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Hospital Beds

Project cost : 67.70 lakh  
Uploaded on : September 2009

Product and its Applications

Adjustable Hospital Beds that are widely used in hospitals and clinics. In order to meet the functionality of the product in a hospital, these beds are made in a wide range, e.g. Fowler Hospital Bed, Semi Fowler, Plain, Recovery, Paediatric, Fracture, ICU Hospital Bed, General hospital bed with rigid mesh mattress platform. Out of these, Fowler hospital beds and General purpose bedsteads are in large demand.

Fowler Hospital Beds are known for their extra comfort and functionality. These are available in size 1980L x 900W x 600H or 2070L x 910W x 600H mm. The frame work is made of strong rectangular steel tubes, provided with four section perforated top, two separate screws for backrest and knee rest manoeuvring, SS tubular head and foot bows with laminated panels, four swivel castors, two with brake, four IV rod locations, pre-treated and epoxy powder coated

2.0 Market Potential

The demand for adjustable hospital beds is increasing due to increase in the number of hospitals and their expansion and increase in number of private and government nursing homes, A large number of new hospitals and nursing homes are coming up in order to meet the patients' demand. It has led to steady increase in the requirement of hospital furniture. The growth rate is expected to be substantial. As such there is a vast scope for the steel furniture manufacture units to take up this activity for not only as a diversification but also better capacity utilization by installing a few balancing equipments.

3.0 Basis and Presumption

a) The unit will work for 300 days per annum on single shift basis.

b) The unit can achieve its full capacity utilization during the 3rd year of operation.

c) The wages for workers are taken as per prevailing rates in this type of industry.

d) Interest rate for total capital investment is calculated @ 12% per annum.

e) The entrepreneur is expected to raise 20-25% of the capital as margin money.

f) The unit would construct its own building.

g) Costs of machinery are based on average prices of machinery manufacturers.

Implementation schedule

Project implementation will take a period of 8 months. Break-up of the activities and relative time for each activity is shown below:

Scheme preparation and approval

01 month

SSI provisional registration

1-2 months

Sanction of financial supports etc

2-5 months

Installation of machinery and power connection

6-8 months

Trial run and production

01 month

5.0 Technical Aspects
5.1 Location

The plant can be located at any suitable place keeping in view the marketing convenience, availability of power and skilled manpower.

5.2 Salient Features of Process / Technology

The basic operations involved in the manufacture of adjustable beds are: cutting and bending of pipes; cutting of M.S. angles;  cutting of strips; welding, riveting;  grinding; assembly of elevating mechanism;  painting, baking.

6.0 Pollution Control

These types of units do not produce effluents or any other polluting materials. Therefore pollution control measures are not taken into account.  

7.0 Energy Conservation

This industry is not a large-scale power consuming industry. However maximum care should be taken in conservation of electrical energy.  

8.0 Production Capacity

Quantity

600 different types of hospital beds

Installed capacity

850 beds / annum

Optimum capacity utilization

70%

Working days

300

Manpower

15

9.0 Financial Aspects

9.1 Fixed Capital

9.1.1 Land & Building Amount (Rs. lakh)

Particulars

Amount

Land 300 m 2

00.20

Building 180 m 2

16.00

Total

16.20

9.1.2 Machinery and Equipment Amount (Rs. lakh)

Description

Amount

Pipe bending machine hand operated with fixtures locally fabricated -5, Arc welding sets-2, Gas cutting set with torch, regulators etc.-2 sets, Bench drilling machine 13 mm capacity-1, Portable drilling machine 13 mm capacity-2, Flexible shaft grinder 150wheel mm-2, Double ended bench grinder 300 mm size-1, Hand shearing machine 3 mm capacity-2, Baking oven 2.5 x 2 m x 2 m size 20 kW-2, Hand Press-3, Cleaning, Pickling, Phosphating tanks 2.5 x 2 x 2 m-10, Compressor with spray gun unit for painting-2, Riveting machine portable type electrical-1, Hand tools, instruments. Fixtures and dies.

O5.80

Erection & electrification of machinery @ 10% cost

00.58

Office furniture & fixtures

00.82

Total

07.20

9.1.3 Pre-operative Expenses Amount (Rs. lakh)

Consultancy fee, project report, deposits with electricity department etc

00.80

9.1.4 Total Fixed Capital Amount (Rs. lakh)

(9.1.1+9.1.2+9.1.3)

24.20

9.2 Recurring expenses per annum  

9.2.1 Personnel Amount (Rs. lakh)

Designation

No.

Salary/ month

Amount

Factory Manager

1

10,000

01.20

Supervisory staff

1

08,000

00.96

Office Assistant

1

06,000

00.72

Technician

3

05,000

01.80

Skilled workers

4

04,500

02.16

Unskilled workers

5

03,000

01.80

Perquisites @15 %

 

 

01.60

Total  

15

 

09.70

9.2.2 Raw Material including packaging materials Amount (Rs. lakh)

Particulars

Qty (t)

Rate/t

Amount

1. M.S Angle Iron 40 mm x 40 mm x 3 mm and 38 mm x 38 mm x 3 mm

13.50

0.40

05.40

2. M.S Tubes 38.10 mm o.d. x 1.6/1.22 mm thick

36.00

0.38

13.68

3. M.S Tubes 25.40 mm o.d x 1.6/1.22 mm thick

22.00

0.40

08.80

4. M.S Tubes 19.5 mm o.d x 1.22 mm thick

13.50

0.41

05.54

5. M.S Strips 1.25 mm x 25 mm

13.50

0.30

04.05

6. Castor wheels

300 No

LS

01.44

7. Nuts, bolts, screws, washers, flats, rubber items, paint etc.

LS

LS

02.87

Total

 

 

38.90

9.2.3 Utilities Amount (Rs. lakh)

Particulars

Amount

Power

01.90

Water

00.10

Total

02.00

9.2.4 Other Contingent Expenses Amount (Rs. lakh)

Particulars

Amount

Repairs and maintenance @10%

00.70

Consumables & spares, others

00.60

Transport & travel

00.90

Publicity, postage, telephone

01.20

Insurance @1%

00.20

Total

03.60

9.2.5 Total Recurring Expenditure Amount (Rs. lakh)

(9.2.1 + 9.2.2 + 9.2.3 + 9.2.4)  

54.20

9.3 Working Capital Amount (Rs. lakh)

Recurring expenses for 3 months

13.50

9.4 Total Capital Investment Amount (Rs. lakh)

Fixed capital (Refer 9.1.4)

54.20

Working capital (Refer 9.3)

13.50

Total

67.70

10.0 Financial Analysis

10.1 Cost of Production (per annum) Amount (Rs. lakh)

Recurring expenses (Refer 9.2.5)

54.20

Depreciation on building @ 5%

00.80

Depreciation on machinery @10%

00.64

Depreciation on furniture @ 20%

00.16

Interest on Capital Investment @ 12%

08.20

Total

64.00

10.2 Sale Proceeds (Turnover) per year Amount (Rs. lakh)

Item

Qty

Rate/t (Rs.)

Amount  

250 nos. Fowlers hospital beds @ Rs.8000/ each

375

18,000

67.50

150 nos. General purpose hospital beds @ Rs.2500/- each

225

6,000

13.50

Sale of scrap

 

 

03.00

Total

600

-

84.00



10.3 Net Profit per year

=

Sales - Cost of production

=

84 – 64

=

Rs. 20 lakh


10.4 Net Profit Ratio

=

Net profit X 100
----------------------
Sales

   
=

20X 100
-------------------
84

   

=

23.8 %

10.5 Rate of Return on Investment

=

Net profit X 100
----------------------------
Capital Investment

 

=

20 X 100
-----------------------
67.70

 

=

30 %

10.6 Annual Fixed Cost Amount (Rs. lakh)

All depreciations

01.60

Interest

08.20

40% of salary, wages, utility, contingency

06.12

Insurance

00.20

Total

16.12

10.7 Break even Point  

=

Annual Fixed Cost X 100
-----------------------------------
Annual Fixed Cost + Profit

 

=

16.12 X 100
------------------
16.12 + 20

 

=

44.6 %

11.0 Addresses of Machinery Suppliers

1. M/s. Quality Machine Tools
No.25 J.C. Road , Near VSL Bldg.,
Bangalore-560002.

2 M/s. Batliboi Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
99/2, 99/3 N.R. Road , Bangalore -560002

3. M/s. Perfect Machine Tools, Grant Road,
Bangalore – 560001

4.M/s. Simplicity Engineers, B-99 Mayapuri,
New Delhi

5. M/s. K.G. Khosla & Co., Mathura Road , Badarpur,
Delhi .

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