Human Resource Development plan is to build a vibrant and
learning organization, so as to meet the challenges of quality and
excellence, recruitment and retention of competent human resources and
develop high commitment and a sense of belongings to the Company.
Accordingly, the Company's HR Vision, Mission, Objectives, Strategies and
Policies have been identified and indicated as follows:-
VISION
"To make HAL a dynamic, vibrant, value-based learning organization with
human resources exceptionally skilled, highly motivated and committed to
meet the current and future challenges. This will be driven by core values
of the Company fully embedded in the culture of the Organization"
MISSION
Enable all those working for HAL to give their best to ensure their all-round
growth as well as that of the Organization
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OBJECTIVES
To ensure availability of Total Quality People to meet the