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SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

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'V' BELT' FOR TL & AC COACHES

RDSO NO. RDSOIPE/STR/TL& AC/O003-2005 (REV.l)

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STR for TL & AC Coaches- 'V' Belt will consist of following Annexure;

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It contains essential M&P and, infrastructure required for manufacturingand supply. It however does not specify the capacity and quantity of thevarious items of equipment/components, the quantity/capacity of the M&Pwill depend upon the manufacturing capacity. The firm should also havethe facility tor storing the raw material and finished product so as tomaintain them in a healthy condition.

2. It contains testing facilities required.' Record of calibration will be keptfor all measuring apparatus. It has to be updated & valid at the time ofinspection/testing.

3. It contains Quality Assurance Plan for implementation by the firm. It willalso beaprerequisrte tor a firm to submit QAPfor' according approval forsupply of V belts. The broad points, which are essentially required to becovered, are given in Annexure-Ill.

4. It contains the requirements to be fulfilled for establishing the credentials;. so that reliability of the equipment is ensured.

The details of above are given in Annexure-I, II, III & IV.

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ANNEXURE-J

(A) Manufacturing facilities:

1 Rubber mixing plant2 Drum type or two-pulley V belt manufacturing plant.3 Curing plant4 Necessary equipment for jacketing of raw belt hefore curing5 Vulcanizing chamber6 Vulcanizing heavy duty Hydraulic press7 Calendar machine8 Polyester card rubberizing machine9 Grading machine10 Extruder11 Boiler12 Belt slitting machine13 Repair machine14 Generator set15 Lathe machineJ 6 Drill machine17 Material handling,

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ANNEXURE - II

Testing facilities:

Tensile testing equipment along with testing equipment with minimum speedof SO ± 2.00 mm /minuteBelt length measuring device.Accelerated life testing equipmentPolyester cord quality checking equipmentAgeing ovenHumidity chamberHardness testerAbrasion testerGauge of all types for thidG16SS width etc.\V~i3hing balance . . .Specific gravity balanceTemperature indicator '. 1Melting point equipment I Flammabiiity test apparatus. fi-~Chemical test equipment to analyse rubber gradient like carbon, oil,antioxidant sulpher accelerators and actuators etc. in the rubber product.Money visco I Rheometer for rubber testing.Profile projector (computerized)

Ai"fNEXURE -III

1. Organisation:

The firm stall submit the organizational structure, along with the qualification ofmanagement involved in quality assurance programme.

2. Documentation :j)r

The manufacture shall maintain all possible documents and data that will helphim producing consist at quality of product. \

3. Purchase of 1"2W material :

The supplier shall ensure that the purchased. Product/raw material conforms tothe specified requirement and is procured only on the basis of well-prepared,technical, specification.

4. Quality Control-Process

Process control checks shal! be conducted through well-evolved inspectionprocedure to ensure elimination of bad material at the early stage ofmanufacture

5. Inspection and Testing

(i) Receiving Material The manufacturer shall ensure that mCDmmgproduct is not used for processed until it has been inspected or otherwise verifiedas conforming to specified requirements. Verification shall be in accordancewith quality plan or documented procedures.

(ii) In process inspection and testing: Inspect, test and identity product asrequired by the quality plan or documented procedures evolved on the basis ofRDSO specification and other relevant specification/standard.

(iii) The supplier shall carryout an final inspections and test in accordance withthe quality plan or documented procedures evolved on the basis of RDSOspecification and specified standard to complete the evidence of conformances ofthe finished product.

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6. Instruments, Measuring and Testing Equipment:'~-

The instrument and equipment, which shall be used for testing and inspectionshall be of the required accuracy and the standard instructions periodically.

7. R&D Organisation:

The firm shall indicate the organizational structure of R&D Organisation alongwith qualification of the personnel. Firm should nave engmeers with adequateexperience in the similar field.

-e ... '-Iiatural:vi-Y ~ dl ~~uU;St; Tnc rnanuracture shall have a well equippedLaboratory/Test House to carry out various tests on the raw material, stageinspection and inspection of the finished product.

9. Quality Audit : The manufacture shall regularly send the samples for testingby recognised national testing institutions for counter checking the characteristicsand to ensure quality level of their product

10. Handing IStorage/Delivery: The manufacture shall have proper facilitiesfor handling and storage of raw material and finish product. The supplier shallcontrol packing presentation and marking process so as to ensure conformity tothe railway requirement

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11. After Sales Services: The supplier shall have sufficient, qualified staff whocan study the problems and take corrective action after sales .. -

ANNEXURE IV

1. For approval of supply of 'V belt firm should have manufactured at least50.,000 nos. of similar type of belts.

2. After approval for supply of 'V belt by RDSO, if the firm fails to supply theitems to Railways within two years of getting tile purchase order o~ firm doesnot get the purchase order from Railways within 2 years of approval, its nameshall be deleted from approved vendor list ofRDSQ,

3. Firm should have minimum four branch offices, one each in East, West, Northand South regions with personnel having adequate experience in V belts sothat they can investigate reported failures by user Railways.

4. In addition to above following shall be applicable for high power '\1 belt foruse in AC coaches to ensure highest reliability.

a) Firm should have supplied 50,000 nos. of 'V' Belts for TL coaches toIndian Railways successfully for considering it fo. high power belt for ACcoaches.

b) Performance of the belt should be satisfactory with an average life of oneyear

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