Abstract:
I. Product and its uses
Steel balls are required in huge quantity for
pulvarising of coal in Thermal Power Stations
and for crushing of minerals in cement factories
and pigment industries. These balls are either
made of cast steel, forged steel or chilled
hardened C.!. Castings. This scheme proposes
manufacture of steel balls by forging process.
Although there are a number of units already
in existence in similar line of activities, even
then still there exists a wide gap between the
demand and supply. With more and more
establishment of Thermal Power Stations,
Cement and Pigment Industries in the country
the demand for steel balls are sure to create
more scope for setting up such ball manufacturing
units.
The progress of manufacture of forged steel
balls is not very complicated. Engagement of
good technician with experience in forging line
and some knowledge of heat-treatment will be
able to tackle the manufacturing process.
As there is very hard competition in the
marketing, the selling price is very low as compared
to the price few years back, and such
kind of industry is not economically viable in
single shift. To make the unit economically
viable the unit will bave to run in double shift.
A stand-by generator has also been provided.