Green Warriors

HAL’s Kanpur facility won The Machinist Super Shopfloor Award 2017 in Green Manufacturing. M M Tapase, GM, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd -Transport Aircraft Division, Kanpur, speaks about the plant’s green initiatives.

- Swati Deshpande

 Green manufacturing is the need of the hour. Can you please tell us about your views on the same.

The Government of India is focusing on the bigger role of manufacturing sector in country’s economy. The Government has set a target of increasing sector’s contribution to GDP to 25 percent from the current level of 16 percent. With the growth in the manufacturing, environment concerns also need to be discussed. There is a continuous requirement of optimum usage of energy and resources while minimising waste. Hence, in the current business scenario ‘Green Manufacturing’ or ‘sustainable industrial activity’ is definitely the need of the hour and required to be implemented with zeal.

Following four ways transform industrial operations:

1. Implementation of green processes.

2. Manufacturing of products with minimal waste.

3. Usage of renewable & recycling of energy.

4. Energy Audit and usage of resources optimally and efficiently.

At HAL Kanpur, IT enabled solutions are being emphasised in all working areas. We are working towards paperless working environment and ensuring efficient monitoring and control of production activities to minimise the wastages at every stage, reduction of cycle time of production and use of environment-friendly material leading to Green Supply Chain, etc.