“The products should be designed in such a way that it becomes easy to manufacture with low service and maintenance with low breakdowns.” – A. K. Modi, Managing Director, MECSHOT
MECSHOT, which is capable to provide solution to need of every industry, provides design support and offers long-time sustainability in terms of maintaining and servicing the products. A. K. Modi says why it is important to be contented and rich in engineering business.
What challenges do you face in the manufacturing and design of machines?In any manufacturing facility, the design plays a pivotal role. The products should be designed in such a way that it becomes easy to manufacture with low service and maintenance with low breakdowns. Nowadays, it is a biggest challenge which manufacturers face to meet huge demand of delivering high-quality products at very competitive prices for various applications. Every enterprise needs to increase their productivity, and as a pioneer we provide design support of the product and offer long-time sustainability in terms of maintaining and servicing the products. We provide solutions by adding more and more productive tools.
We have a competent team of design engineers using latest software to design the customised machines to meet the customer requirement, keeping in view the different pollution norms and safety measures.
What are the key strategies to remain ahead of times in such a vast competition?It is important to be contented and rich in engineering business. We have strong network in India and distributors around the globe. We are open for the joint ventures and strong business standards for technical collaboration as well as to establish and manufacturing facilities.
By collaborating with the giants of the industries, new developments have been exchanged to develop high-efficiency machines for the industries. Recently for the aviation industry, a new concept has been developed of peen forming. From a partnering point of view, we have a very close ecosystem.
How do you help the OEMs?Design efficiency is one of the major aspects for the OEMs. The best of the design in products come from the systems and process, and one of them is modular design concepts. Apart from automation, it is important to make the machine modular in nature so that one can adopt the changing requirements with least and minimal engineering efforts. We offer complete suite of building blocks so that one can solve any puzzle with least re-engineering effort.
This is how we contribute toward efficiency and time to market a product. If one lacks in systems and processes and follows a rudimentary way of designing, he may either lose the opportunity or spend too much of his time on it.What are the products that you offer and its applications?We have been competent solution provider for complicated application and accept as a challenge for designing and manufacturing. Recently for the aeronautical engine components, we have supplied “Dry Indexing Type Shot Peening Machine”. For automobile worm gears, we have supplied “CNC Shot Peening Hi-Pressure Multi Indexing Machine” with multi sensors interlocks and No 4 magana valve for the shot-flow control for uninterrupted operations. For coil springs of locomotive industry, a “Stress Peening Machine” was developed for the 1st time in India. For rail coaches, we have supplied “Automatic 12W Airless Blasting Plant having 27-Inch Hi-Speed Turbine with Oscillation and Rapid System” to blast clean moving SS coach. A micro blasting machine was developed for defence research where 0.5 micron blasting media was used. We have supplied a machine for the surface preparation of ceramic plate which is used for the bullet proof jackets application.
For renewable energy (wind mill), a number of turnkey solution was given for automatic blasting, painting and baking system as a turnkey project has been successfully installed.
For boiler tubes and strips, airless surface preparation machine has been installed with automatic material handling facility.
Brief about research and developments.The facility replicates a variety of blasting environments, using different dedicated pieces of equipment in order to understand better blasting options and the results of the various blasting methods. Besides, a CNC programmable demonstration machine increases the number of blasting conditions that can be replicated within the facility. Our research is carried out to upgrade the performance of the machine and to reach a level of zero maintenance; this will increase life and performance of machine.
Our research also foster in the field of environment and pollution control by using total comprised solution for pollution control system and various risk assessment equipment. We developed the proven pollution control technologies with the environment and pollution control technology development centre by using resource and flexibility to develop new technologies to keep pace with the requirement and environment safety. To become more authentic in our results, we got our R&D approved by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), India.
What are the measures taken for the quality product?To enhance our product quality as well as to reduce the delivery period, we have induced additional automation from conventional manufacturing tools like plasma cutting machine, CNC and VMC machines, robotic welding machines for the pressure vessels, MIG welding machines and UTM machine for the material testing.
At regular intervals, we get third-party inspection from the recognised test centres. The standards and directives are being followed as per the global standards.
Do you have any technical collaboration with the overseas companies?We are collaborating with overseas companies to implement the latest developments and technologies which are taking place. Recently, we have collaborated with German firm for the exchange of technology and manufacturing facilities. We are very much open for the joint ventures
What are the future plans?Present scenario of the industries is to meet the delivery schedule of the ordered equipment in least time demand of the market. We are advancing in manufacturing with new state-of-the-art facilities with automation to serve best quality product with latest technology in cost-effective and delivery in scheduled time to our valued customers.
The layout has been spread in about 45,000-sq.-m area with four individual activities shed, well-equipped R&D centre and well-elevated corporate office equipped with all modern facilities.