Manikgarh Cement- Quality

Process

Quality

Quality Management

Among its guiding principles, Manikgarh Cement has adopted Total Quality Management (TQM) concept as a core policy to bring about cultural changes in the Organisation. Manikgarh Cement is committed to produce consistently high quality clinker and cement in conformity with relevant National / International specifications by strictly adhering to the Quality Management System (IS / ISO 9001 : 2000) with continual improvement in its effectiveness with a view to provide customer delight.

With the onset of globalisation and liberalisation of Indian economy, "Quality has become a buzzword in cement industry. Utmost emphasis is placed at Manikgarh Cement on maintaining strict Quality Control at each stage of the manufacturing process to ensure timely delivery of the best quality cement to the customer all the time. For effective implementation of the quality policy, State of the Art equipment procured from world renowned machinery manufacturers viz. Fuller, Polysuis, IKN, Siemens and ABB have been installed.

R & D Center at the plant equipped with sophisticated research and testing facilities is managed by highly qualified and experienced professionals. It has contributed to conservation of Electrical and Thermal Energy, improvement in product quality and cost.

Quality Control department is well equipped with ultra modern test facilities eg. X-ray Analyser, Optical Microscope for optimisation of quality of raw materials, clinker and cement for accurate analysis of process parameters.

Other Sophistications of the Laboratory

Humidity Chamber
Auto Clave Machine
Water Bath Machine
Compressive Strength Testing Machine

Quality Circle

Manikgarh Cement has been a pioneer in the field of Quality Circles (QC). Q.C. activities commenced when the concept was relatively new to Indian Industry. Since then it has taken firm roots in the organisation and has encouraged workers and supervisors to become masters in their respective fields. The involvement of workers in Q.C. activities has grown by leaps and bounds. They have not only identified a number of problems in the respective work - area but have also endeavored to find solutions to them by using Q.C. tools and techniques.

Manikgarh Cement is committed to:

Minimize the impact on the environment by conserving the use of natural resources and preventing pollution.
Enhance the quality and benefits of our products and services throughout their life cycle.
Commit to customer satisfaction by anticipating and understanding their needs.
Comply with all applicable legal requirements and other requirements.

This shall be achieved by:

Implementation of IS/ISO:9001-2000 in the company.
Setting & reviewing objectives at various functions and levels in the company.
Training and developing a team of dedicated work force.

IS/ISO 9001: 2008

It was in the fitness of things that Manikgarh Cement with its strong emphasis on Quality Assurance has been awarded IS / ISO 9001 : 2000 Certification in 2002. It was later updated to IS / ISO 9001 : 2008 Certification in 2010.

Quality circle activities were commence in 1991 and we have achieved the are distinction of acquiring 71 awards/certificates at chapter, national and international levels. Total case studies/problems solved till date are 269.

The benefits which have accrued to the Company are summarized hereunder:

" Improvement in quality and productivity

" Reduction in specific fuel and power consumption

" Reduced water consumption

" Production loss recovery

" Reduced maintenance cost

" Reduction in machinery breakdowns

" Development of team work amongst employees

" Safety of man and machinery

" Improvement in problem solving capability of employees

Q.C. members have presented their case studies at various Regional and National Q.C. conventions and have brought laurels to the Company by bagging a number of prestigious Awards at these conventions. Ujjwal Quality Circle won the GOLD MEDAL in the international Convention on Quality Circles held at Hyderabad in Oct 2010.