Braithwaite & 110 Years of Structural Engineering Advancements

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Braithwaite 110 Years of Structural Engineering
Advancements
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• Renowned for a bevy of wagon industry
  accomplishments, Braithwaite Co. Ltd. forayed
  into India as an Indian subsidiary of a British
  company. In 1913, the company started its
  operations with structural steel works. At the
  time of its establishment, little did the bygone
  times realize that what commenced as a support to
  strengthen the crown's interests would progress
  to become one of India's prominent Public Sector
  Undertakings owned by the Ministry of Railways.
  In 1976, the company got incorporated as a wholly
  owned Government of India Undertaking. Since
  then, Braithwaite has continued to add feathers
  to its cap successfully. Renowned for their
  outstanding work in the manufacturing and
  construction industry, Braithwaite Co. Ltd. is
  primarily engaged in engineering and consultancy
  services for the railway industry in India. In
  addition, the company has diversified its
  business operations by advancing into different
  verticals. In 2022, the business enterprise was
  conferred Miniratna-I status for collecting
  gigantic profits for three consecutive years. 
• Here is a brief account of how Braithwaite has
  contributed to India's structural
  engineering advancements and sustainable
  development. 
• Bridges
• Headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal,
  Braithwaite commenced its operations in India by
  fabricating structural steel works. The feat that
  assisted the company to establish its presence in
  the Indian market was the construction of a
  pedestrian bridge across the river Sabarmati in
  Ahmedabad.

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• After this project, there was no turning back for
  the company as it continued to emerge victorious
  by delivering constructional wonders over time. A
  few of the most acclaimed projects of Braithwaite
  Co. Ltd. include Jubilee Bridge (West Bengal),
  Mahanadi Bridge (Orissa), Bally Bridge (West
  Bengal), Yamuna Bridge (Delhi), Ganga Bridge
  (Bihar), Sabarmati River Railway Bridge
  (Ahmedabad), Rupnarayan Bridge (West Bengal),
  Vidyasagar Setu (West Bengal), and others. A feat
  that deserves special mention is the construction
  of Howrah Bridge, an engineering marvel that is a
  chief chapter in India's book of history.
  Braithwaite co. Ltd. etched its name in history
  by fabricating the structural steelwork of this
  distinguished cantilever bridge that adorns the
  mighty Hooghly River. 
• 2. Wagons
• A Central Public Sector Undertaking under the
  Ministry of Railways, Braithwaite Co. Ltd.
  finds its core competence in manufacturing
  wagons, coaches, and other essentials of the
  railway industry. The administrative rights and
  control of the wagon manufacturing mogul were
  overtaken by the Ministry of Railways, with
  effect from August 2010. As of 2022, the company
  is engaged in handling various verticals of the
  railway industry, for example, the design and
  development of conventional and special type
  wagons, repairing of freight cars, Repairing
  Rehabilitation of wagons, Operation Maintenance
  of Railway Workshop, Underframe Manufacturing of
  Loco Engines, Cranes and Steel Castings (Bogie
  Coupler), and more. A wagon prototype HUB,
  Braithwaite, is working in partnership with
  Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO)
  for designing and developing new-generation
  Freight Cars. 

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• 3. Solar irrigation pumps
• Braithwaite, an engineering pioneer, has pledged
  to leverage advanced and cost-effective
  techniques to develop a greener community and
  reserve resources for future generations. The
  company is reinforcing its development strategy
  to fulfill the present need to shift towards
  renewable energy. As a part of its
  diversification initiative, the company has
  ventured into sustainable energy projects. One
  such government project is PM-KUSUM, which aims
  to promote the utilization of renewable energy in
  the agricultural sector. The scheme was launched
  to assist farmers in remote and rough terrains to
  meet irrigation requirements by providing solar
  alternatives. Braithwaite has pledged its support
  to the government's initiative by providing
  solarization solutions for irrigation pumps for
  three components (A, B, and C) of the scheme. In
  2022, Braithwaite Co. Ltd. laid the foundation
  of a 10 MW solar power plant that shall be
  constructed by the company in Jharkhand, India.  
• 4. Solar street lights
• With the help of sustainable and innovative
  techniques, Braithwaite Co. Ltd. is assisting
  businesses to take the path of sustainable
  development by providing instrumental solutions
  for generating and conserving energy. The company
  has ventured into manufacturing solar street
  lights with Central Control and Monitoring
  System. The energy-efficient street lights boast
  a multitude of approvingly beneficial features
  that will save electricity and preserve the fast
  depletion of resources. A few of the features are
  as follows

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• A robust alerts and notification system for
  notifying various faults, such as module faults,
  luminary faults, and battery faults.
• Impedance-based Battery state of health (SoH)
  state of charge (SoC).
• A secure cloud-based graphical user interface for
  collecting real-time data. 
• A set of fault detection alarms and events using
  email and SMS services. 
• Consistent reports on carbon credits, ON / OFF
  audits, user activity, etc. 
• Takeaway
• Over 110 years of its existence, Braithwaite
  Co. Ltd. has always strived to achieve the best.
  Counted as one of the engineering pioneers in
  India, the Miniratna-I category company is a
  successful contributor to India's march forward.
  While the company has got recognition for its
  valuable contribution to the railway industry in
  India, it has diversified its verticals and
  started venturing into distant shores to make
  India self-reliant. A firm believer in the mantra
  of nationalism, Braithwaite co. Ltd. has
  successfully reinvented itself and overcame all
  the hurdles that came its way. It would be
  sufficient to say that Braithwaite has
  successfully paved the way for aspiring
  engineering companies to serve the nation with an
  indomitable spirit. 

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