Industrial Visit to Hero Motocorp Ltd. Dharuhera

Purpose of Visit

The visit  of Amity University Gurgaonstudents was intended to help students understand various aspects of manufacturing namely manufacturing operations and assembly lines by providing shop floor experience and interaction with the Engineers, supervisors and operators ofHero Motocorp Ltd. The shop floor experience also enriched the knowledge of the students about industrial safety and various safety practices.

The students were briefed about the various manufacturing operations taking place inside the company from the raw material to the complete manufacturing of the products like casting, welding, machining, painting etc. The students were very enthusiastic to see the full assembly of the bike in front of their eyes. Hero Motocorp is using JIT as a quality improvement technique and students have seen this as their practical experience. The students were also briefed about the job opportunities for graduate engineers within Hero Motocorp. After completion of the visit, lunch was provided within and by the company.

Benefits

1. Developing better understanding amongst the students of the manufacturing Processes and assembly of products.
2. Understanding CNC Machines working and production rates.
3. Sequencing of operations on assembly lines leading to a higher production rate.
4. Use of quality improvement techniques.

Participation

A total of 38 students (33 MAE + 5 AE) joined the visit and gained experience and industrial exposure.

In 2001, the company achieved the coveted position of being the largest two-wheeler manufacturing company in India and also, the ‘World No.1′ two-wheeler company in terms of unit volume sales in a calendar year. Hero MotoCorp Ltd. continues to maintain this position till date. Hero MotoCorp two wheelers are manufactured across 4 globally benchmarked manufacturing facilities. Two of these are based at Gurgaon and Dharuhera which are located in the state of Haryana in northern India. The third and the latest manufacturing plant is based at Haridwar, in the hill state of Uttrakhand.

Faculty Coordinators

Mr. LOKESH SINGH, Mr. TAUFEEQUE HASAN, Mr. MANISH KUMAR BHARTI