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1. Profile – Manufacturing Locations
2. Profile – Global Presence
3. Profile – Towers Design & Development
4. Tower – Fabrication Facilities
5. Towers Categories
6. Historical Volume Shipped
7. Clients

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 Manufacturing Facility
 Towers
o Hyderabad -5 Units
o Raipur -2 Units
o Vadodara -1 Unit

 Monopoles & High

Masts
o Hyderabad -1 Unit

 All Manufacturing
Facilities are
Approved by BSNL,
TEC Wing and PGCIL
as a Part of
Infrastructure
Assessment

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 Kabul

Riyad Sharjah
Hyderabad
Phnom Penh
Nairobi Colombo
Dar Es Salaam

Mauritius

Legend
Towers Shipped up to
March 31st, 2009
Regional office

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 Design Detail Certification Prototype Fabrication

Lattice Lattice Lattice Lattice Lattice

Monopoles
Cell Transmission Sub-station Broadcast Windmill

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 Aster engineering division has qualified and experienced structural
design engineers. We have developed over 200+ designs complying
with multinational tower standards.

 Towers are designed using latest software based programs taking into
account various parameters such as
Added Loads : Antennae, Conductors, Ground Wires,
Insulators, Lights and Other
Accessories
Climatic Loads : Wind, Seismic, Ice and Temperature
Technical Considerations : Topographical Factor, Dynamic Effect
of wind, Risk Coefficients, Factor of
Safety, Certification Standards
requirements

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 Design software utilized
bocad-3D STAAD.Pro 2005
iTOWERS Desiger mw PLS-CADD ver.9.23
iTOWERS Desiger tl MS Pole ver.6

 Design standards utilized

IS 875:1987 and IS 802:1995/1992 Indian
EIA/TIA-222-G American
SEI/ASCE 10-97 & 48-05 American
BS8100-1:1986, BS8100-3:1999 British
AS3995-1994 Australian
SABS South African
ILE TR7,2000 British

 Designs validated by Structural Engineering Research Center (SERC),

Chennai, Govt. of India; Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Chennai;
Central Power Research Institute (CPRI)

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 Generation of Bill Of Material (BOM)

 Shop floor drawing for manufacturing

 Assembly drawing for field installation

 Software utilized
 bocad-3D
 PLS-CADD ver.9.23

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 Dedicated independent prototype assembly units

 In House Proto Test Facility

 Spectro Analyzer for Materials Strength measurement

 Prototype inspection done by internal QA Team, Third party & by

Customers also as applicable for the final approval and for Mass
production

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– Geographical Spread - 3 Strategic Locations

– Manufacturing Facilities - 8 Self Driven Units

– Human Resources - Highly Skilled

– Sophisticated Machinery - Meeting the Industrial Standards

– Fabrication Capacity – 142,320 MT/Annum

– Galvanization Capacity - 187,320 MT/Annum

– Quality Certification - Accredited With ISO 9001:2000 & 14001:2004

– Quality Assurance Plan - As Mutually Agreed upon with Customer

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– Fabrication Capacity – 52,200 MT/Annum
– Galvanization Capacity – 108,000 MT/Annum
– Machines - Lattice Towers
• CNC -Plasma cutting machine
• CNC -Angle cutting, Hole and Stamping machines
• Notch cutting machines
• Angle bending machines
• Angle cropping with stamping
• Radial drilling machines
• Induction furnace for heating bend portion
– Machines – Monopoles
• CNC operated press brake
• CNC Plasma profile cutting machine
• Pole closing and welding machine
• Pole straightening machines

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− Fabrication Capacity – 30,000 MT/Annum
− Galvanization Capacity – 30,000 MT/Annum
− Machines - Lattice Towers
• CNC –Plasma cutting
• CNC – Angle punching and stamping
• CNC – Plate punching and stamping
• Angle cropping with Stamping
• Hydraulic press machines for angle cutting, hole and number
punching machines
• Notch cutting machines
• Angle bending machines
• Radial drilling machines
• MIG welding machines

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 36,000 MT Capacity, Galvanization unit

40 m GBT Materials Bundles at Materials Yard, Domestic

Materials Dispatch Yard, Domestic

Materials Dispatch Yard, Telecom Towers, Domestic

BSNL’s TEC-GR 60 m Prototype Assembled at Proto Yard
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− Fabrication Capacity – 10,800 MT/Annum
− Machines - Lattice Towers
• Hydraulic press machines for angle cutting, hole and number
punching machines
• Notch cutting machines
• Angle bending machines
• Radial drilling machines
• MIG welding machines

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– Fabrication Capacity – 21,000 MT/Annum
− Galvanization Capacity – 21,000 MT/Annum
− Machines - Lattice Towers
• CNC – Angle punching and stamping
• CNC – Plate punching and stamping
• Angle cropping with stamping
• Hydraulic press machines for angle cutting, hole and number
punching machines
• Notch cutting machines
• Angle bending machines
• Radial drilling machines
• MIG welding machines

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– Fabrication Capacity – 24,000 MT/Annum
− Galvanization Capacity – 24,000 MT/Annum
− Machines - Lattice Towers
• CNC – Plasma cutting
• CNC – Angle punching and stamping
• CNC – Plate punching and stamping
• Angle cropping with stamping
• Hydraulic press machines for angle cutting, hole and number
punching machines
• Notch cutting machines
• Angle bending machines
• Radial drilling machines
• MIG welding machines

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– Fabrication Capacity – 4,320 MT/Annum
– Galvanization Capacity – 4,320 MT/Annum
– Machines - Lattice Towers
• Hydraulic press machines for angle cutting, hole and number
punching machines
• Notch cutting machines
• Angle cropping with stamping machines
• Angle bending machines
• Radial drilling machines
• MIG welding machines

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 CNC Machine Plasma Cutting Machine

Press Break of 1,280 Tones Capacity to Poles Straightening Machine

Press Poles up to 12m Length
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Tensile and Band Testing Equipment Spectro Analysis Test Facility

Soil Testing Laboratory Impact Testing Equipment Material Chemical Property Testing Laboratory

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  Transportation to
customers is done by both
sea and Air ways
 Materials are Packed in 20
feet and 40 feet containers
as per the requirement
 Containers placed on
Trailers transported up to
nearest Port
 All the containers shipped
properly under proper and
strict supervision of our
Transportation Agents
 Different towers are loaded
into the same container
with color coding and can
be easily identified based
on the site.

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International packing standards adhered to

 Description of packing material with Customer Name, Batch No,

Location etc. is mentioned on the packed items.
 Wooden cases are used for packing of small Plates. Packing is done
using Jute strip and bags.
 Sufficient care is taken in the process of storing, packing and
Handling of Galvanized products.
 During Transportation adequate ventilation is provided to prevent
white rust or wet storage stains.
 Post treatment like chromating done to minimize the chances of
formation of white rust and Silica jell for de-oxidation effects.
 NS Toner and Stripping dispenser of ITW Signode are used for
metal strapping mechanically.

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 Raft Tower Foundation Inside View of a 150 m TV Broadcast Tower at Sagar, MP, India

Civil Raft Foundation constructed for 40m Tower Cell Site on completion of all Civil
Installed for US Army, Afghanistan Works, AP, India
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400 kV Transmission Line Tower at 40 m Square Angular GBT installed for 50 m Square Angular Ground Based Tower
Akola, Aurangabad, India Bharti AirTel, AP, India installed for Roshan at Logar , Afghanistan
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40 m Monopole Designed, Supplied and
Installed for Ericsson India Pvt Ltd at
Bengaluru International Airport
149 m FM Tower Designed, Supplied and
Installed for BECIL at Delhi Which is shown
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50 m Windmill Tower supplied for
Vistas RRB Ltd, TN, India
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Description Total Numbers
In Domestic Market
Telecom Towers Design, Fabrication & Supply 24,541
Power Transmission Towers Design, Fabrication & Supply 7,340
Substation Structures Fabrication & Supply 6,713
Broadcasting Towers Design, Fabrication & Supply 20
Broadcasting Guyed Masts Design, Fabrication & Supply 5
Monopoles / High Masts Design, Fabrication & Supply 5,721
Windmill Towers Fabrication Supply 19
In Overseas Market
Telecom Towers Design, Fabrication & Supply 1,413
Broadcasting Towers Design, Fabrication & Supply 28
Power Transmission Towers Design, Fabrication & Supply 452
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