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INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THE COMPANY

THE BIRTH OF REIL

Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd. was founded to aid in the upliftment of the

rural masses by empowering them, making them self-reliant and upgrading their living

conditions by taking electronics to the villages.

The birth of cooperative movement in India has its roots in the vision of Dr. Verghese

Kurein, ex-Chairman, NDDB. He realized that the upliftment of marginal dairy farmers

lay in their own hands through cooperative movement at community level.

NDDB, along with Department of Electronics, Govt. of India conceived a project to

introduce Electronic Milk Testers(EMT), for accurate and instant display of fat content in

milk. The technology was arranged in collaboration with a Danish Organization M/s. N

Foss Electric, and thus Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited was born in 1981.

REIL is an ISO 9001 public sector undertaking started as a joint venture between

RIICO(Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation) and

Instrumentation Limited, Kota with 49% and 51% ownership respectively.

Encouraged by the success of the EMT and the willingness of the rural folk to accept

modern technology, REIL initiated a bold step of providing a paradigm shift in

technology by introducing computers at village level. It also made forays into the

Renewable Energy Sector as well as Industrial Electronics and IT and has never looked

back since.

With the advent of Solar Photovoltaic’s technology in the country and looking to its

prospective applications for the rural areas, the company ventured into this segment,

initially to manufacture SPV Modules in 1985. In the field of SPV technology the

company further diversified into the manufacture of Solar Photovoltaic based application

products, sub-systems and integrated systems most of which were developed in-house. In

the SPV segment, the Company manufactures SPV modules and application systems

including Domestic Lighting System, Street Lighting System, Chargeable Power Packs

for the rural, telecom, Railway and Defense sectors.

The company has a strong in-house Govt. recognized Research & Development Division

which has enabled the company to effect considerable improvements in the initial

adopted technologies. Indigenization of the Milk Testing equipment and incorporating the

latest State-of-the-Art microprocessor designs over the initial and older LSI designs has

enabled more features and new add-on equipment has been developed to provide

integrated system solutions. A prestigious collaboration with the Department of

Electronics ( DOE ) in 1990 for the establishment of Rural Electronics Technology

Centre and an award from DOE for Excellence in Electronics in 1991, testify REIL

achievements in the field of Rural Electronics. The Consistency in Excellence is

recognized with repeated award for Excellence in Electronics for the year 2001, given by

the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

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REIL WAY OF LIFE

Commitment to the upliftment of Rural economy by taking Electronics to the

Villages.

High level of Customer satisfaction through better quality products and field

services.

Greater productivity and Industrial harmony for Company's growth and National

prosperity.

Excellence with Economy.

Management by Mutual trust and application.

Respect and concern for the Individual.

COMPANY STRUCTURE

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ABOUT THE TRAINING

HIGH END SOLUTIONS FOR DAIRY BUSINESS

REIL has entered into an agreement with FOSS, Denmark for high end process

automation solutions, which are based on Infra Red, near Infra Red, Flowcytometry and

Laser Optics technologies.

The offered solutions caters to the following requirements.

1. Dairy Herd management

2. Dairy Farm management

3. Milk Analysis management

4. Management of Hygiene quality of Milk & Milk products.

Mr. Torben Ladegaard, Managing Director, FOSS, Denmark and Mr. Ola Johansson,

General Manager, FOSS, Denmark visited REIL on 28th September 2007 and signed the

agreement. The Managing Director, REIL and Managing Director, FOSS, Denmark has

shown confidence in the respective team of both Companies.

FOSS products introduced in Indian market are as under.

Central Milk Testing

1. MilkoScan 4000

2. MilkoScan FT 6000

3. Fossomatic 5000

4. Fossomatic FC

5. CombiFoss 5000 kit

6. CombiFoss 6000 kit

7. BactoScan FC

8. BactoScan FC 50 Semi Automatic

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9. Fossomatic Minor

Dairy

1. MilkoScan S50

2. MilkoScan FT120

3. MilkoScan Minor

4. ProcesScan FT

5. Versatile Dairy Analyzer

6. Routine Dairy Analyzer

7. Process Analytics Dairy

8. Direct Contact Analyzer

9. Food Scan

10. InfraXACT Dairy system

11. XDS Lab Rapid Content Analyzer

12. XDS Process Analytics

13. Micro Foss

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AGRO DAIRY

1. RAW MILK RECEPTION DOCK (RMRD) AUTOMATION

SYSTEM

DESCRIPTION

Raw Milk Reception Dock (RMRD) is the primary point of liquid milk entry in dairies in

India. It is specifically meant for the reception of milk brought in cans, from villages

located over a wide area. It is different from the bulk milk collection system, which are

also in operation in these dairies. The collection process starts from the villages, groups

of which are assigned to distinct Milk Truck Routes. The Milk cans from  individual

villages of  many such routes are unloaded at the RMRD, after which the milk is weighed

(EWU) & tested (EMT or Milko-Scan) separately to issue a milk receipt statement

(Hardcopy) according to the measured parameters during the daily shift.

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FEATURES

1. Online Process Automation

2. Networked System Design

3. Modular in nature

4. Flexible & adaptive to up gradation

5. Merges easily with the existing Plant Layout & Procedures 

6. Suitable for highly humid & corrosive environment

7. User Authentication & Authorization

8. Data Validation

9. Performance Monitoring

SPECIFICATION

1. Server (Pentium Computer with Windows NT)

2. Windows 98 Nodes (Pentium Computers)

Milk Testing Nodes

Weighing station Nodes at Dock

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Data processing stations with printer

3. UPS of appropriate capacity

4. Networking accessories like Hub, Cables, Power Distribution Boards etc.

5. Milk Testing equipment Milko-Scan or EMT (Optional)

AUTOMATION PROCESS OUTPUTS

1. Truck sheet (Society / Route wise)

2. Milk Collection Reports (Daily, Society, Route, Period, Region)

3. Analysis reports

4. Operator performance and other MIS reports

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2. ELECTRONIC MILK TESTER (EMT)

APPLICATION - Village Milk Cooperative Societies for % Fat content in Milk

DESCRIPTION

Electronic Milk Tester manufactured by REIL has been adopted as an essential

instrument for measurement of milk fat. Percentage of fat content is displayed quickly

and accurately on a digital readout. Several thousand small/large Dairies

and Village Milk Collection Centers are being benefited with its use.

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WORKING PRINCIPLE

Electronic Milk Tester works on the photometric measurement of light scattered by the

fat globules present in the milk sample. The measuring procedure follows the

conventional system of dilution, mixing, homogenization and photometric measurement.

FEATURES

1. Auto zero facility

2. Quick and instant read-out

3. Easy to read digital LED display

4. Runs on mains or battery

5. Measures upto 13% fat

6. Accepts small sample volume

7. Performs 120-150 tests per hour

8. Built-in battery charger

9. Close correlation to accepted standard Methods

10. Automatic switch-over to battery in case of power failure

11. Cheapest method of milk testing

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Performance Data

Measuring range : 0-13% fat

Capacity : 120-150 samples/hour

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Accuracy (Sd) : 0.06% for 0-5% fat

0.10% for 5-8% fat

0.20% for 8-13% fat

Repeatability (Sd) : 0.03% for 0-5% fat

0.04% for 5-8% fat

0.08% for 8-13% fat

Sample volume : 0.5 ml/test

Diluent volume : 6.5 ml/test

Installation Requirements

Power Supply : AC : 220 / 24OV (Max + 10%, Min - 15%)

DC : 12V, 6A; (Max 16 V, Min 10.5V)

Ambient temperature : 5-450 C

Dimensions (HxWxD) : 23 x 31 x 53 cm

Space requirement : 60 x 80 cm

Weight (without diluents) : 16 kg.

A fully-charged 120 AH battery will last for at least 10 hours of operation.

3. PC BASED MILK COLLECTION STATION (PCMCS)

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APPLICATION- Computerized version of Milk Collection Station with accounting

facility

DESCRIPTION

PC based Milk Collection Station is a specially designed integrated unit, which is a

combination of several units viz; the AZ Electronic Milk Tester, Milk Weighing System

& Personal Computer with 80 column printer. It measures the weight, fat content and

gives the printout of payment slip to the supplier of milk in each shift. The system also

facilitates storing ten days/monthly/yearly data and printing of cumulative summary of

shift as and when needed. This state of art equipment is able to perform120-150 operation

in an hour. The sequence of operation requires pouring of milk in a weighing container,

collection of milk sample at the time of pouring, entering the member's code through

keyboard, measuring of fat content, calculation of payment and printout of slips.

WORKING PRINCIPLE

PCMCS works on the principle of Infrared Spectrophotometer. The infrared energy

produced by a wide range source is filtered through IR filters of specific wavelengths and

focused through the samples under test. This energy passes through the samples and

strikes a detector, which converts it into an corresponding electrical signal. This signal

after amplification and certain corrections is processed by an microprocessor to be

displayed on the LCD panel

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FEATURES

1. Instant measurement of milk fat

2. Centralized testing & payment

3. Instant measurement of milk weight

4. Test 120-150 milk operation in an hour

5. Printout of shift end/ten days/monthly/yearly summary

6. Instant calculation of amount payable

7. Instant printout of weight, fat % and amount payable

8. Fast, accurate & economical

9. PC application for various other works at society

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Measuring range : Weight Measurement : 0 - 100 Kg.

Fat Measurement : 0 - 13%

Capacity : 120 - 150 operation/hour

Power supply : AC : 220-240 V, 50 Hz

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4. MILKO SCAN

APPLICATION - Total Milk quality parameters analysis for Dairies

DESCRIPTION

Milko-Scan 133B is the latest microprocessor controlled instrument for the determination

of Fat, Protein, Lactose, SNF & Total Solids in Milk and Dairy products like Sweet

cream Ice cream mix, Yoghurt, cottage cheese, Whey, Hard Cheese, Sweetened

condensed milk & Skim milk. A patented 'B' Filter is specially designed to measure the

Fat content in raw milk regardless of cattle breed, change in feed composition & seasonal

variations, all year round. Another advantage of the 'B' filter is its high accuracy in

measuring the constituent if storage milk products like Ice cream mix, Fat filled milk

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powders and infant formula.

WORKING PRINCIPLE

Milko-scan works on the principle of Infrared Spectrophotometer. The infrared energy

produced by a wide range source is filtered through IR filters of specific wavelengths and

focused through the samples under test. This energy passes through the samples and

strikes a detector, which converts it into a corresponding electrical signal. This signal

after amplification and certain corrections is processed by a microprocessor to be

displayed on the LCD panel.

FEATURES

1. Microprocessor based information system •

2. No chemicals required for analysis

3. Wide measuring range & product applications

4. Automatic calibration & Zero setting

5. Measurement on patented 'Fat B' filter

6. Display of Error messages with alarm

7. Free choice of 8 independent channels

8. RS232 port for data communication

9. Low sample consumption

10. High accuracy & reliability compared to Rose-Gottlieb,Kjeldahl, Polari meter &

11. Gravimetric methods

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Performance data

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Measuring range : Fat : 0-50%

(Undiluted samples) Protein : 0-15%

Lactose : 0-25%

Capacity : 125 samples/hour

Accuracy (Cv ) : Fat : 1.5%

Protein : 1.5%

Other components : 1.0%

Repeatability (Cv) : All components: 0.5%

Sample volume : 0.4 ml/test

Installation requirements

Power Supply : 95 -130 or 195 -260 Volts, 50/60Hz AC

Power consumption : Peak : 400 VA

Standby : 80 VA

Ambient temperature : 5 -330C

Space requirement : 52x58x46 cm

Weight : 30 Kg.

Automatic functions

Calibration : Automatic calibration of 8 separate user

determined user groups

Zero-setting : Automatic

Error detection : All instrument functions monitored. Error

messages are displayed in text form on

LCD panel

Data handling

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Sample identification : 8 programmable product names. 9 programmable

text strings. Batch & Date. Sample

numerator with presetting.

Output : RS 232 C port

5. SMART AUTOMETIC MILK COLLECTION STATION (SAMCS)

APPLICATION - Computerized version of Milk Collection Station with accounting

facility and customer identification cum payment system

through Electronic Pass Book

BLOCK DIAGRAM OF SAMCS

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DESCRIPTION

The Smart PC Based Milk Collection Station is specially designed integrated system,

which is a combination of several units viz; AZ Electronic Milk Tester, Milk Weighing

System, Personal Computer with smart card reader / writer & 80-column Printer. It is

integrated with software support for milk collection and Society Accounts Management.

The system is suitable for instant weighing of the Milk, measurement of Fat content and

calculating the amount payable to the member based on Fat & Weight. The smart card

serves the purpose of member identification and acts as an Electronic Pass Book for the

member wherein his/her milk transaction data is stored. The system can also be used

later for maintaining the complete records of the collection centre together with details

of all transactions of the village co-operative society.

This system can perform 120-150 operations in an hour. The sequence of operation

require, insertion of smart card, pouring of milk in a weighing container, collection of

milk sample at the time of pouring, measuring of fat content, calculation of payment and

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printing of payment slip

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FEATURES

1. Society accounts management system.

2. Proper authentication and identification of the member farmer.

3. Using smart card which is also an electronic passbook for the payment cycle.

4. Instant measurement of fat, weight & calculation of amount payable.

5. Centralized testing & payment.

6. Printout of shift end/ten days/monthly/yearly summary.

7. Computation of the activities of the society in a cost effective manner.

8. Provide a higher degree of automation.

9. Representative reports

Society reports

Member reports

Share reports

Milk collection reports

Inventory reports

Business associates reports

Service reports

Accounting reports

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Measuring range

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Weight measurement : 0 -100 Kg.

Fat measurement : 0 -13%

Measuring capacity : 120-150 OPERATIONS / HOUR

Power supply : AC: 220-240V, 50HZ

6. DPEMT

APPLICATION - Low Cost version of Milk Collection Station for small village

cooperatives

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7. MCS

APPLICATION - Village Milk Cooperative Societies for fair & prompt payment to

farmers

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

He Company has an experience of over ten years in the Information Technology

sector. The Company has a full-fledged Computer Group in its Electronics &

Information Technology Division to undertake development of application

software for business purposes and in-house use; provide training to the end-

users; acquisition of the required computer systems; and creation of the

complementing infrastructure.

The Company has over 125 nos. IBM PC-compatible systems including Pentium-

II based servers & nodes, Pentium MMX systems with multimedia capability, PC-

486/386/AT systems, and over 50 nos. of printers including HP LaserJet Printers,

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HP Inkjet Printers, and high speed Dot Matrix Printers, HP Color Scanner running

under Win NT Server, Win98/Win95/Win3.1/MSDOS environment. The business

areas include development for business & instrumentation applications, and

Web-sites on the Internet. The Company undertakes development on MS Visual

Studio environment, Win NT Server, Oracle and Internet technologies and tools

such as MS FrontPage.

The Company has an air-conditioned Computer Center with a carpet area of over

3000 sq. ft. and equipped with 7 KVA UPS capacity for undertaking the

processing work.

The Company has a team of over 10 young engineers/professionals with a wide

variety of experience including Hardware installation, commissioning,

maintenance, electronic data-processing, system study, system analysis, design,

software development, training and project implementation. The Company also

does all the maintenance work in-house.

The Company has solely relied on its in-house capabilities to undertake all the

above mentioned activities. The Company is now further growing by way of

sharing its in-house experience in the area of automation, and project execution

on turnkey basis.

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The Company has also strengthened it's conventional Agro dairy line of products

with the powers of IT, both at the Dairy level and the Village Milk Cooperative

Society level. By embedding the RS232 interface in the EMT and getting the

corresponding weight from OEM equipments, the Raw Milk Reception Dock

(RMRD) software under Windows NT at Dairies and the Society Accounts

Management Software (SAMS) under DOS and Windows 9X at Society level are

developed.

The Smart card based identification and transaction recording systems are

developed for DPMCS, DPEMT, SAMS and Attendance Management System

etc.

MILK DELIVERY TERMINAL

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DESCRIPTION

The Milk Delivery Terminal (MDT) is a Hand Held Computer, in which the program is

stored along with all the relevant data, for transactions during the journey of Delivery

Van of a Dairy Plant to deliver milk and milk products for sale at the respective outlets,

and book orders for delivery in the shifts on the next day.

The storage of program and data is done through personal Computer (Host PC), and is

called pre-journey configuration, which includes route specific master information. It also

includes master data of products, milk booth agents, and the transaction data such as

agent-wise product dispatch, trays delivered, dispatch of extra shipments etc. The data

pertaining to delivery, payment collection, order booking for the next day is input en-

route. Various reports can be prepared at the end of trip.

After a journey is over, the transaction data files retransferred from MDT to the Host PC,

over communication cable connected to serial communication port. The MDT requires

about three hours for full charging after which it can be used continuously for 7-8 hours..

FEATURES

1. An ideal substitute to the manual system

2. User-access-control and password protection

3. Instant calculation and recording of transactions

4. Print product-delivery reports

5. Perform products order-booking

6. Perform collection of payments

7. Perform trays delivery and receipt transactions

8. Agent credit-limit based operation

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9. Representative reports:

Agent list

Product list

Vehicle dock-dispatch slip

Total/agent-wise Dispatch note

Agent delivery cum order-booking slip

Total agent-wise order-booking note

Agent-wise Cash receipt report

Total/agent-wise Tray transaction report

Vehicle dock-return slip

BENEFITS

On-site verification with milk-booth agents in respect of order-booking quantities.

Facilitation of agent-wise tray accounting.

Dock level monitoring and management of dispatched and returned goods.

Elimination of back-end data-entry of order booking.

Savings in data-entry manpower at the back-end.

Speedy and accurate servicing of orders booked.

Elimination of calculation and accounting errors.

Application of agent credit-limit during on-site order booking and collection of

payments.

SPECIFICATION

Milk Delivery Terminal

• High Speed CPU

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• 256 KB program memory

• 4 MB data memory

• Real Time Clock

• LCD display unit (4 rows x 20

character) with backlight

• 30 Keys Elastomeric Keypad

• High speed serial port / program

port (115 Kbps)

• Built-in (24 column) Thermal printer

• Built in 2.2 AH Lithium-Ion or 1.7

AH Ni MH battery

• ABS plastic case housing

• Programmable as per user requirement

• Light weight, versatile and affordable

Accessories

• Intelligent Battery Charger

• Carrying case

Application software

• MDT software

• PC-end upload-download utility software

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CONCLUSION

The summer training of an engineering student place an important role to

develop him as a well groomed professional. it is a golden opportunity for

him to give theoretical concepts in a practical shape in the field of

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application.

In these 30 days of exposure in “Rajasthan Electronics and Instrumentation

Limited” I learned a lot on various aspects of organizational structure,

departments, latest technologies and their impact. Now after one month I can

say one thing for sure that the best way to learn is at work. It was a really

interesting experience and I enjoyed every part of it and hope that it would

be helpful in my future.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. GOOGLE.COM

2. Annual report of REIL

3. Brochure of REIL

4. guidance through

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Mr. Neeraj Sexena

Mr. Satyavrat Singh

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