About Keltron Kerala State Electronic Development Corporation
KELTRON COMPONENT COMPLEX LTD (KCCL) was established on 8th October 1974 in technical collaboration with M/s. Sprague Electromag, Belgium for manufacture of Aluminium Electrolytic Capacitors. KCCL went into commercial production on 19th August 1978. Since then KCCL has grown and now is the biggest manufacturer of Aluminium Electrolytic Capacitors in India. Presently the installed annual capacity is 250 Million Pcs, which can go upto 275 Million Pcs in 3-shifts. It also produces other passive electronic components including Resistors and Crystals.
Company’s production capacities were enhanced during 1985- 90 to enhance the capacity to 150 Million Capacitors per annum. During the year 2009-10, the three sister concerns of KELTRON, viz. Keltron Crystals Ltd, Keltron Resistors Ltd and Keltron Magnetics Ltd were merged into KCCL and is working as a single entity manufacturing Aluminium Electrolytic Capacitors, Metallised Polypropylene Capacitors, Carbon & Metal Film Resistors and Piezo-electric Quartz Crystals.
KCCL has state of the art manufacturing facility with more than 100 automatic and semi-automatic machines, imported from Japan,Taiwan,Italy etc. We also have in-house developed Forming Plant for Low Voltage and High Voltage Foils. It has a buildup area of more than 11000 sq. mtrs for machines alone, and a skilled workforce of more than 650 persons having an average 15+ years experience.
KCCL’s R&D named “Electronics Research & Development Centre [ER&DC]” is a DSIR recognized R&D lab with many innovative and recognized achievements. The R&D won “ELCINA Award 1993 for excellence in Research & Development” for the work done in the field of forming technology.
KCCL is ISO 9001 certified (now ISO 9001:2008). The products are approved by DGQA, Ministry of Defence, Govt.of India with MS, DPP Grade 1. It also has product Approvals from C-DOT, CACT, LCSO and Defence Dept, UL etc. It has many awards and recognition’s in hand including “National Productivity Award 1988-89” under large-scale electronic components units from National Productivity Council, Govt. of India.