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Fireworks
Research & Development Centre (FRDC)
at Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu
PESO
had conceived the project on “Establishment of Fireworks Research &
Development Centre (FRDC)” at Sivakasi, being the hub of Fireworks
manufacturing activities; catering to 90% of demand of fireworks of entire
Country.
Vision: FRDC strives for achieving
excellence to fulfill the needs of Indian fireworks Industry in safe
manufacturing and handling of Fireworks and thereby ensuring development of
environment friendly and quality products by mechanization, through deployment
of technology and training of human resources.
Objectives: FRDC has been designed to address the
following requirements of the Indian
Fire Works Industry.
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Development
of environment friendly fireworks
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Mechanization
of hazardous manufacturing processes
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Development
and standardization of products
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Safety of
the personnel involved
Ø Study of nature of chemical composition and contrivance
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Quality
control and quality assurance
Ø
Market share
of the industry in the international arena
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Technical
Resource Development
Ø
Human Resource Development.
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Testing of
Raw materials
FRDC
Infrastructure:
Under 10th & 11th Five-Year
Plans; FRDC and related infrastructure
have been created at an expenditure of Rs. 4.33 crores, over 5 acres of land. FRDC is equipped with excellent infrastructure with dedicated Physical,
Chemical, Pyro & Instrumentation Laboratories and a Library. Modern Thermo Analytical Equipments,
Various Spectrophotometers and Sound Level Meters are provided.
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