Indo Tech's fresh plans

By Our Corporate Reporter

CHENNAI, DEC. 13. Indo Tech Transformers plans to widen its activities. Its group company, Vigneswara Electricals, has forged a technical alliance with Trafo Elettro Services of Italy for producing a range of maintenance free dry type cast transformers, voltranzs, (up to 5000 kVA/33kV) class to suit Indian markets.

The company, in technical alliance with a leading Canadian company, has introduced the mobile substation concept to the Indian customers. It has already supplied over 20 power transformers to be used in mobiles for various customers in the U. S. These mobiles are hitech products and need a lot of manufacturing expertise, said Mr. P. S. Shekar, Director (operations) at a press conference here today.

Negotiations are under way with the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation and A.P. Transmission Corporation for supply of mobile substations, he said.

The company has a technical collaboration with Honneywell of the U. S to manufacture distribution transformers using amorphous metal cores and with Mobilesource Industries of Canada, Ontario for producing larger power transformers, including mobile sub- station transformers.

The company has embarked on an upgradation programme at its facility in Thirumazhisai, near Chennai, costing Rs. 1.90 crores. The company set up this facility in 1996 and is now adding a few test equipment and other machinery to increase productivity and improve the overall efficiency. On completion of expansion, the capacity of the Thirumazhisai unit would go up to 1800 MVA annually from 1500 MVA annually and the overall capacity, including those of Saidapet and Palakkad units, will reach 2250 MVA.

Indo Tech Transformers is the flagship of the Indo Tech group with diverse interests in manufacturing electrical, electronics, computer hardware related products. Besides developing business with leading hotels, hospitals, steel and cement plants, the company has been exporting transformers to Nigeria, Germany, Egypt, Singapore, Ghana, Switzerland and U. S.

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