Daily Archives: November 4, 2014

Welbound Too Played a Role in Mangalyaan Mission

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Thiruvananthapuram  :

Kerala-based Welbound, a manufacturer of bookbinding machines, also played a role in the success of Mangalyaan mission.

Welbound had manufactured the PS4 fluid system components for the small motor aboard the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft which helped in placing it in the orbit around the red planet. Welbound, in fact, is one of the many small and medium enterprises, which builds components for ISRO and its units.

After the mission, Welbound managing director K C Sanjeev received a letter from K Sivan, director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), thanking the firm and adding that the fluid system components had performed as expected throughout the mission.

Welbound had supplied the fluid system components which went into the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) developed by the LPSC which raised the orbit of MOM around the earth, thrust it on its journey towars Mars and stopped it to be placed in the orbit around Mars.

“Welbound had also manufactured the components for the PSLV C-25 rocket which was used to launch MOM,” Sanjeev said.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Kerala / by Express News Service / November 04th, 2014

Appam, Prasadam Production will be Mechanised: TDB

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Pathanamthitta  : 

Travancore Devaswom Board member Subhash Vasu has said that appam, prasadam production would be mechanised in the forthcoming pilgrimage season. Addressing a Meet-the-Press programme here on Saturday, the TDB member said that the plant would have a manufacturing capacity of 25,000 appams a day.

The cost of the project, estimated at ` 2 crore, would be met from sponsorship, Subhash Vasu said. The pilot run would begin during the pilgrimage season and the plant would achieve its full production capacity during the Vishu season, he said.

The TDB member added that 48 bio-urinals would be set up on the Swami Ayyappan Road during the coming season.

On the traditional trekking path, 48 additional bio-urinals would be set up during the season, he said. At the Sannidhanam, 120 bathrooms would be set up before the upcoming season, the TDB member added.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Kerala / by Express News Service / November 02nd, 2014