Saturday, October 4, 2008

SK (truly) International

Last afternoon, after a heavy lunch (complimentary, thats why very heavy) I decided to make a visit to my friend's factory at Hosur. His factory is into processing Granites from Chunks of Rocks.

My first visit through the signages gave me the feeling that this place was sure different. Black boards with green letters, this is not a common sight on a highway. After all the twists and turns, we made our way to the factory that stood besides a newly made temple. This temple had larger than life statues of Gods & Goddesses and surely an indication that we were meeting technology that was larger than life.

The security asked us the relevant info he needed and on satisfaction, opened the doors for us. Now this was a long door that runs through a motor. The door slid by slowly allowing us a complete view of the factory. The car drove in and I got down of it to catch a glimpse of this gigantic structure. This was huge and clean. 

My friend took me around the factory and he explianed me the process of how they make stones out of chunks. It was an interesting tour through the process. What was even more fascinating was the Gang Saw machine that is used to cut through stones.

What happens there is that chunks of rocks are put into a machine which cuts through the stone and then dried and polished and is sent to the client's place. This machine was huge and as we got closer to the machine, it felt for a moment that we were standing inside the engines of a gigantic chip like the Titanic. Big wheels, turning over and over again, and blades moving into the solid rock trying to cut it through.

Wow! It was a first ever visit to a factory this huge. With a little they can do for the environment, they ensure that the water generated is recycled and used again and a part of it also goes in the landscaping gardens that border the factory site.

Truly an international experience! :)

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