GUWAHATI, Oct 2 - The Coach Maintenance Depot, Guwahati, of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has started using �Make in India� 3D component printer to design and print coach components in-house.
�This is for the first time ever in any depot over Indian Railways that such 3D component printer has been used for making components in-house,� said NFR Chief Public Relations Officer Subhanan Chanda.
He said that there are many items like snack tray knobs, alarm chain pulling handle and coach door handle, which are used in rail coaches but are not readily available in the market due to their unusual design and application only in Railways.
�This 3D component printer is specifically for making such items available immediately for fitment in coaches. Some other items have also been identified which are not easily available in open market due to their unusual design and application and for which sources are far and few for small quantity supply. All these items can now be easily printed in-house and made available in short time to the usage point at much lesser cost than the make price. This ensures cost savings as well as improves passenger amenities in our trains, thus improving passenger comfort and satisfaction,� Chanda said.
