Industrial tour to Volta Batteries by IMechE UET Taxila

IMechE UET Taxila Student Chapter organised an industrial tour to Volta Batteries (Pvt.) Ltd. exclusively for its members on 20 November 2019.

Volta Batteries, established in 1993, is ISO-9001& ISO-14001 certified and they have been producing various types of automotive and inverter batteries, under the brand names of “VOLTA” and “OSAKA” for more than 19 years.

They have state of the art manufacturing unit to produce quality products with more than 3000 employees. Their head office in Islamabad is supported by seven regional offices across the country.

The visit was attended by 40 regular members of IMechE and two faculty members Engr. Salahuddin and Dr. Amir Sohail who were welcomed to Volta and given an introductory session. Then it was on to the tour of the plant:

• impurity testing the lead
• alloy melting and making of oxide paste
• lead grid making section
• curing section
• charging stations
• washing section
• drying, cutting and buffing  the plates
• insulator Inserting
• assembly
• Short circuit
• sealing and printing of serial
• packing and storage.

Facts about Volta Batteries

Safety standards

• ISO 9001:2008 for manufacture and supply of Lead Acid Batteries of Volta and Osaka brands with certification of INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD: 14001:2004
• Their unit has modern state of the art facility and equipment for producing batteries from raw lead purification till finished product. Their plant and machinery has been imported from world renowned companies i.e.
  • Wirtz-USA
  • Sovema Italy
  • Jungfer Austria
  • Mac USA
  • Accurate Product Denmark
  • Jih Hsing Taiwan
  • Kawaguchi Japan
  • Bitrode USA
  • AGA Sweden
  • Beardsley & Piper USA
  • Chentech Taiwan
  • Zamil Steel Saudi Arabia
  • CEMT, Sanhuan
  • Juxing, DSC
  • Jugu China.
• They recover all the waste gases and they prevent intermingling of Sulphuric acid fumes into the open air.
• They take all safety measures to ensure protection of laborers and visitors before exposure to open acid, electric charging and testing places are well insulated. Our team was given face masks for protection as well
• They send spare lead to recovery plants and reuse it. 

Relevance to IMechE members

Industrial tours play a vital role in engineering enabling engineering students to get good exposure to technical knowledge which helps them in their practical life.  Keeping in mind the importance of this, IMechE UET Taxila arranged an industrial tour which attracted many students.

Battery technology is one of most important upcoming technology with the advent of EV powered vehicles and new energy storage solution required for the changing world. Education in this technology will help young engineers to be better prepared for the upcoming technology and to learn and think ahead of time what innovation can be made in this industry.

IMechE UET Taxila strives to provide its members with opportunities for their professional growth. The idea behind this visit was to make the students develop a pragmatic thinking capability by observing the practical world. Through such visits, they get to know how industries work and what key areas of knowledge they should have while aiming for their field.