R.K. Mittal, Deputy Director General, Standardisation, BIS emphasised on letting efficient manufacturing practices distil down to the entire steel industry through standard formulation and quality conformity so that Indian Steel Industry can increase its footprints both domestically and globally. He was speaking at the national seminar on Innovations in Steel and latest trends in Steel Making, which was organised by Bureau of Indian Standards in New Delhi. The objective of the seminar was to create awareness about latest developments in steel and new processes being used in steel making, nationally as well as globally.
Earlier, while welcoming the gathering, J.K. Bakhroo, Head (MTD), BIS observed that to match the ever-growing demand of steel products, steel industry was required to use innovative manufacturing processes. P.K. Sen, Chairman, Wrought Steel Sectional Committee while giving details of the objectives of the seminar, stressed the need for steel industry to climb the learning curve to match quantity with quality.
The inaugural address was followed by the technical session, in which five speakers — Devasish Mishra, JSW Steels limited, Venkat Kondapalli, Arcelor Mittal, Automotive India, Dr Subrata Mukherjee, Tata Steel limited, D Karmarkar, RDCIS, SAIl, and Deepak Gupta, Essar Steel — shared their knowledge about innovations in steel and latest trends in steel making.
The seminar was attended by over 50 dignitaries representing various stakeholders.