Study of Effluent Treatment Plant in Automotive Axles Limited, Mysuru

Abstract

 Automotive Axles Limited (AAL) was established in 1981, AAL is joining venture of kalyani group and Arvin Meritor Inc, USA. With manufacturing facilities located at Mysuru, the company is currently the largest independent manufacture of rear drive axle assemblies in country, over the year, automotive axle limited has developed an impressive domestic clientele that includes Ashok Leyland, Telco, Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur, Mahindra and Mahindra, Volvo and Bharat Earth Movers. The infrastructure at AAL spans highly specialized manufacturing process involves friction welding, CO₂ welding, CNC machine, Flexible machine centre and a range of specially build machine for production of axle and brakes. The facilities also comprised Gleason gear manufacturing equipment backed by a modern heat treatment shop including continuous carbonizing and sealed quench furnaces. Range of rear drive axle catering to commercial vehicle ranging from 6 Tons to 35 Tons GCW, Scam actuated quick change air breaks for commercial vehicle and trailer axles for 10 Tons to 13 Tons GVW.

The project works comprises of study of various unit of existing effluent treatment plant (ETP) at AAL Mysuru, along with characteristic of raw and treat effluent. The ETP is designed to treat industrial effluent. The ETP consist of an equalization tank, neutralization tank, aeration tank, settling tank, filter media, sludge drying beds etc.

Automotive axle limited now proposed to set up 200 KLD capacity effluent treatment plant, with the state or art technology. The proposed manufacturing process is basically the same as existing process. Environmentally significance operation will be identified at suitable mitigation measures will be adopted to safeguard adverse impact on the environment.