Development Keeps Us Moving Quality Keeps Us Ahead

Mr. H. S. Sethi

Founder and CEO

1961 – Started in Kota (Rajasthan) as Gilard Radio Corporation, a partnership concern, manufacturing Valve Sockets for Radios 1970 – Started manufacturing Electronic Components and Renamed as Gilard Electronics 1983 – Registered as a Gilard Electronics Pvt. Ltd. 1985 – Shut down Kota plant and started in Mohali (Punjab) 1987 – Started manufacture of Automobile components with Swaraj Mazda as the first customer 1995 – Certified for ISO 9001

2000 – Certified for QS 9000

2004 – Certified for ISO / TS 16949

2006 – Certified for ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001

Milestones

HQ and Plant: Mohali (Chandigarh), Punjab

Area: 1,50,000 sq. ft. Employees: 367

Today

VISION To be the first choice of our customer. MISSION To be a supplier to the Automobile, Electronic and Electrical Industry and achieve perfection in whatever we do. QUALITY POLICY Our vision to be the first choice of our customer drives us to improve the way we think, change and act on a continuous basis. We shall measure our performance by our quality, delivery and the skills of our people. We shall maximise our effectiveness by continuously improving our products, processes and services based on customer inputs and our internal metrics.

Fundamentals

We give value to our customers

Design & Development

Tool Room and Machine Shop

Press Shop

Plastic Moulding Shop

Plating Shop

Auto Turning Shop

Assembly

Marketing &

Business Development

Quality Assurance

We have all in house

Finance and Legal

Human Resources and Administration

Certifications

Certifications

Infrastructure

Our CAD office uses modern 2D and 3D modelling software like Auto-Cad and Pro/Engineer to draft and design components, assemblies, moulds (both injection and compression), progressive press tools and other fixtures.

Design – Product & Tool

Product Designing

Prototyping

Injection Mould & Press Tool Design

Tool Room – Manufacturing Press Tools, Moulds For Captive Use

Conventional Machines

And CNC Machines – Milling and EDM Wire Cut

Power presses up to 40 ton equipped with Auto Feeders and De-coilers and speed up to 600 spm Materials used – Brass, Copper, MS, Phosphorus Bronze, Beryllium Copper

Press Shop

CNC-based injection moulding machines varying from 25 to 145 tons to mould both thermoplastic and thermosetting material including most engineering plastics.

Moulding Shop – Injection Type

Moulding Shop – Compression Type

Compression Moulding Machines

Thermoset Injection Moulding Machine

We also have Compression moulding machines with capacity from 25 to 75 tonnes

Cam-based turning machines, Milling and Drilling Machines include Traubs, Sliding heads and SPMs.

Machining Shop

We have lines for plating Gold, Silver, Tin, Nickel, Copper and Zinc, where few are semi-automatic. The plant is backed by an efficient Effluent Treatment Plant

Plating Shop

Component Store

Raw Material Store

Dedicated lines

Assembly

Flexible lines

Our Product (GE 2210) – Parts to Assembly

Quality Assurance

Control over bought-out items

Quality Assurance – Mitutoyo CMM For Inspection Of Tools

Electrical Lab – For Product Validation

Live Test Arrangement Of GE 2210

Major Products Of Gilard

AC Switches Resistor Blowers

Rotary Switch Micro Switch

Major Products contd…

Switch Exhaust Brake

Pick Up Assembly

Switch Room Warmer

Ceramic Resistor Blower

Combination Switch

Wiper Cover Assembly

Switch Assembly

Major Products contd…

Tractor Switches

Major Products contd…

Special Components Developed As Per Customers

Our Customers

Brass Connectors

Toggle Switches

Rocker Switches

Terminal Blocks

Micro Switches

Micro Switches with Finger Actuator

Connectors

Relay Bases

John's Plugs & Sockets

Components for Electronics Industry

1. 5S Implementation in the Plant 2. Balancing in Assembly Lines 3. Suggestion Schemes (Kaizen) involving

People

4. Poke Yoke at Design Stage

5. Extensive usage of IT in ERP throughout the plant

Our TQM Activities

PURCHASE ITEMS

ASSEMBLY INHOUSE MANUFACTURING

VENDOR APPROVAL

VENDOR PART APPROVAL

INCOMING INSPECTION

PROCESS VALIDATION

INTRODUCING CONTROLS

PART APPROVAL LAYOUT INSPECTION

LINE BALANCING

PRODUCT VALIDATION

PROCESS SETUP APPROVAL

PROCESS SETUP APPROVAL

PROCESS MONITORING

PROCESS MONITORING

FGI CLEARANCE BEFORE DISPATCH

FEED BACK & IMPROVEMENT

THROUGH SYSTEM OF RE-INSPECTION

Quality Assurance – Aiming Zero Defect

Price is what you pay… …value is what you get