Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh

Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh (Hindi: आयुध केबल फैक्टरी चंडीगढ़) is a facility under Ordnance Factories Board, Kolkata. It manufactures transmission cables and steel wires mainly for defense and telecommunication sector. Primarily a vendor for Indian Armed Forces, this facility now caters to non-defense industries as well, clients being: Indian Railways, Department of Telecommunications, State Electricity Boards and private industries. It also sells pistols and revolvers.[1]

Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh
TypeGovernment
IndustryDefence
FoundedChandigarh, India (1963)
ProductsCables, Wires

History

The unit was established in 1963 with technical assistance from SUMITOMO, Japan.[2]

Products
  • Field Telephone Cable JWD-1
  • Carrier Quad Cable
  • Spring Steel Wires
  • Air Field Lighting Spares
  • Jelly Filled Cable
  • Cable Assemblies for T-72 & BMP-II Tanks
  • Day Vision Devices of T-72 & BMP-II Tanks

References
  1. "Chandigarh obsessed with .32" IOF revolver; 100 apply on day-1". Bhaskar News. Chandigarh. Dainik Bhaskar. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. "Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh". Ordnance Factories Board. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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