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Muhammad Rehan
Electrical Engineer
Rehanraza0106@gmail.com
Introduction:
The word MAA is an abbreviated form of Medium Arms Ammunition, and this factory is one of
the huge factories among fourteen factories of Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POF). The
purpose of this factory is same as SAA factory, but the difference is that in MAA factory they are
manufacturing medium ammunition and in SAA factory they are manufacturing small type
ammunition.
There are some different shops in MAA like C-12, C-10 which I visited during my internship. A
brief introduction of the products and the shops is as under:
Products MAA Factory:
The major products of MAA factory are:
Fuze PDM-557(point detonator mechanism) for 150 mm (how) HE and 105 mm HE-/ TA
(tank ammunition).
Fuze V9 P1-A2 for 60 mm(MOR bomb) HE-SMK
Fuze V19 P1-A2 for 81 mm(MOR bomb) HE-SMK
Proximity PF-1A for 130 mm FC and RC (full charge and reduce charge).
Brass Cartridge Cases (20 mm-130 mm)
Shell 105mm (how smoke, how HE & HE TK)
Shell 25 PDRHE
Shell 30mm API
Shell HE (23mm, 30mm, 37mm, 81mm)
Shell 81mm signal red (ILLUM)
Shell 81mm smoke
Primer No. 11 & Primer No. 12 (M)
Primer PIMK-III
Mortar bombs (81mm & 105mm)
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Products:
Brass Cartridge cases (20mm-130mm)
Manufacturing Process:
Steps involved in the manufacturing process of products are as under:
Brass Disc:Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc (70% Cu and 30%Zn). Raw material for
brass is imported from LME (London metal exchange) then it is sent to brass mill where
it is melted and discs are made.
Cupping:Cups are cut from the brass metal strip on a press which applies a force a 2
ton pounds to cut the cup and the remaining strip is sent back to brass mill where it is
melted and reused.
Annealing:Annealing is a heat treatment process whereby a metal is heated to a
specific temperature and then allowed to cool slowly. Generally annealing is carried out
for releasing the internal stresses arising in the metal during forging and cooling of work
piece. It is used for equalizing the granular structure of the forged metal and improving
the various mechanical properties. Cups are annealed and their quality is checked.
st
1 Draw:In this operation cups are drawn in such a way that the length is increased
and its wall thickness is decreased.
Annealing:Cups are annealed again and their quality is checked.
Indentation: Indenting is done on the bottom of the case where cap is to be placed
after indenting depth of anvil is checked.
nd
2 Draw:Cups are drawn again.
Annealing:Cups are annealed again and their quality is checked.
Final Draw: Cups are drawn again.
Annealing: Cups are annealed again and their quality is checked.
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Trimming: Extra length from the case is removed; mouth tool is used to cut which
operates with cam follower mechanism.
Heading: After pinch trimming, head is made flat on the bottom of the case.
Annealing: Cups are annealed again and their quality is checked.
Tapering:Overall the whole case is tapered in this operation.
Head Turning:Its head is being turned off.
Mouth Boring:mouth boring is done i.e. a hole is made on the mouth.
Inspection:Finally, it is sent for inspection to QC (quality control) and IDA.
Machines:
Hydraulic presses:
CNC Machines:
Furnaces:
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Products:
Fuze PDM-557(point detonator mechanism) for 150 mm (how) HE and 105 mm HE-/ TA
(tank ammunition).
Fuze V9 P1-A2 for 60 mm(MOR bomb) HE-SMK
Fuze V19 P1-A2 for 81 mm(MOR bomb) HE-SMK
Proximity PF-1A for 130 mm FC and RC (full charge and reduce charge)
Fuze PDM-739 mm & PDM-493 mm
Fuze HE-2A1 & HE-137 mm
Fuze PIBD-M509 A2
Miscellaneous Ammo. Parts
Manufacturing Process:
It involves these steps:
st
1 operation
Inspection
nd
2 operation (if req.)
Inspection
Surface Treatment
Inspection
Assembly
Testing
Dispatch
Machines: There are total of about 850 machines in C-12 shop. They are divided as:
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Types of Maintenance:
There are two types of maintenance:
1. Preventive Maintenance
2. Corrective Maintenance
Preventive Maintenance:
Where equipment is maintained before break down occurs. This type of maintenance has many
different variations and is subject of various researches to determine best and most efficient
way to maintain equipment. Recent studies have shown that Preventive maintenance is
effective in preventing age related failures of the equipment. It is done in two steps:
Corrective Maintenance:
In schedule B the maintenance which is required when an item has failed or worn out, to bring
it back to working order. Corrective maintenance is carried out on all items where the
consequences of failure or wearing out are not significant and the cost of this maintenance is
not greater than preventive maintenance.
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1. Boring Machine:
In machining, boring is the process of enlarging a hole that has already
been drilled (or cast), by means of a single-point cutting tool (or of a
boring head containing several such tools), for example as in boring a
gun barrel or an engine cylinder. Boring is used to achieve greater
accuracy of the diameter of a hole, and can be used to cut a tapered
hole. Boring can be viewed as the internal-diameter counterpart to
turning, which cuts external diameters. Boring machine can handle
typical parts like pumps etc.
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Products:
Shell 105mm (how smoke, how HE & HE TK)
Shell 25 PDRHE
Shell 30mm API
Shell HE (23mm, 30mm, 37mm, 81mm)
Shell 81mm signal red (ILLUM)
Shell 81mm smoke
Primer No. 11 & Primer No. 12 (M)
Primer PIMK-III
Manufacturing Process:
It is further divided into groups:
Multi Auto Group: It contains 6 spindle multi auto machines. The processes
involved are:
Forged shells from B-31
Facing on Lathe
st
1 Auto Machining
nd
2 Auto Machining
Grinding
Inspection
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Primer Group:
Parting
Base Plate manufacturing
Then send to B-31
Breezing is done
Brought back to C-31
CNC Machining
Inspection
Finishing Group:
Phosphating
Finishing by Embry Paper
Painting and Varnishing
Kept in furnace for 20 min for proper painting
Inspection
Assembly Group:
Assembly of body and tail is carried out.
Inspection Group:
Final dimension of components inspect by first QC and then IDA and finally manufactured part
is dispatched.
Dispatch:
Then the products are sent to filling factory.
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It is basically a tool room i.e., in this shop tools are being manufactured for whole of the
shops of MAA factory. Some of the machines being used here are as under:
Capstan lathe:
Turret lathe:
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Jig borer is a type of machine tool invented at the end of World War I to
make possible the quick-yet-very-precise location of whole centers. It
was invented independently in Switzerland and the United States. It can
be viewed as a specialized species of milling machine that provided tool
and die makers with a higher degree of positioning precision
(repeatability) and accuracy than those general machines had previously
provided.It was generally used to enlarge to precise size smaller holes
drilled with less accurate machinery in approximately the correct place
(IE with the small hole strictly within the area to be bored out for the
large hole).
While the majority of cylindrical grinders employ all four movements, there are grinders
that only employ three of the four actions.
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