Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) Ltd. is a Schedule 'A' Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India. It is one of the leading suppliers of capital equipment in India for steel, mining, railways, power, defense, space research, nuclear and strategic sectors. It also executes turn-key projects for infrastructure and township development from concept-to-commissioning. Set-up in the year 1958, HEC has acquired expertise in its field through more than 60 years of experience.With the seamless integration of its facilities, HEC is one of the largest integrated engineering complex. Sprawling in an area of around 2,100,000 sq.m, HEC has facilities starting from steel melting, casting, forging, fabrication, machining, assembly and testing. It has its own in-house research and product development wing to deliver products suiting customers' specifications.HEC is headquartered at Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, in eastern part of India, and also has its manufacturing facilities located here. A well-suited location nearing to customer sites and proximity to the ports for import items, is an added advantage for its cost-effectiveness.Founded primarily to facilitate manufacture of steel plant equipment indigenously, HEC has made immense contribution in setting-up, expansion and modernization of steel plants in India. In due course, HEC had diversified to different sectors and made commendable contributions towards manufacture and supply of import-substitute products. Bestowed with the onus of making the country self-reliant for heavy engineering equipment and services, HEC continues to contribute in the nation-building endeavor.