Heavy Vehicles Factory
{{Short description|Armoured vehicle and battle tank manufacturing factory}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF)
| logo = File:HVF red logo.jpg
| image = Heavy Vehicles Factory.jpg
| foundation = 1965
| image_caption = Welcome sign at the entrance of Heavy Vehicles Factory
| type =
| location_city = Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
| area_served = Defence
| key_people =
| num_employees =
| revenue = |
| parent = Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (current)
Ordnance Factories Board (former)
| industry = Defence
| products = Arjun MBT, T-90, T-72, Vijayanta tanks
| website = [https://ddpdoo.gov.in/units/HVF Official Website]
}}
Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) is an armoured vehicle and battle tank manufacturing factory located at Avadi in Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is managed by Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.{{cite news|last1=Roche|first1=Elizabeth|title=New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pm-urges-restructured-defence-units-to-help-india-become-military-industry-power-11634288891758.html|access-date=16 October 2021|work=mint|date=15 October 2021|language=en}}
History
Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) was established in 1961 by the Ordnance Factory Board to manufacture heavy battlefield equipment. The design of the factory was undertaken by the Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME), and construction of the factory was organized by the Indian Army Corps of Engineers. HVF was later made part of AVANI during the re-organisation in 2021.{{cite news|title=Seven new defence companies, carved out of OFB, dedicated to the Nation on the occasion of Vijayadashami|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1764148|access-date=16 October 2021|work=Ministry of Defence (India)|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date=5 October 2021}}
Plant
The factory is powered by a 16 MW solar power plant, spread over {{convert|80|acre|abbr=on}}, commissioned in 2018 and installed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) at a cost of {{INRconvert|1050|m}}. The plant helps reduce Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere to the extent of 26,000 tonnes per annum, saving {{INRconvert|45|m}} each year.{{cite news|title=Avadi HVF now has biggest solar power plant in city|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 June 2018|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/avadi-hvf-now-has-biggest-solar-power-plant-in-city/article24266875.ece|access-date=22 July 2018}}
Products
Products of HVF include Vijayanta, Kartik BLT, M-46 Catapult and T-72 Ajeya, Arjun MBT and T-90 Bhishma tanks.
Gallery
{{Gallery
|title=Products
|align=center
|File:T-72 Ajeya1.jpg|Ajeya
|File:Indian Army T-90.jpg|Bhishma
|File:Vijayanta main battle tank-2-marina park-andaman-India.jpg|Vijayanta
|File:Bridge Layer Tank on Ajeya manufactured by Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) of Ordnance Factory Board.jpg|Bridge Layer Tank on Ajeya
|File:T-72 FWMP.jpg|Full-width Mine Plough on Ajeya
|File:Arjun Mk 1.jpg|Arjun
}}
References
{{Portal|India}}
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{{Chennai Topics}}
{{Ordnance Factories Board}}
{{Automotive industry in India}}
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Category:Defence companies of India
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Chennai
Category:1961 establishments in Madras State
Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1961
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