Professional Documents
Culture Documents
of the
Period
23.05.2011 to 22.06.2011
Submitted by
Job Thomas
Cochin University of Science and Technology Kochi 682 022 MAY-JUNE 2011
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Kalamassery is established in 1953 for producing the lathe. In the process of expansion, HMT MTLK started producing printing machines in 1972. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY: To give familiarize with the business organization. To gain familiarize with the different departments in the organization and their functioning. To understand how the key business processes are carried out in organizations. Understand how information is used in organization for decision making at various levels. To relate theory with practice. METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY: Both primary and secondary data is collected from the organization. Primary data is collected through interviews with employees at various levels. Secondary data is obtained from company manuals especially quality manuals company web site and other magazines and news papers. Direct observation is used to understand the production process. PERIOD OF STUDY The study was held from 23/05/2010 to 22/06/2010. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY The findings need not be conclusive but only indicative. Area of concentration was mainly HMT Machines tools limited, Kalamassery. The time span of this project was very limited to collect all the information.
capacity to manufacture around 400 machines per year. Since then different collaborations, continued in house R&D and tremendous marketing efforts brought HMT, to present status. The growth of HMT Ltd. was characterized by the forward and backward integration of technology and product diversification. Thus the company that stated with manufacturing and selling lathes expanded its machine tools products range to evolve as the ultimate solution in metal cutting. The product diversification efforts took the company to the business of watches in 1962, tractor in 1971, die-casting on plastic machinery in 1971, printing machinery in 1972, presses in 1972, lamps & lamp making machinery in 1976, food processing machinery in 1980, CNC systems in 1986, ball screws in 1986 and reconditioning in 1990. The multi product activities made HMT Ltd. change its identity as Hindustan Machine Tools Limited. Today HMT Ltd has 16 manufacturing units with 22 products divisions spread through the length and breath of India. A subsidiary viz., HMT (international) Ltd undertakes the exports of the company. They are also export agents for general other Indian companies. HMT Ltd was restructured in 1992 to facilitate better administration of the multi product business activities. Accordingly, the following business group was established. Machine tools business group, to concentrate on mental cutting machines Industrial machinery business group to deal with printing machines, diecasting and plastic injection molding machines food processing machines and metal forming machines Agricultural business group to concentrate on tractor Engineering components business group to deal with casting and ball screws Consumer product business group, to deal with watches and lamps IN ADDITION TO THESE BUSINESS GROUPS, THE COMPANY OWNS THRESS SUBSIDIARIES AS FOLLOWS: HMT (international) Ltd. which undertakes overseas project & exports PRAGA Tools Ltd. which manufacturers machine tools HMT bearing Ltd which manufacture precision bearing in collaboration with M/S Kozo Japan As per the revival plan of this public sector industry a turn around plan has introduced in early days of this millennium and re-organized as HMT Ltd holding company including tractor division and presently comprises of the following subsidiaries. 1. HMT Machine Tools Limited. 2. HMT Watches Limited 3. HMT Chinar Watches Limited 4. HMT Bearing Limited 5. HMT International Limited 6. PRAGA Tools Limited
HMT Ltd
1. HMT MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED The HMT Machine Tools Limited is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of general purpose machine tools, special purpose machine tools, computer numerically controlled machine tools, precision machinery system, printing machines, metal forming passes, dies casting and plastic injection molding machines, ferrous and non-ferrous casting. The product range of HMT machine tools, Bangalore Heavy duty lathes Single and multi spindle automates Radial drilling machines Multi spindle drills Cylindrical & surface grinders Laser cutting machines CNC turn mill centers CNC wire cut EDM
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FMS & FMC Horizontal machining centers Vertical machining centers Milling machines Broaching machines
KALAMASSERY