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Heat Treatment Servicing Unit

Product Code

:

344020002

Quality and Standards

:

IS EN and I.S. (as per the metal Specification)

Uploaded on : February 2007

Introduction

Heat Treatment is a term used for hardening and tempering of Metal components/Mechanical products of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous origin to increase the life or mechanical properties. Steel in general, supplied in annealed conditions having hardness between 140 to 280 BHN depending on the percentage of alloying elements which facilitate further mechanical operations. 15%–20% of the steel produced is tool steel which will be the raw material for manufacturing of gears, fixtures, shafts, cutting tools, blades and many more products. If these products are used in soft conditions, it will be worn out in a short period. Hence such products are to be hardened and tempered. Heat Treatment is a general term which consists of processes like Hardening, Tempering, Annealing and Case Hardening etc.

Market Potential

Demand in the market mainly arises from:

1. Defence
2. Railways
3. Automobile
4. Ball & Roller Bearings
5. General Engineering
6. Fasteners and Hardware
7. Machine Tools.

The demand in the above areas again depends upon the primary market, i.e., replacement market and substitution market. Most of the general engineering units in SSI Sector offload the Heat Treatment jobs to servicing units because they may not have enough capital for an independent Heat Treatment section.

Basis and Presumptions

The profile is worked out on the basis of following presumptions:

1.

Working hours/shift

8 hrs/day

2.

No. of shift/day

Single

3.

No. of working days/annum

300 days

4.

Efficiency of the plant

75%

5.

Time for achieving max. capacity

Two years from the date of commencement of production

6.

Labour charges

As per the Minimum Wages Act of the State Govt.

7.

Margin Money

25%

8.

Rate of Interest

14% per annum

9.

Pay back period

5 years

10.

Land and Building

On Rent

11.

The cost of machinery and equipment is on the basis of prevailing market rates

 

12.

The selling rates are calculated 1% lower than the present market rates to facilitate competition and credit period.

 

Implementation Schedule

The major activities and their implementation schedule are furnished below. The assessment of the time required for implementation of the project has been considered and counted from the date of sanction of the loan.

Activity Period in Days

1.

Preparation of scheme and SSI Provisional Registration

15 days

2.

Financial arrangements

60 days

3.

Procurement of M/c & Installation

60 days

4.

Power and water connection

30 days

5.

Infrastructure and communication

30 days

All these activities are to be carried out simultaneously. The commencement of production should be within 3 months.

Technical Aspects
Process of Manufacture

The Heat Treatment processes involve a series of operations, mainly:

1. Hardening (which follows Tempering)

2. Annealing/Normalizing/Stress relieving

3. Carburising/Case Hardening

All Direct hardening materials are heated in the muffle furnace. The material is heated to the pre-determined temperature and the required soaking time is given. Then it is rapidly cooled in water, oil or air. Then it should be tempered at low temperature to remove the stresses developed inside.

Direct hardening and case hardening process can be carried out in salt bath furnace also which is more productive and with 100% prevention of oxidation. In this process, jobs are to be preheated compulsorily, as the jobs are put into the furnace at higher temperature. The hardening and tempering procedures are the same as mentioned earlier. The salt bath should have cynide salt of 18% to 20% concentration.

Quality Control and Standards

1. NDT Test for crack/flaw defects.

2. Microscopic test for structure.

3. Hardness Testing in RA, RB, RC and

BHN which are faster and sure for metal condition. Quality Standards conform to IS and EN Standards.

Production Capacity (per annum)

Quantity

:

65 M.T.

Value

:

Rs.12,30,000

Motive Power

:

30 H.P. 22.5 kW

Pollution Control

The work shed should be well ventilated with exhaust fans. Disposable waste salt, acids etc. should be treated before disposed off. Smoke from the chimney can be controlled effectively by monitoring furnace oil flow by using LDO.

Energy Conservation

Waste gases from the salt bath can be routed to pre-heating chamber which is an option.

Financial Aspects
A. Fixed Capital

(i) Land and Building Rent (Rs. per month)

Covered Area (for office, store, work place) @ Rs.25/sq. ft.

400sq.ft.

10,000

Total
10,000

(ii) Machinery and Equipments

Sl. No. Description Indigenous/ Imported Quantity Rate
(In Rs.)
Amount (In Rs.)

1.

Electrical muffle furnace, 600×300×300 mm with automatic Temp. Control, panel board, max. temp. 1000O 24 KW

Indigenous

1 No.

56,500

56,500

2.

Air circulating Tempering furnace with temp control, panel board, Max.temp. 18 KW

- do -

1 No.

1,11,000

1,11,000

3.

Oil fired salt bath furnace 2 HP Motorised blower, 2800 RPM, Pot size 450 ×600 mm LAP-1 Burner, Temp. indicator, Max. temp. 1000ºC

- do -

1 No.

2,08,000

2,08,000

4.

Hardness testing m/c 150 kg. Load, reading of RA, RB and RC with 120Oiron ball and 2 & 5 mm dia steel ball indentors

- do -

1 No.

21,000

21,000

5.

Pre-heating chamber for salt bath furnace

- do -

1 No.

65,000

65,000

6.

Quenching tanks 1Mx0.75 Mx1 M

- do -

4 Nos.

6,000

24,000

7.

1 MT capacity chain pulley block with tripoy

- do -

1 No.

8,000

8,000

8.

Platform type trolleys

- do -

2 Nos.

1,500

3,000

9.

Hand tools

- do -

L.S.

-

5,000

10.

Power tools

- do -

L.S.

-

10,000

11.

Handling tools

- do -

L.S.

-

5,000

12.

Weighing M/c platform type 200 kg

- do -

1 No.

8,000

8,000

13.

Fire fighting equipment

-do -

L.S.

-

6,000

Total
5,30,500

14.

Office and workshop furniture and equipment

     

18,000

15.

Erection and Electrification

     

30,000

16.

Pre-operative cost, deposits, statutory formalities

     

25,000

Grand Total
6,03,500

B. Working Capital (per month)

(i) Raw Materials (per month)

One time raw materials such as Neutral salt, cyanide and quenching oils are required for initial filling.

Sl. No. Description of stores Indigenous Qty. Rate
(In Rs.)
Amount
(In Rs.)

1.

Natural Salt

Indigenous

100 kg

15/kg

1,500

2.

Cyanide Salt

-do-

150 kg

65/kg

9,750

3.

Barium carbonate

-do-

50 kg

12/kg

600

4.

Quenching oil

-do-

4 Barrel

8000

32,000

(one time investment)
43,850

(ii) Personnel

Administrative and Workshop

Sl. No. Designation Nos. Salary (In Rs.) Amount (In Rs.)

1.

Manager

1

5,000

5,000

2.

Supervisor

1

4,000

4,000

3.

Clerk

2

2,000

4,000

4.

Skilled Workers

2

2,500

5,000

5.

Unskilled Workers

6

1,000

6,000

6.

Watch & Ward

2

800

1,600

Total
25,600
Perquisites @ 15% 3,840
Total
29,440

(iii) Other Contingent Expenses (per month) (In Rs.)

1.

Rent

10,000

2.

Stationery, Postage, Telephone

1,000

3.

Electricity and Water

3,500

4.

Transport and Conveyance

1,000

5.

Maintenance and Repairs

500

6.

Consumable Stores

1,000

7.

Tax

250

8.

Miscellaneous

1,000

Total
18,250

(iv) Working Capital (per month) (Rs.)

1.

Raw materials (one time investment)

43,850

2.

Salaries and Wages

29,440

3.

Other Contingent Expenditure

18,250

Total
91,540
 
(v) Working Capital (for 3 months) (Rs.)

Working Capital for 3 months

=

(91,540–43,850)×3+43,850

 

=

1,86,920

C. Total Capital Investment

a.

Fixed Capital

Rs. 6,03,500

b.

Working Capital for 3 months

Rs. 1,86,920

Total
Rs. 7,90,420
Say
Rs. 8,00,000

Financial Analysis

(1) Cost of Production (per annum) (Rs.)

a)

Recurring Expenses (91,540–43,850)×12+43,850

6,16,130

b)

Depreciation on Machinery @ 10%

53,050

c)

Depreciation on Office Equipment @20%

3,600

d)

Interest on Capital @ 14%

1,12,000

Total
7,84,780
Say
7,85,000

(2) Turnover (per annum)

Sl. No. Activity Job Qty./ Kg. Rate
(In Rs.)
Amount
(In Rs.)

1

By executing direct hardening

15 MT

15

2,25,000

2

Case Hardening jobs

30 MT

22

6,60,000

3

Annealing/ Normalising

5 MT

15

75,000

4

Special Steels

15 MT

18

2,70,000

Total
12,30,000

(3) Profitability (per annum)

Rs. 12,30,000 – 7,85,000 = Rs. 4,45,000

(4) Net Profit Ratio    
   

Net Profit per year×100

 

=

——————————

   

Sales per annum

     
   

4,45,000×100

 

=

——————

   

12,30,000

     
 

=

36.18%

 
(5) Rate of Return    
   

Net Profit per year×100

 

=

——————————

   

Total Capital Investment

     
   

4,45,000×100

 

=

——————

   

7,90,420

     
 

=

56%

(6) Break-even Point

Fixed Cost (per annum) (Rs.)

1.

Rent

1,20,000

2.

Interest on Investment

1,12,000

3.

Depreciation on machinery and Office Equipment

53,050

4.

40% of Salaries/Wages

1,41,312

5.

40% of other expenses excluding rent

39,600

Total
4,65,962
Say
4,66,000

B.E.P.    
   

Fixed cost ×100

 

=

——————————

   

Fixed cost + Net Profit

     
   

4,66,000×100

 

=

——————

   

4,66,000+4,45,000

     
 

=

51%

Addresses of Machinery Suppliers

1. M/s. Hindustan Furnaces Pvt. Ltd.
Viyur, Thrissur-680 010
Kerala.

2. M/s. Amur Instrumentation
Amala Nagar P.O.,
Thrissur-680 550
Kerala.

3. M/s. High Temp. Furnaces Pvt. Ltd.
1-C II Phase, Peenya I.A.,
P. B. No. 5809
Bangalore-560 058

4. M/s. Metatherm Furnaces Pvt. Ltd.
W-91, MIDC, I.A., Belapur Road,
Thana-400 701.
For Testing M/C

5. M/s. Inspection Instruments Corpn.
7, Sherif Douj Street,
Zakaria Bldg.,
Mumbai-400 003

6. M/s. Fuel Instrument and Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
Ichalkaranchi,
(Maharashtra)

7. M/s. Blue Steel Engineers Pvt.Ltd.
Blue Steel House, D-12 MIDC,
Marol Ambhri (East),
Mumbai-400 073

8. M/s. Indian Oil Corporation
For Quenching Oil, LDO and Furnace Oil
9. Local Chemical Dealers
For Sodium Cyanide Salt

Contact for more information:

Information Manager
TIMEIS Project
E-mail: timeis@ficci.com

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