Jayaram Ramesh, MD,
Sri Parijatha Machinery
Works pvt. ltd.
J.Ramesh, Managing Director of the company, speaking about their latest launches of block
making
machines, planetary
mixers & many more.
Sri Parijatha has made rapid inroads into the Indian
concrete block making machinery market. The company offers a wide range of
products including, automatic
block
making
machines, planetary
mixers,
conveyors
and batching
systems
for
tile
and
block plants,
manufactured
at
its
state-of-the-art
plant
located
in Bengaluru. Known for
its strong R&D focus and range of innovative machines, the company has been
able to hold itself against tough competition. In an exclusive interview with
The Master-builder,
J.Ramesh, Managing Director of the company, gave an overview
of their latest launches and what makes the company's product offerings
different from others. Here are the excerpts from the interview. Give us an
overview of the new products that you have launched recently?
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Parijatha is now focusing on latest technologies for precast
concrete, which enable the industry to evolve and meet the latest demands and
needs. The “
Wet Press System”, which has been successfully developed by
Parijatha, has been very well accepted by customers. Recently Parijatha has
launched the “Three Station Hermetic Wet Press” used to manufacture very high
density products like tiles, slabs, and paving products. We have also recently
launched the “Heavy duty Linear Wet Press”, which is used to manufacture high
density kerb stones, flag stones, saucer drains, drain covering slabs and other
related products.
How has been the response to the linear wet press machine
that you launched a few months ago? The linear wet press launched recently has
been a resounding success and very well accepted by our customers. The performance
of the machine has exceeded the expectations of our customers. In fact, buoyed
by the success, we are working with our clients to provide new and innovative
products some of which are one of a kind. The quality of the products manufactured
by this machine has been appreciated and accepted by architects, designers,
engineers and builders. Parijatha is among the only three manufacturers in the
world to fully develop and manufacture the complete machine with in-house
technology and manufacturing facility.
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Given the consistent growth in demand for concrete product
machinery, what have been your R&D focus areas in recent times? Our R&D
focus has been mainly in developing
technologies,
which
will increase the level of automation in our
range of machinery, which will enable our customers to increase the consistency
of products’ quality largely unaffected
by
human
errors
and
most importantly
minimize
labour
requirement. Therefore,
over the coming years you will see Parijatha
offering
more automated products.
Aftermarket services have emerged as a key differentiating
factor in recent times. Tell us about your aftermarket services? Parijatha has
emerged as the leader in this industry over the years mainly due its excellent
after sales support in terms of spare supply and timely service. Moreover,
Parijatha has the unique combination and advantage of being manufacturers of
products and machines since four decades. So, we are able to support our
customers in many areas like providing mix designs, new product designs,
solving production problems, advising the best product combination based on the
market demand and many other invaluable information, which will immensely
benefit the customers in the long run.
Are you satisfied
with the thrust being given to the use of fly ash based concrete products in
the country?
Sadly, the use of fly ash has need not fully promoted,
especially among the small and medium scale segment of manufacturers. These
manufacturers who form the very core of precast industry in our vast and
diversified country are not having proper access to quality fly ash at a
reasonable price. This is due to poor support by the government. Moreover, tax
benefits like excise duty reduction for fly ash based products can benefit this
industry in the long run.
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What would be your wish list to the new government that will
take over after the general elections for the betterment of the concrete block
making machinery manufacturers?
Focus on infrastructure development has always taken a back
seat by most governments in the past since most of the country's resources have
been diverted and squandered in social spending. Also, the poor quality of
construction in many projects especially in roads, etc. has not helped us expand
our road network since precious money being allocated is being used up for the
upkeep of the present infrastructure. Therefore, the new government should focus
on the quality of our construction, formulate strict laws and enforce them to
punish erring contractors. The government should also provide with a fool proof
system and network to ensure proper compliance of quality parameters by use of
proper equipment, systems and construction raw material.
A word about your future expansion plans. Parijatha plans to
introduce this year the “Four Station Rotary Press”, which will offer higher
production with lesser labour requirements than our existing range of presses.
We also plan to introduce the larger pallet size “Vibro-press Block” machines
with complete line like elevator, finger car, cuber and lowerator technologies
to cater to the evolving customers’ requirements.
For further details:
Sri Parijatha Machinery Works
Pvt. Ltd.
1-D, II Phase, Peenya Industrial Area,
Bangalore - 560 058
Ph:+91-80-23572332, Fax:+91-80-28392894
E-mail: parijatha@sify.com,
sales@parijatha.com
