New Delhi, Feb 25: MOC Danner GmbH Cleanline Systems of Germany which had signed a technical tie-up with Mhitraa Engineering Equipment of India last year, is likely to turn the alliance into a joint venture (JV) soon.Though the details of the equity participation and market penetration strategies are yet to be worked out, the two companies are jointly showcasing their advanced technology for industrial components' cleaning at Imtex '98.
``As industries improve, and more and more high-standard products are manufactured in India, the demand for precision cleaning of components is bound to grow in the coming years,'' said S Krishnaswamy.
He, along with K Thirumalai, had promoted Mhitraa in 1988 to manufacture and sell cleaning plants. Since then Mhitraa has emerged as an important player in this niche market. The promoters were given the national award for the `Best Entrepreneur' amongst the small-scale industries in 1994. The two companies had signed a memorandum of understanding in mid-97.
MOC is afour-decade old German company manufacturing high-standard cleaning, processing, ultrasonic equipment and recipes for cleaning media. It has its supplies to several industries in Europe and the US, besides most of the German companies.
The first MOC exhibit at Imtex '98 is a modular system of cleaning plant, including an ultrasonic station to be assembled to various cleaning processes, either manually operated, semi-automatic, or encased as a fully automatic plant.
``Almost every technical product has to be cleaned at some stage of manufacturing. So such equipment has great future in India. To get 100 per cent clean components down to microns and miligrams, a brush is normally used, but only in the case of low-quantity debris. For larger quantities, the final cleaning is a problem. Hence, an ultrasonic brush is the right solution,'' according to a MOC representative.
This technology is activated by an electronic generator. The cleaning liquid is set in motion which creates sound waves reflected by thecomponents. The implosion from thousands of small bubbles on the surface of the parts brushes off remaining impurities. Presently, MOC is offering modular in-line cleaning plants; cleaning and degreasing plant with vaccum device and a chamber with unlimited processing equipment.
The other is a fully-automatic one-chamber cleaning plant for various applications, also to be integrated into machining centres with an RAM-programmable control. Up to six cleaning processes can be performed through it, including the vacuum drying for different work pieces.
Mhitraa is displaying three of its standard cleaning equipment, which are used in the factories and service workshops all over the country.
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