Field Gun Factory, Kanpur

Field Gun Factory, Kanpur (FGK) is a factory located in Kanpur, India. Opening in 1979, it is the youngest member of the Weapons, Vehicles and Equipment (WV&E) division of the Indian Ordnance Factories.^[1][2] The faculty can build various types of Field Guns.

Background

Following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and the Bangladesh Independence War of 1971, the Government decided to add a factory as a self-contained unit for production of Field Guns. The factory was designed to include everything from steelmaking to final assembly, proof and issue. The shops were planned in one row in the order of the initial operation to the last operation.

Facility

The factory covers 104.10 Hectares, out of which 40.49 hectares is covered.

Infrastructure consists of industrial/commercial buildings and services including power, water, sewage, air conditioning, drainage, compressed air supply etc.

As part of its diversification programme, the product range of the factory has been expanded to serve civilian markets including personal weapons.

The factory has implemented International Quality Management System standard (ISO 9001: 2000) in all activities. The factory has a NABL accredited lab. to ensure that all measurement devices and instruments are calibrated to international standards.

References

1. Shankarlal C. Bhatt (2005). Land and people of Indian states and union territories : (in 36 volumes). 28. Uttar Pradesh. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 651–. ISBN 978-81-7835-384-5.
2. Commerce Yearbook of Public Sector. Commerce Publications Limited. 1980. p. 258.