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RWF MILESTONES |
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Budget Speech - Wheel and Axle Plant Proposed with capacity to produce 20,000 wheelsets and 25,000 loose wheels. |
1972-73 |
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First Project study report of WAP was submitted by Railway Board |
1973 |
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Project Sanctioned in supplementary budget |
1973-74 |
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Agreement signed between Government of India and Amsted Industries, USA, regarding collaboration for the manufacturing of Griffin Wheels in India |
April/1974
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Wheel And Axle Plant Project sanctioned by the Government of India.
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Jun/1978
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Dedication of the Plant(WAP) to the Nation by Hon. President of India,Sri. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy.
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Jun/1978
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7
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Foundation Stone laid by Sri Kamalpathi Tripathi, former Hon’ble Minister for Railways
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Jan/1980
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8
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First EQS heat tapped.
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Oct/1980
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9
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First trial wheel cast (BOXN)
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Oct/1983
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10
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First trial Axle forged
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Dec/1983
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11
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Inauguration of the Wheel and Axle Plant by late Hon. Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi.
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Sep/1984
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12
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First wheelset assembled (BOXN)
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Oct/1984
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13
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Implementation of Incentive Scheme
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Jan/1990
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14
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First 915 mm dia coaching wheel produced
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May/1993
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15
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First 915 mm dia Coaching wheelset produced
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Aug/1993
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Introduction of LAN based Management Information System |
June 1993 |
16
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Accreditation of ISO-9002 certification by M/s.BVQI. (First Railway Unit to obtain ISO-9001)
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Nov/1994
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17
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First 840 mm dia Flat Container Wagon wheel produced
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Jan/1995
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18
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First 840 mm dia wheelset produced
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Mar/1995
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19
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First 915 mm dia Wagon wheel produced
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Oct/1995
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20
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Executed first Non-Railway Order of value Rs.6 Lakhs to M/s.Kirloskar
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Sep/1995
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21
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Accreditation of AAR certification as a manufacturer of Wheel, Axles for supply to US Railroads.
AAR M-1003 certification as a manufacturer of Wheels, Axles for supply to US Railroads
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Nov5 /1995
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22
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First 915 mm dia wagon wheelset produced
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Dec/1995
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23
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First consignment of wheels and axles exported to USA (CH-36 wheels and F-Class Axles)
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Dec/1995
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24
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First 1097 mm dia loco Wheel produced
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Dec/1997
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25
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Highest production of Axles in a year (52,249 Nos.)
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Feb/1997
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26
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5,00,000th Axle produced
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May/1998
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27
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Augmentation Phase-I completed
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Jul/1998
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28
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Highest production of wheels for a particular month (10,031 wheels)
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Dec/1998
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29
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Lowest rejection percentage of wheels in a particular month (4.95%)
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Dec/1998
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30
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March 1999 First WDM2 Loco No.16464 fitted with MoV Cast steel wheel on trials
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Mar/1999
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31
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Accreditation of ISO-14001 by M/s .BVQI. (First Railway Unit to obtain ISO-14001)
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Jun/1999
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32
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First MG coaching wheel produced.
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Sep/1999
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10,00,000th Wheel produced- May 2000 |
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33
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Accreditation of ISO: 9001-2000 (First Railway Unit to obtain ISO:9001-2000)
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Mar/2001
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34
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First MG Loco wheel cast with MoV material composition.
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Nov/2001
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35
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Largest single order from Non Railway Customer worth Rs.30 crores for supply of 5280 CONCOR Flatcontainer wagon wheelsets to M/s. HEIL/Kolkata
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Mar/2002
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36
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Design Validation of BG Loco wheels at M/s. Transportation Technology Centre, USA
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Apr/2002
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37
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BG (1092 mm dia) Loco wheel clearance given by RDSO to run for Passenger locomotives
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Apr/2002
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38
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BG (1092 mm dia) Loco wheel clearance given by Railway Board to MOV cast wheel for regular application
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Apr/2002
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39
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Silver Jubilee of WAP Project
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Sep/2002
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40
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First MG-DEMU wheel cast
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Jan/2003
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41
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WAP renamed as ‘RAIL WHEEL FACTORY’
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Feb/ 2003
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42
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ISO-14001:1996 certification for RWF colony & hospital
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Mar/ 2003
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43
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Despatch of first batch of traction motor armature shafts to Rly. Workshops
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Sep/2003
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44
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50,000th Heat Tapped
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Mar/2004
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45
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Certificate for OHSAS-18001 for RWF was received.
RWF becomes the first Indian Railway Unit to receive Patent for its micro alloyed cast steel wheel - June 2006
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Feb/ 2005
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46
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Lowest rejection percentage of wheels in a particular month (3.36%) and Operation of all three furnaces
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Feb/2007
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47
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10,00,000th Axle forged 20,00,000th Wheel produced
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Mar/2008
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48
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75,000th Heat Tapped
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May/009
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49
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54 nos. Cast EMU Wheelsets have been manufactured and dispatched to Southern Railway, Avadi, for trial monitoring.
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Jun/2009
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50
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24 Nos. of LHB Wheels were cast for the first time on trial basis with micro alloyed chemical composition.
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Jun/2009
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51
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In house oxygen plant under boot system commissioned. This is the first of its kind in Indian Railways.
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Feb/2010
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52
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25T Axle load wheels cleared by TTCI for design validation. These wheels have been dispatched to Rayanapadu, SC Rly. For trials.
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Jun/2010
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53
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24 No. of LHB wheels for high speed fiat bogie manufactured. These wheels are under field trials in Shalimar Express at Northern Railway.
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Sep/2010
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54
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RWF achieved the best – ever landmark on 30.03.2012 March 2012 Good Wheels - 2,00,000,Machined Axles - 1,00,000 Wheel Sets - 70,000 Forged Axles - 75,250 50 1,00,000th Heat tapped
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Apr/2013
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55
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100% E-auction of Scrap is introduced
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Jun/2013
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56
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Usage of Rail Scrap as alternate primary scrap. Rail Scrap consumption per heat increased to 8 MT against 0.8 MT in past
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Mar/2012
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57
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Shutdown period reduced from 21 days to 14 days resulting in increase in number of working days to 6 for all years to come
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Feb/2012
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58
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Retrieved of the buried ferrous scrap accumulated over a period of time.
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Feb/2012
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59
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Heat No.1 Lakh tapped & 30,00,000th Wheel produced
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Apr/2013
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60
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15,00,000th Axle forged
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Dec/2014
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61
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RWF Re-received the RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD (Awarded in the Year-2012)
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Oct/2015
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62
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RWF received GOLDEN PEACOCK NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD for Quality Management
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Apr/2015
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63
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16 No of 25 Tone Axle Load Prototype Wagons Suitable for K Class CTRB Were Processed in 40 days
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Jun/2015
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64 |
The Wheel for Milk Tank Wagon & Wheel Set for Kolkata Metro Manufactured at RWF. As a part of Make in India Shri. Rajen Gohain, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways Inaugurated the Wheel Set.
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Sep/2016 |
65 |
RWF was re-certified for Integrated Management System encompassing ISO-9001,ISO-140001 & OSHAS-180001 |
May/2016 |
66 |
RWF was certified with AAR-QA 5000 |
Jun/2017
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67 |
RWF has been recommended for certification of ISO-50001-2011 for Energy Management System (EnMS) |
July/2017
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68 |
RWF has been awarded "Excellent Energy Efficient Unit" by CII |
Sep/2017 |
69 |
RWF is certified with Five "S" Workplace Management System |
Nov/2017 |
70 |
RWF acquired patent for "Improvised Pouring System" |
Mar/2018 |
71 |
RWF re-certified for AAR-QA 5000 |
Apr/2018 |
72 |
RWF awarded with "GreenCo Certificate" during the GreenCo Summit. |
Jun/2018 |
73 |
RWF Admn Building awarded Platinum Rating Green Building byIGBC |
Nov/2018 |
74 |
RWF the best performing production unit of environment management |
2018-19 |
75 |
RWF Certified with IRIS and AAR QA - 5000 |
2018-19 |
72 |
RWF has achieved daily out turn of 402 Wheelsets assembly |
June-2019 |
76 |
RWF Wheels introduced in Kolkata Metro Service |
April-2019 |
77 |
RWF re-certified for Integrated Management System encompassing ISO-9001-2015, ISO-140001-2015 & OSHAS-180001-2007.
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21 May-2019 |
78 |
RWF has been certified with International Railway Industry Standards(IRIS)in accordance with ISO (International Standards Organisation)/TS 22163:2017; for Design, Development and Manufacturing of cast wheels, forged axles and assembled wheelsets
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3rd June-2019 |
79 |
RWF was awarded as best performing Production Unit of Indian Railways on Environment Management for the year 2018-19.
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6th June-2019 |
80 |
Metallurgical lab of RWF, has been accredited with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for its laboratory management system in the disciplines of chemical & mechanical testing.
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21 st Nov- 2019 |
81 |
RWF designed and manufactured 90 Wheels & 45 axles for Diesel locomotive of Mozambique Railways and dispatched to DLW for further assembly and manufacture of locomotives to export to Mozambique Railway. |
20th Oct- 2020 |
82 |
4 millionth wheel manufactured |
21st Oct- 2020 |
83 |
For the First Time Four types of Wheels ie., Mozambique coaching, EMU, BMRCL prototype and BG coaching were cast on a single day. |
21st Nov- 2020 |
84 |
RWF was awarded 'Jalarushi Puraskar 2020' instituted by Bangalore Water Supply & Sewage board for taking concrete steps to conserve water by implementing rain water harvesting, proper use of water and reuse of treated water and save water |
July-2021 |
85 |
RWF has been awarded with GreenCo Gold rating instituted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). |
26 Nov- 2021 |
86 |
RWF won the Golden Peacock Eco-Innovation Award - 2021. |
8 th Dec- 2021 |
87 |
RWF was re-certified with AAR QA 5000-507 |
6 th May- 2022 |
88 |
RWF was re-certified with ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management System, ISO 14001:2015 for Environment Management System and ISO 45001:2018 for OHSMS |
21 May- 2022 |
89 |
RWF has been re- certified with IRIS ie., ISO/TS 22163:2017 |
8 th Aug- 2022 |
90 |
RWF has been recognised as ‘Factory of the future 2022’ by Economic Times Edge & The Machinist for creating manufacturing excellence |
23 Aug- 2022 |