The Only Constant - Change!PD Kothari, Kothari Group, Kolkata

MAN WANTS EVERYTHING AROUND HIM to im-prove, to change for the better. The irony is that man himself avoids change. Whether it is matters as mundane as the chair taken during the daily breakfast and the route to the workplace, or com-plexities such as adopting a new process – change is usually looked at with suspicion and fear of the unknown.

Perhaps it is the suspicion and the fear associated with change that makes it difficult to succeed. As per a Harvard Business Review paper, in most organisa-tions two out of three transformation initiatives fail. The more things change, the more they stay the same – claims the paper.

BFW is aware of the paradox. Our efforts at change are painstakingly conscious and daring. Whether it is people or processes, quality or quantity, inspection or inventory – we are searching for scope for improve-

ment in all spheres, and taking corrective measures.

The efforts are yielding results that augur well.

One of our manufacturing divisions has achieved 100% First-Time-Right in the final inspection of the machining centres. It indicates 100% convergence of customers’ expectations and BFW’s capability. It also means saving of time and other resources on both sides.

We have also achieved remarkable success in streamlining the inventory of material. This has al-ready brought our exposure several notches down. We are aiming at further reduction.

Many more value-adding areas are being worked at. I am confident, the success of our endeavours will ensure that you remain delighted with BFW prod-ucts, practices and people in the coming times.

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BFW Update, July – September 20132

WALT DISNEY SAID, “ALL THE adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me. You may not realise it, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you”.

We are aware of the extraordinarily great accom-plishments of Walt Disney.

Closer home, what many of us regard as a use-less lump of mud, is considered as clay by artisans, who carve artistic masterpieces or make useful articles out of it.

Every business cycle has its crests and troughs. Crests are enjoyed, troughs are abhorred. But troughs, actually, are opportunities in disguise. They can do wonderful things to the bottom-line.

We at BFW are aware of the constraints under which our customers operate. We are there to support you on all counts. We are re-engineering our processes to build better machines at lower costs in a shorter frame of time.

Initial results have already started showing, some-times leaving us amazed at the simplicity of the so-lutions which did not strike us earlier!

I am very much interested in your success with BFW, and will be happy to help you whenever needed.

With best regards,

MY SINCERE THANKS FOR THE training provided from 13th March to 15th March - the training was very useful.

G Balaganesan, Senior Technical Officer, IIT Madras, Chennai

VERTICAL MILLING MACHINE MODEL VF2 supplied in July 2007 is continuously in use since installation, working efficiently without any problem or breakdown.

Ranjan Bhatia, Asst General Manager – Technical, Swam Pneumatics, NOIDA

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WE SET UP A CHALLENGE before us about a year ago. To be precise, it was in December 2011 when our Machining Centres Division (MCD) resolved that our customers should find their machines total-ly acceptable at the first factory inspection itself. In case the customer was not inspecting, we would ourselves critically examine the machines and en-sure that they were fully acceptable - we decided.

MCD manufactures standard horizontal machin-ing centres and the high speed vertical machining centre, Dhruva. Considering the product mix, we proceeded carefully, seeking improvement in the following areas:

• Reworking and rejections during assembly• Outsourced parts• Assembly verification • Customer inspection dynamics• Product commissioning

It took us about three months to explore gaps and close them. By the time April 2012 arrived, we were ready with a new approach.

We had worked intelligently, and expected good success. Month after month machines started getting accepted at the first inspection. As the 12-month pe-riod ended, we were rewarded with 100% success. Whether it were the 65 per cent of the products which were inspected by the customers, or the re-maining 35 per cent products - all were cleared at the first inspection itself.

Our attempt at First-Time-Right was really first time right!

(Mr HN Panchamia can be reached at hnpanchamia@bfw.co.in)

A 100% ScoreHN Panchamia, BFW, Bangalore

No inspection in April

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1. HE Mr Ajai Malhotra (right), Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation, interacts with BFW’s Mr Syed Amjed (second from left) and others at the Metaloobrabotka Exhibition in Moscow in May 2013. 2. BFW stall at the INTEC trade fair in Coimbatore in June 2013. 3. (L-R) Mr Rahul A Shah and Mr Yogesh S Shah of Suman-Tex Industries with Mr Joseph David of BFW at the INTEC 2013 trade fair. 4. IIT Madras par-ticipants and faculties at the on-site training programme in March 2013. 5. Mr S Siddharth (inset), a B Tech Mechanical Engineering student at IIT Madras, wins the BFW scholarship in May 2013. 6. Mr SN Mishra (sitting, centre) flanked by colleagues just after demitting office in April 2013.1

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Adds Life to LifeManish Sharma, Albert David Ltd, Kolkata

ALBERT DAVID LTD, THE LARGEST pharmaceutical company in the East of India, was established more than eight decades ago. Like BFW, Albert David is an integral constituent of the Kothari Group. Adding to its domestic manufacturing and market-ing activities, the company exports its products to countries in Asia, Africa, CIS and Latin America. The company is committed to deliver excellence through its products and be a leading player in delivering quality healthcare to its customers.

Albert David enjoys a rich history of developing and marketing molecules ahead of time. Anti-tu-bercular therapy and injectable calcium serve as two examples.

Albert David was the pioneer in introducing the Pla-centrex injection to the Indian market in the Fifties. It remains the flagship brand of Albert David, having been highly endorsed through millions of prescrip-tions by the prescribing fraternity. The product is derived from live human placenta, and has potent anti-inflammatory and tissue regenerating effects.

Albert David successfully launched several brands in the last five years in the therapeutic seg-

ments of hepatoprotectives, laxatives, anti-ver-tigo and pain management. These brands, too, occupy one of the top three positions in their re-spective market segment.

Actively present in the herbal group, Albert David has also launched a uterotonic combination for the management of gynaecological disorders.

Albert David’s product range is backed by two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, produc-ing capsules, tablets, liquids, creams and a wide range of large and small volume parenterals. Continuous product development and stringent quality assurance ensures that the customers get the best value for their money.

Albert David breathes the philosophy - adds life to life - in all its business practices and products. Consolidation and growth are the cornerstones of the Albert David strategy. The company values its employees and allows freedom of operation for individuals to flourish in their different skill areas. The harmonious industrial relation has resulted in Albert David enjoying a high retention rate of em-ployees with strong loyalty towards the company.

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A FIGHTER MUST NEVER UNDERESTIMATE the opponent. After receiving your responses to thequestion carried in the last edition of this feature, I am certain that while fighters may still have a chance of survival after underestimating their opponents, quizmasters will surely bite the dust if they, like me, commit the error of underestimating the participants!

To cut the matter short, Gray Matter Corner in the previous issue raised a question based on the habit of the cheetah. Cheetah, getting enough moisture from the body of its prey, does notrequire to drink water regularly. Theadvertisement campaign of a soft drink was built on this fact, claiming that the drink was so tempting that “Cheetah Bhi Peeta Hai” (even the cheetah drinks).

Anyone claiming to spot a cheetah drinking water daily at the Kuno Sanctuary would, therefore, have been spinning a yarn.

While none of the responses receivedpointed out this fact, each response carried a strongargument. Mr Suryanarayana Murty informed that there are no cheetahs in India on date. Mr Ratnesh RJadvani from Venkaria Engineering Works,Jamnagar contributed by revealing that therehabilitation of cheetahs at the Kuno Sactuaryremains suspended to facilitate the rehabilitation of theAsiatic lion in accordance with a Supreme Court directive. More from the animal world. Many have that sadistic streak and the raw lust for money so mixed up, that they do not mind mutilating the limbs of animals. Or take the case of the Johnny who collected money byexhibiting his captive Kangaroo hop back-and-forth with its tail secured with a rope to the ceiling of the enclosure.

Oops, I committed an error again! It is somewhere in the paragraph above. What is it?

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THE MYTHOLOGICAL SUDARSHAN CHAKRA WAS a weapon to propagate ideal conduct through the destruction of obstacles. ‘Sudarshan’, the BFW VTLs, are built to propagate customers’ business through the destruction of non-cutting time.

Hindustan Equipments, industrial plant builders at Indore, save more than 90% of the cycle time through the Sudarshan model BVL 800H vertical turning lathe. “Ordinary lathes consumed up to 24 days to remove 1,200 kg of material, the Sudar-shan accomplishes the task in just over a day” – says Mr Sanjay Karnavat, Production Head. The CEO, Mr Pratik Tongia, finds the versatility of the machine another plus point. Hindustan Equipments cater largely to the overseas market, and such sav-ings and versatility matter a lot to their business.

Mahesh Industries at Coimbatore take particular pride in machining valve bodies, bonnets, hydraulic pressure test adapters, flanges, and reaction col-lars. Components machined at Mahesh Industries form the integral part of control valves manufac-tured by Bellow Seal Valves, Bharat Heavy Elec-tricals, Dresser Valves, Fisher Sanmar, Flowserve India, Severn Glocon and other top companies.

Mahesh Industries operate from two units in Coim-batore. The sister companies include Mahesh Engi-neering Industries, Mahesh Engineering Works, and Viswarupa Industries. Headed by the veteran ma-chinist Mr V Govindarajulu, Mahesh Industries have an extremely competent chief executive officer in Mr G Jayaprakash.

An entrepreneur with a long-term vision, Mr Jayaprakash took the decision to install his first Su-darshan within a short span of time from its introduc-tion. He never had to look back, acquiring more and more of these. Whether it is the model BVL 800H, model BVL 800ML, or model BVL 1200RL – Mr Jayaprakash derives optimum performance and the promised cost per component from each of these six BFW machines. He pointedly mentions the saving of 50% in setting up time obtained through a single set up for turning, drilling, tapping and deburring with the live tool provided on the machine.

BFW is keen to maximise customer advantages through Sudarshan. Please write to us – we will be happy to help.

(Mr Sneh Deep Pandey can be reached at sdpandey@bfw.co.in)

Clockwise from top left: Sudarshan BVL 550H, Mr G Jayaprakash, Mr Pratik Tongia and Mr Sanjay Karnavat, a component on Sudarshan BVL 1200RL at Mahesh Industries, and Sudarshan BVL 800ML. Background: valves at Mahesh Industries.

Sudarshan SavesSneh Deep Pandey, BFW, Bangalore

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