Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh (Hindi: आयुध केबल फैक्टरी चंडीगढ़) is a facility under Ordnance Factories Board, Kolkata. It manufactures transmission cables and steel wires mainly for defense and telecommunication sector. Primarily a vendor for Indian Armed Forces, this facility now caters to non-defense industries as well, clients being: Indian Railways, Department of Telecommunications, State Electricity Boards and private industries. It also sells pistols and revolvers.[1]
History
The unit was established in 1963 with technical assistance from SUMITOMO, Japan.[2]
Products
- Field Telephone Cable JWD-1
- Carrier Quad Cable
- Spring Steel Wires
- Air Field Lighting Spares
- Jelly Filled Cable
- Cable Assemblies for T-72 & BMP-II Tanks
- Day Vision Devices of T-72 & BMP-II Tanks
References
- ^ "Chandigarh obsessed with .32" IOF revolver; 100 apply on day-1". Bhaskar News. Chandigarh. Dainik Bhaskar. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh". Ordnance Factories Board. Retrieved 2 June 2016.