Give us a brief overview of Plasser India and its remarkable growth.
Plasser (India) Private Limited, (a local subsidiary of the family owned P&T Austria) designs, manufactures and services the most up-to-date, high performance and highly sophisticated machines for track maintenance, track laying as well track renewal. Employing approximately 1500 workforce with 120 de-sign and service engineers in India, the company has a proven track record of successfully supplying more than 1000 machines since 1965 to Indian Railways, Metros, Private Infrastructure Companies and foreign railways. The machines manufactured in the state of the art factories in Faridabad ad Karjan are customized and tailor made for our customers with special emphasis on applying technology most appropriate for the local conditions.
Plasser India also offers comprehensive customer services which include specialized training, supply of original spare parts, technical and life enhancement service. The company has been revolutionizing track maintenance technology for decades laying special emphasis on cost efficiency, quality and innovation in track construction and maintenance. Going forward, Plasser India aims to offer substantial support in the digitalization of machine, fleet and infrastructure".
Walk us through your highly sophisticated machines for track maintenance, track laying as well as track renewal.
We are the only manufacturer in the world that offers a complete range of machines for laying and maintaining rail-way tracks. Covering almost all track works, our offer ranges from simple tamping machines to 200 m long high-capacity systems. We meet your customers' wishes with custom-tailored solutions (Individual Design) or individualised machines based on a modular design system (ModularCustomizing). This allows for short delivery times and fast approval.
How are you generating value and promoting the `Make in India' initiative?
Plasser India is committed to the government's flagship imitative of "Make in India" by providing employment & skill development to the people
of India since 1967. With our enhanced infrastructure capabilities in Faridabad & Karjan and a team of talented and dedicated employees, we are proud to be a catalyst in India's manufacturing led growth story. Plasser India has ensured a high indigenous content in its production by working with a large Indian supplier base along with providing employment & skill development to the people of India.
As a manufacturing industry player, it is imperative to stay close to technology. Tell us what unique advancements in term of technology, is Plasser India endorsing?
We are known for our `P&T Research' and innovation and are continuously adopting new technologies to meet the changing customer requirements. Our new approach of "PlasserSmartMaintenance" offers an intelligent link be-tween the relevant data on the infrastructure and the machines - in real time, in one system enabling excellent fleet management.
Plasser India is the only manufacturer in the world that offers a complete range of machines for laying and maintaining railway tracks
Please throw some light on the pain-points of your clients, and how you help them in overcoming the same?
Short maintenance windows for track maintenance needs highest performance and reliability of equipment, that's the core of Plasser India's product portfolios. Moreover, increasing speed of trains is only possible with best quality machines, we are ensuring this with our globally acknowledge precision in designing and execution of machines.
Give us a peek into Plasser India's success story over the years.
We started our historical journey in India way back in 1965 by delivering the first P&T Track Maintenance Ma-chine to Indian Railways and establishing a permanent service depot in India. Since then there has been no looking back. Plasser India has delivered more than 1000 machines since the last five decades. We have also invested in enhancing our production capabilities by setting up a new manufacturing plant in Karjan to meet the growing requirements of the India and global market. Further modernization and expansion plans are in the pipeline.
What is envisioned for the future of Plasser India?
In pursuit of quality and commitment to deliver the best track solutions to our customers in India and abroad, Plasser India has been undertaking key strategic organizational, operational, technological and marketing initiatives to maintain its leadership in the market. The launched program "Innovation for You" will ensure 100% customer focus and provide services on a much bigger scale giving additional value for the rail system. 1. The only full range manufacturer of track machines in the world 2. World Class Brand Market Leader with more than sixty five years of railway engineering experience and proven track record 3. Technology Leadership - Best-in-class in R&D & Testing and working closely with leading research partners around the world 4. State of the art manufacturing &, highly skilled manpower trained by Senior Experts from P&T 5. Excellent after sales & support - State of the art training, technical service beyond the warranty period, access to the exclusive P&T Rail Club. Provision of original spare parts