Schmersal India expands its Export Oriented Unit at Ranjangaon, Pune factory
Published on : Saturday 29-08-2020
Ambitious expansion goals for Indian production site within the international Schmersal network.
August 2020 – In the year 2007, Schmersal India was incepted as a 'Sales' only organisation in India. Thirteen years later, it has become the youngest production site of the Schmersal group, located at Ranjangaon, Pune. Schmersal India Pvt Ltd has achieved a constant growth and currently employs a staff of 120 colleagues, producing several series of electro-mechanical safety switches for local use and for export. The state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, established in 2012-2013 with the main goal to provide the Global Players of mechanical engineering with safety switches and safety systems for their local production sites and service units, recently expanded its Export Oriented Unit (EOU).
Within the next few years, export activities shall be expanded to a large extent. The EOU scheme of the Indian government was established to promote export activities by granting a variety of (mostly tax-related) advantages. Schmersal India does already benefit from these advantages because in 2018, a first EOU was established – on a more or less humble basis.
Mr Sandeep Sharma, Plant Head, ITC Pune, having two decades of corporate experience in Food Processing, Bulk Chemicals, Minerals Processing, graced the event by being the chief guest of honour for this ceremony. Sagar Bhosale, Managing Director of Schmersal India narrated: “We started with a single production line in a confined area of 221 sqm, however no later than one year we have added two more production lines.”
Now lines 4 and 5 are on the horizon, and the business development plans include a rapid growth of export. The room for the realization of these plans is available: With the E-Inauguration Ceremony of its enhanced Export Oriented Unit on an area of nearly 1,000 sqm, every year two or three new production lines shall be added.
This plan is ambitious and at the same time realistic. Mr. Sagar Bhosale said: “We are confident that we will use the full space very soon because we are able to produce safety devices in highest quality at a competitive price – and the international Schmersal network opens up the channels to address demanding customers world-wide.”
During the online e-inauguration ceremony, greetings were transmitted from the German Consul General of India, VDMA India – the local representative of German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association, and top national and international customers, distributors and vendors of Schmersal India. Mr Philip Schmersal, Managing Director of the Schmersal Group, expressed his best wishes from the German headquarter and emphasised the importance of an export-oriented Indian factory within the footprint of Schmersal’s production sites: “The inauguration of the Export Oriented Unit that we celebrate today brings together German products, Indian craftsmanship, high quality and competitive prices and contributes to the economic success of the entire Schmersal group. We create new jobs in India, we fill the factory and we produce competitive products to highest quality standards,” said Mr Philip Schmersal.