In the Right Direction

Rajamane Industries Pvt Ltd has stayed consistent in its growth, manufacturing high-quality coolant pumps for various industries. With resilience and focus as its primary driving forces, the company has tided over many a challenge only to emerge as a winner every single time.

Established in 1975 in the garden city of Bangalore, Rajamane Industries Pvt Ltd has been manufacturing high-quality coolant pumps for various industries. Taking us through its journey, Rajendra S Rajamane, Managing Director, Rajamane Industries Pvt Ltd, shares, “We had started small, and when I took over the operations in 1996, we strove hard to be a leading player in coolant pumps for machine tools. Our vision was to be a one-stop solution provider for all coolant requirements. We have been growing aggressively since and expanding our range for various pressures, flows, and materials. We have also been developing our infrastructure.”

With plants and offices at Dobbspet and Bangalore, Rajamane Industries’ current turnover is `120 crore. It targets `150 crore by the next fiscal year.

Rapid rise

The company is proud of its comprehensive product line that caters to the ever-changing requirements of the market. “We have a wide range of pumps and their subparts for all the variations of OEM requirements. We can supply pumps with a range of motor powers, voltages, and frequencies, with CE and UL approvals in place,” informs Rajamane.

It even makes the motors for all the pumps it manufactures. “We produce several electric motors for OEM applications like Filtration Gear Boxes, Lubrication Systems, and Gear Pumps. Our specialty is to deliver small quantities in a short period,” he adds.

It has also had the opportunity to produce an oil skimmer for a machine tool application. “Our in-house designing and manufacturing of parts is the strength that helps us make products which are 100 percent made in-house,” he adds.

Starting with three models, today, Rajamane Industries produces over 120 models to meet the needs of a wide array of industries, including Machine Tools, Printing, Packing, Filtration, and Chemical. Revealing the best-selling models and the sector that generates business the most, he states, “The models are available in a wide range for various flows, pressures, and different materials like plastic, brass, and SS. Although most of our business still comes from the Machine Tools industry, we also cater to the Chemical and Printing industries.”

The company also has the capability of manufacturing custom-built pumps in the shortest time, he informs. The range contributes to a large percentage of its monthly production.

State-of-the-art manufacturing facilities

Rajamane Industries started in Whitefield, Bangalore, and currently operates from two locations that house the assembly, motor winding, and critical grinding operations. “We have a separate site for volume-based, off-the-shelf products. In our endeavor to be the best, we have established a state-of-the-art 200-tonne ferrous and 10-tonne non-ferrous foundry. Hence, we are now able to turn in our casting assignments within days. The quality also has improved with better finish and lesser weights, making our pumps on par with international brands,” shares Rajamane.

Enlisting the company’s strengths, he says, “Our well-established ERP system ensures that we deliver our products on time. Our team at Rajamane is another major strength that strives to satisfy every customer through some of the best industry practices. We work with many OEMs on the Kanban system and do the same with our suppliers. Our wide range of dealer networks plays a vital support system.”

The company has a planning system that helps it plan to manufacture products two weeks in advance and for all its raw materials to come on time.

“Many of our customers are also on Kanban, which helps us manufacture products as per the batch quantity required. Our foundry and machines work in tandem with the assembly line. The material is shifted as per the requirements of the customer and the stock to sell,” he adds.

The team members are provided with some fundamental training, after which they are consistently reviewed and updated with the required skills.

SMEs and automation

SMEs in India are still reluctant to embrace automation. Rajamane tells us how far the company has come in leveraging it for its growth, “SMEs are reluctant as the cost of automation needs to do justice with the volume produced. We, at Rajamane, have gone with the low-cost automation required for the scale at which we produce. We have also made our equipment; the auto Electric Division that we have is of help to us when we need to plan for any automation.”

Tiding over challenges

Like all industry players, Rajamane Industries, too, had to face tough times during COVID-19 lockdowns. Sharing some of them, Rajamane says, “The industry had never experienced a COVID-like situation before. Hence, we were unprepared and had to face challenges, including managing our people and finance. The issue of our people took some time to stabilize, and we, as an organization, had to keep inventing newer methods to get people back to work.”

Shop floor of Dobbspet Facility

“The Government is giving us the opportunity to bring back our focus and growth. Many of the schemes will take time to be implemented. The industry needs to focus on moving in that direction, which will require us to think differently and look for the opportunities that lie ahead of us,” he adds.

“Collaboration and co-working will play a crucial part in this journey as we will need rapid changes to happen, and the same cannot be brought in single-handedly,” he concludes.

Poonam Pednekar
Chief Copy Editor
Magic Wand Media Inc
poonam.pednekar@magicwandmedia.in

Source: Rajamane Industries Pvt Ltd

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