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and exporting of forged and preci-
sion machined components since the
year 2000. KOPL markets its prod-
ucts to OEM and Tier 1 customers in
Europe, USA, Asia Pacific and has
been a successful supply partner of
Weber-Hydraulik Group for some
time.
With more than US $ 4 million be-
ing invested in 2012, the green field
facility of Weber Hydraulic India
with a factory building of approxi-
mately 27,000 square feet area will
be in operation by September 2012
in the well-known Shirwal industrial
area near Pune.
The factory will house state-of-
the-art manufacturing facilities to
include robotic welding, painting,
in-house product testing and valida-
tion in line with existing European
plants of Weber Hydraulik and will
be fully supported for R & D, proto-
typing, and pre-series by the Euro-
pean plants of the Weber-Hydraulik
Group.
To start with, Weber-Hydraulic
India will supply domestic com-
mercial vehicle manufacturers with
cabin tilt systems, steering cylinders
for their new generation trucks and
is currently in series supplies, pro-
totype development and in advanced
stage of discussions with OEM’s like
Ashok
Ley-
land,
Asia
Motor Works,
Daimler India,
Foton, Mahi-
ndra Navistar,
MAN and Tata
Motors.
In the first
phase of in-
vestment, We-
ber Hydraulic
India will ca-
ter to approxi-
mately 60,000
each, cylinders
and
pumps,
120,000 latches
and has a plan
to double its
capacities by
2014-15. The initial capacities will
also cater to the non-automotive
sector to include cylinders, HPU’s
for the solar field applications.
Expansion of the product portfo-
lio for other mobile hydraulics ap-
plications is also planned in the near
future. Having identified the pool of
rich talent in India, Weber is consid-
ering setting up a technical center
in the country to support the monu-
mental growth of the modern com-
mercial / utility vehicle markets and
solar fields in India.
Mr. Hurssh Kalra, Managing Di-
rector, said, “We believe in focuss-
ing on one thing at a time and do-
ing it right. With proven and tested
technology, emphasis on localiza-
tion and value engineering to meet
product and price requirements, we
are confident of being able to serv-
ice the ever-demanding needs of our
customers.”
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component zone
“With proven and tested technology, emphasis on localization
and value engineering to meet product and price requirements,
we are confident of being able to service the ever-demanding
needs of our customers.”
– Mr. Hurssh Kalra