HMT Machine Tools Limited, Kalamassery, has developed surface wheel lathe for simultaneous reprofiling of both wheels of axle wheel set (new and worn out) with high-accuracy and surface finish, said a press release here.
The communication said HMT was entering into rail wheel machining and reprofiling machine building to double the production capacity of the Indian Railways.
HMT Machine Tools, Kalamassery, is one of the six units of HMT Machine Tools Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of HMT limited, a public sector unit under the Ministry of Heavy Industries.