INTRODUCTION

The world is changing and now Change had come to Indian industry like a sweeping tornado transforming the industrial environment and giving indegeneousindustry some very tough standards to measure up to. In this testing situation, only the fittest have the wherewithal to survive. Only the best will thrive. That Kirloskar Electric has not only survived but has grown in confidence, capabilities, range and were scope is a testimony to the inherent strength of its foundation as a company that once setout to revolutionized Indias agricultural sector with value engineering. The difference is in the collective outlook of people trained to look upon every challenge as a platform from which to take giant leaps in quality and performance. And in so doing, to build on core capabilities of power engineering and upgrade them to world standards. The founder of Kirloskar group is late LAKSHMAN RAO KASHINATHKIRLOSKAR He was born in 1886 in a village called GULAHASAR in Belgaum district. He had preference for mechanical from his school days and therefore came to Mumbai and completed a course of technical draftsman ship at JJ school of arts. He started business of selling and repairing the bicycles. Visionary founder Laxman Rao Kirloskar He created the first Iron plough for the Indian farmer. His involvement with agriculture led him to make the first pump then the prime movers for the pumps. Since then KEC corporate goal has been to look into the future and engineer products that time would eventually demand

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Founders

Late ShriLaxmanrao K. Kirloskar Founder, KirloskarBrothersLTD. The Kirloskar Group of Companies Late ShriLaxmanraoKashinath Kirloskar created the Kirloskar legacy. He pioneered the engineering equipment industry in India, through timeless principles of hard work, determination, and family values. His youngest son, Late Shri Ravi .L. Kirloskar followed in his footsteps when leading Kirloskar Electric Company LTD.

Late Shri Ravi L. Kirloskar Founder, Kirloskar Electric Company Limited Late Shri Ravi .L. Kirloskar was the youngest son of Late ShriLaxmanrao and Late SmtRadhabhai Kirloskar. He began his professional career at Kirloskar Brothers; designing and building India's first electric motor. His knowledge, forward thinking, support, and guidance transformed Kirloskar Electric Company into the world renowned company it is today. Late Shri Ravi .L. Kirloskar was a man who was the epitome of his name. Throughout his time at Kirloskar Electric, he illuminated the company, his colleagues, and employees with his knowledge, intelligence, foresight, and calm demeanour. He was a symbol of immense strength and character to his employees.
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All who worked at Kirloskar Electric Company looked up to him as a father, friend, and guide. Quality was always on his mind; and his keen knowledge, foresight, and quality excellence made Kirloskar Electric Company the successful conglomerate it is today. Late Shri Ravi .L. Kirloskar's vision was simple. He wanted Kirloskar Electric Company to be recognized as a symbol of quality, not only in India, but the entire world. Late Shri Ravi .L. Kirloskar had the unique ability to use the past to analyze and interpret the future. He always thought decades ahead in terms of his work and their results. He was the inspiration behind Kirloskar Electric Company introducing the Pie stick Engine and the Thyristor Converter in India. When the invention of the thruster drive gave new life to DC motors in 1964, LateShri Ravi .L. Kirloskar was quick to grasp the opportunity. He began collaboration with Thorn EMI Automation LTD. to give Kirloskar Electric Company a head start in the market. Today, Kirloskar Electric Company controls a large share of the DC motor market. Late Shri Ravi .L. Kirloskar visualized the future of the electrical industry. He regarded quality excellence as one with self respect and pride. He introduced new product lines and set up new manufacturing plants around the country. His efforts helped Kirloskar Electric Company to become the first Indian electrical company to export electrical equipment, and set up the Indo Malaysia Joint Venture Company in Malaysia in 1971. Late Shri Ravi .L. Kirloskar also realized that electronics would play a major role in India's future. He finalized agreements with Electro heating LTD., London, and Thorn Automation LTD. to manufacture drives. His foresight and advice for any situation would always be absolutely right. Kirloskar Electric Company equipment was exported to over 20 countries including U.S.A., U.K., Canada and Australia. Late Shri Ravi .L. Kirloskar wanted the quality of all Indian products to be on par with international standards. His mind was constantly thinking of new and better ideas. He visualized the future of the electrical industry and made his plans accordingly. In 1948, Late Shri Ravi .L. Kirloskar and Late Mr. N.W. Gurjar started the Indian Electrical Association to promote the growth of the industry and to represent it's interests. Late Shri Ravi .L. Kirloskar was closely associated with the Indian Standards Association. He framed the first draft for the ISI Standard 325 for electric motors. His policy was closely associated with the Indian Government's Five Year Plans, especially in the context of electrical industry. It was Late Shri Ravi Kirloskar's efforts that led to the Karnataka Electricity Board setting up three mini-hydro power plants in the state. Late Shri Ravi .L. Kirloskar also founded the Indian Association for Quality and Reliability in 1972.
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Today, Kirloskar Electric Company is one of the largest and respected engineering and manufacturing companies in India, with a turnover of Rs. 8.41 billion. The company is known for its quality and reliable products in India and around the world. The Kirloskar Electric Company Network is spread over 10 manufacturing locations, 35 Indian sales offices, and 4 overseas sales offices in Michigan, USA; Sharjah, UAE; Singapore, and Malaysia.

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INDUSRTY PROFILE
Heavy industry in India comprises of heavy engineering industry, machine tool industry, industrial machinery and auto industry. These industries provide goods and services for almost all sectors of the economy, including power, rail and road transport. The machine building industry caters to the requirements of equipment for basic industries such as steel, non-ferrous metals,fertilisers, refineries, petrochemicals, shipping, paper, cement, sugar etc. HEAVY ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY Heavy electrical industry covers power generation, transmission and distribution and utilization equipments. These include turbo generators, boilers, various types of turbines, transformers, switchgears and other allied items. Majority of the products are manufactured by heavy electrical industry in the country. Some major areas where these are used are the multi core projects for power generation including nuclear power stations, petrochemical complexes, chemical plants, integrated steel plants, nonferrous metal units, etc. India is the only developing country besides china which produces a full range of electric power generation and transmission equipment. The industry has been upgrading the existing technology and is now capable of taking up turnkey contracts also for exports markets. Foreign collaborations are allowed with 100 percent FDI. The country is planning to add150000 MW power generations capacities in the next ten years this will generate substantial demand for heavy electrical equipments. The heavy electrical industry is capable of manufacturing transmission and distribution equipment up to 400 KV AC and high voltage DC. The industries has taken up the work of up gradation and transmission to the next higher voltage system of 765 KVfacilities to and have upgraded their manufacturing facilities to supply 765 KV class transformers, reactors, CTS, CVT, bushing, insulators, etc.The investment in R & D by the electrical industry is the largest in the corporate sector in India. Large electrical equipment used in steel plants, petrochemicals complexes and other such heavy industries is also being manufactured in the country. The domestic heavy electrical equipment manufacturers are making use of the developments of the global market with respect to product designs and upgrading of manufacturing and testing facilities. The heavy electrical industry has established its reference in the global arena also. These encompass thermal, hydro and gas based power plants, substation projects, and rehabilitation. Projects, besides a wide variety of products like transformers, photo voltaic equipments, insulators, switchgears, motors,etc

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GENERATOR SETS AC generators manufactured in India are on par with international AC Generators and consistently deliver high quality power with high performance. Domestic manufactures are capable of manufacturing AC generator right from 0.5 KVA to 25000 KVA and above with specified voltage rating. TRANSFORMERS The industry has the capacity of manufacture whole range of power and distribution transformers including the REC rating of 25, 53, and 100 KVA and also the extra high voltage range of 400 KV,600 KVA. SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROL GEAR In India, the entire range of circuit breakers from bulk oil, minimum oil, air blast, vacuum to SF6 are manufactured to standard specification for the benefit of customers, the ranges of products produced cover the entire voltage range for 240V to 800KV, switchgear and control gear, MCBs, air circuit breakers, switches, rewire able fuses and HRC fuses with their respective fuse bases, holders and starters. The industry is competitive in the field of design and engineering as the skill sets available in the country are relatively less expensive

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OVERVIEW OF ORGANIZATION
They are the leading manufacturers of Electrical and Electronic Equipments in India. Kirloskar Electric Company offers more than 70 products under 8 product groups catering to core sectors of the economy like Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Industry, Transportation, Renewable Energy etc. The Kirloskar Electric Company Network of 10 manufacturing locations, 34 sales offices spread across the country, wide network of spares dealers and service centers and hundreds of dealers enables the company to efficiently serve the customers and advise on suitable products, systems and services at competitive rates. The high levels of quality and reliability of products is due to the emphasis on Design, Engineering and Manufacturing to international standards by acquiring and adapting best technologies from leading companies along with technology developed in house. Kirloskar Electric has Installed base of 2.6 million motors in Petrochemicals, Refineries, Steel, Aluminum, Fertilizer, Cement plants, Agro based industries, etc. Supplied over 15000 MVA of transformers operating in T&D network up to 100MVA 220kV Class for Utilities, Captive and Industrial users. Supplied Traction Electrics, Powercar Generators and Batteries to the Indian Railways. Kirloskar Electric is organized around 3 business sectors: Power Generation. Industrial Equipments. Power Equipments. This enables Kirloskar Electric Company to have a strong customer orientation, to be sensitive to the needs and respond quickly to the changes in the market. Kirloskar Electric Company's vision is to become a world-class engineering enterprise, committed to enhancing stakeholder value. The company is striving to give shape to its aspirations and fulfill the expectations of the country to become a global player. The greatest strength of Kirloskar Electric Company is its highly skilled and committed 3,000 employees. Every employee is given an equal opportunity to develop himself and grow in his career. Continuous training and retraining, career planning, a positive work culture and participative style of management have engendered development of a committed and motivated workforce setting new benchmarks in terms of productivity, quality and responsiveness

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HISTORY OF KIRLOSKER ELECTRIC COMPANY: 1888-E n g i n e e r i n g B r o t h e r E n t e r p r i s e w a s e s t a b l i s h e d b y M r L a k s h m a n R a o & M r K a s h i n a t h Kirlosker. 1901-Indias first Mechanical Fodder Cutter Machine made. 1904-First Iron ploughs was Invented 1924-Export of Ploughs to Britain begins. 1940-Indias First Vertical Diesel Engine Manufactured. 1942-First AC Induction Motor made in India. 1946-Kirlosker Electric &Kirlosker Oil Engines established. 1949-Indias First 5HP AV1 Engine Manufactured. 1953-Indias First Transformers Manufactured. 1958-First Alternator in India was invented, Kirlosker Pneumatic Company Established. 1964-First Electronic DC Motor Made in India. 1970-Mr. Ravi Kirlosker Appointed as Managing Director. 1973-First Overseas Established In Malaysia. 1984-JV Established for Specialization in Pumps. 1988-Completed 100 years, a Centenary Year. 1991-Established in Singapore. 1992-Kirlosker Ferrous Established. 1993-ISO 9001 Certification. 1994-Mr. Vijay Kirlosker was appointed as Chairman. 2008-Kirlosker acquires LDW, & established in Holland.(Lloyd Dynamo were in Bremen, Germany.

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VISION:
The power of now is the energy of opportunities that come to us disguised as challenges. The power of now at Kirloskar electric is the dynamics of making opportunities work as by meeting clients tough specifications of cost and quality. Empower kirloskar electric serve the world with electric products.

MISSION:
To remain a leading producer of electrical technology products in India. To continuously grow in our business and become a significant player in the world market. To maximise return on investment. To achieve international levels of excellence in technology and quality.

QUALITY POLICY
The quality policy of KSL unit-1 shall be to continually improve the effectiveness of the quality management system, conforming to ISO 9001-2000 standard in design, manufacture, market and service at competitive prices, products of such quality which results in customer satisfaction, quality reputation and market leadership

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Milestones
1. Consigning India's Contribution to the God Particle Superconducting magnets manufactured by Kirloskar Electric Company in collaboration with ANTEC, Spain, have been used in the Large Hadron Collider, which discovered the God Particle. 2. Indias first satellite tracked AC Generators designed by Kirloskar Electric were used for the tracking system used on India's first satellite. Kirloskar Electric Company also took care of intricate details including transient loading and transient voltage regulation performance. 3. Missile test fired Kirloskar Electric Company played a key role in building the entire power supply unit for perfecting the performance requirement of India's first indigenous built missile. Kirloskar Electric Company's AC Generators were customized for arduous duty. 4. India explores Antarctica India was the first developing country to join the Antarctica explorations. The Antarctic task team carried custom designed AC Generators, developed by Kirloskar Electric Company that worked perfectly in sub zero temperatures. 5. Rajdhani flagged off Indian Railways worked with Kirloskar Electric Company specialists to design reliable AC Generators that would release the heat, dust, smoke and the acceleration of the bogies for proper function, greater speed, comfort, and increased safety.

6. Stealth ship launched On April 18, 2003, India launched its first indigenously designed stealth ship. The ship had four Kirloskar Electric Company 1000kW AC Generators, which were supplied by Kirloskar Electric Company. The generators were a result of Kirloskar Electric Company's close association with the Indian Navy.

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Completed Projects Co-Generation

PSG has successfully designed, manufactured, supplied, tested and commissioned couple of challenging projects. Kirloskar Electric Company has executed first co-generation project in Karnataka for Ugar Sugar of 30 MW in the year 2000. Kirloskar Electric Company has also executed such co-generation projects for Prabhulingeshwara Sugar (16 MW) &Varalakshmi Sugar (20 MW ) in Karnataka. Co-Generation: "Combined Generation" by conversion of energy contained in a fuel into two or more usable forms. Projects and Systems Group PSG formed this group to meet the challenges of Power Generation using Non-Conventional Energy Sources. PSG has expertise and experience in following main projects:

Micro/Mini & Small Hyde Projects Co-Generation Projects Wind Energy Projects Solar Energy Projects Gas Based Power Projects Diesel Based Power Projects Wave Energy Projects

Switchyards & Power Distribution

With state-of-the art manufacturing support, Projects and Systems Group has performed the best winning the challenging and reputed orders all over India. It has provided solutions from the project concept to commissioning by integrating Design, Supply and Installation for large projects. The central philosophy of PSG is to offer a complete system of Electric Control and Automation that is handled by us as a single source.
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The role of PSG in Switchyards and Power Distribution PSG has developed expertise in Design, Engineering, Supply, Erection and commissioning of Electrical Switchyard up to 220kV. PSG has successfully commissioned total electric's including switchyard and plant electrification for Toyota Kirloskar, SulzerFlowel, KFIL, NALCO, BFL, Enercon, HeroCycles, DGS& D Port Blair, just to highlight a few valuable clients out of the total list. PSG in association with General Electric Drive System USA had supplied the total electrics & automation package of 2 Million tones per annum to Steel Hot Strip Mill of Essar Steel Ltd., in Gujarat , India .

Steel Industry High temperature exhaust gases are used for better energy recycling. In association with turbine manufacturers cater to the requirements of the power plants and offer complete electric's like generator and associated controls for diesel, small hydel projects, wind power plants and co-generation plants. PSG designed and executed complete electrical system for country's first co-generation plant at TascoCheyyar, 5MW in Tamil Nadu and The Ugar Sugar, 32MW in Karnataka and thereafter developed many co -generation plants.

Sugar Industry

:-Surplus energy converted into electrical energy.

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Cement &Fertilizer Industry

Fuel gases at high temperatures passed through four pre-heater stages Temperature is reduced to 150 -200 degree. Co-generation depends on plant specific parame

Work Culture
Kirloskar Electric is known around the world for quality excellence. They success is based on our core values of knowledge, professionalism, respect, and integrity. These values were instilled by Kirloskar Brothers Limited's Founder Late ShriLaxmanrao .K. Kirloskar, and by Kirloskar Electric Company's Founder Late Shri Ravi .L. Kirloskar. they core values are reflected not only in our work environment, but also in our day-to-day business. they encourage and support they employees to attain personal and professional levels of excellence by providing them various opportunities to strengthen their talents and improve their skills.

Work Ethics
The employee will have to follow the rules and guidelines laid down by Kirloskar Electric Company. Every department has its own Standard Operating Procedure. Beside his/her core department, a new employee will be given the opportunity to work in different departments of the company, including engineering, design, development, production, and marketing, to name a few. This gives the employee a thorough understanding of each department's SOPs and work process. When the employee shows interest and talent in a particular department, s/he will be given the freedom and opportunity to undertake a lateral shift to work in the department of his choice.

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Work Opportunities
A new employee joining Kirloskar Electric Company can look forward to a long and bright career with the company, with immense potential for career growth. The employee will be given many opportunities to learn the workings of company. S/He will undergo induction programmes, and will get sufficient time to work and understand the functioning of all departments, which are connected to different product types.

Training & Development

The training and development activities ensure continuous growth of the organization by nurturing the strengths of the employees and providing the environment and opportunity for every individual to realize his/her potential. The policy aims at broadening the outlook of individual and bridging the gap between actual performance and the performance necessary to deliver results. The emphasis of training is on self-development and all-round growth through training. They imbibe technical competencies, interpersonal competencies, intellectual competencies and business competencies so that customer satisfaction is achieved with continually improved performance as individuals and in groups. The effectiveness of training and development activities depends to a large extent on the correct analysis of training needs of individuals and the organization based on the gap between competencies required and possessed to perform the job on an effective manner and to the satisfaction of customer, based on the " Training needs survey" data, the annual training calendar is compiled, released and executed. The training schemes prescribed are for senior executives, managers, supervisors and operators in the area of management, marketing, technical, quality, IT and general programmes.

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Other training programmes include:

Trade apprentices training, Graduate/Diploma/Commercial training as per Apprentice act 1961. Customer service engineers training. Branch service engineers training. Training at collaborators etc. Management development programmes. Special technical skill training programme. Job rotation training. Induction programme. Sponsorship to seminars IIT'S, IIM'S etc.

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Research and Development

The R&D infrastructure, the knowledge and skill base of highly qualified and experienced engineers, and corporate zest, are the secrets behind the hard work and dedication that have resulted in the exhaustive list of customization projects in Defence, Railways, Power and diverse complex industrial applications.When India embarked on an indigenization drive to substitute for imports in the seventies, Kirloskar Electric Company took the lead in the electrical engineering sector to ensure that quality standards did not dip. Kirloskar Electric Company worked closely with the Indian Military to take up innovative tasks, which called for a high degree of expertise like containerized power supply units for missile projects, power sources for application and high security communication systems. When the Indian Railways built the first Power cars for the Rajdhani Express, The Development and Standard Organization of Railways along with Kirloskar Electric Company designers brought out improved versions; customizing the generators for arduous working in coaches subjected to horizontal and vertical accelerations for several years. Even today, Kirloskar Electric Company supplies several versions of AC generators to Power cars. The R&D facilities include testing labs that have achieved certification by the leading organization of the world for USA & UK even the hard to get NVLAP Accreditation from the US Federal Government.

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Awards

Best Innovative product for Digital drive by IEEMA at the Elecrama exhibition National award for R&D from the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, India

Global Presence
Today, as a lean, innovative and aggressive power in value engineering, Kirloskar Electric has already secured its place in world markets. We offer products and services that have strong roots in a traditional value base and comes with the inherent brand qualities of trustworthiness and complete customer satisfaction.

Our products are readily trusted and accepted in India, USA, Europe, Singapore, South Africa, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Bangladesh. Our products have also earned certification from some of the world's leading companies. We regularly streamline, redefine, and recreate our company processes. Our design and testing parameters adhere to quality measures. The key to our success is our never ending willingness to take up any challenging customization project and successfully implement it. Kirloskar Electric is a pioneer in the export of Electrical and Electronic goods for the last four decades. Kirloskar Electric Company is a status holder and has been awarded THE EXPORT HOUSE CERTIFICATE recognized by Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.

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Conclusion

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Websites: www.kirlosker-electric.com www.google.com

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