BEML intro
BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited) is a Schedule A PSU engaged in design, development and manufacturing of products for various sectors. These sectors may be broadly classified into ;
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Railway and Metro
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Defence and Aerospace
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Mining and construction
YouTube video on BEML: https://youtu.be/MQNXHIzauCo
Recent products of BEML;
Mining – Road headers, Slide discharge loaders
Railway– integral rail coaches, EMUs, Rail Buses
Transport – heavy duty trucks , trailer, hydraulic aggregate
Recent MoUs;
- Signed MoU with NASSCOM Center of Excellence for AI and IoT.
- MOU with IIT, Kanpur for UAV.
Railway and Metro;
BEML manufactures Integral Rail Coaches, EMUs, Rail Buses and Military wagons. Various clients;
DMRC – Supplied 200 coaches
Bangalore Metro – Order of 150 coaches
Jaipur Metro – 40 cars order
KMRCL – State of the art, Latest technology equipped 84 coaches
Namma Metro – 150 coaches in order
Mumbai Metro – 378 coaches in order
Manufacturing units:
1. Kolar Gold Field (KGF) – Manufacturing of Earth Movers, Rail Coaches, Fabrication, Hydraulics and Powerline.
2. Mysore Complex – Truck, Engine, Aerospace
3. Bangalore Complex – Rail and Metro
4. Palakkad Complex – defence Product, BEML Tata trucks 12×12, 10×10, pontoon bridge, ground support vehicles for guided missiles, 50T trailer for tank transportation.
5. Vingnyan industries : Steel Casting
Exports manufactured components to 68 countries.
Defence and Aerospace;
BEML primary products are for the defence and Aerospace.
1. BMP transmission – It is a Soviet origin transmission assembly used in Command Post Vehicles. This truck can carry 1 Commander + 1 Gunner + 1 driver + 8 passengers.
2. Pinnaka Multi Barrel Launching System : The launching system was designed and developed by DRDO. The Pinnaka Launching System is mounted on a BEML TATRA 8×8 truck.
3. Military Rail wagons : This wagon is used to transport battle tanks, heavy artillery equipments and military vehicles.
4. Ground Support/Handling Equipments (GHE & GSE) : These equipments are used to support, load, unload and maintain the aircrafts.
5. Missile Casings, Jigs and Fixtures
Mining and construction
BEML products for mining are ;
Bulldozers, Dump Trucks, Hydraulic Excavators, Road Headers, Slide Discharge Loaders, Rope Shovels, Walking Draglines and Dump Shovels.
Other Sectors for BEML;
Fertilizer, Cement, Steel, Rail, Power and Construction.