Puzzolana Machinery Fabricators Plan for Diversification

"Puzzolana Machinery Fabricators are planning for diversification in the field of crushing and screening products by introducing mineral sizers," says Mr. Prakash Pai, Managing Partner, Puzzolana Machinery Fabricators in an interview with SKK. Under Prakash Pai's dynamic leadership, and enterpreneurship, the company has grown with a turnover of Rs. 252 crore (45 million Euros) in 2006-07. New avenues like Crushing, Grinding and Screening fields have been developed thus making the company as one of the front leaders in the market infrastructure development. It plans to exhibit all together new products diversified from its existing crushing activity at Excon 2007.

Please tell us something about Puzzolana Machinery Fabricators, and its market share.
Puzzolana Machinery Fabricators is a 2nd generation company specialized in execution of turnkey projects in the field of crushing and screening and bulk material handling systems. It has supplied more than 400 Nos. crushing plants and 1000 Nos. individual crushers handling aggregates, Iron ore, Limestone and other minerals.

Presently, company's turnover is Rs 252 crore (45 million Euro) exclusively in crushing and screening activity with a major share of around 40% in 100 TPH and above in Indian Industry.

What are Company's achievements?
The major achievements in the current financial year are that Puzzolana for the first time supplied 3 Nos. aggregate crushing plants of 550 TPH capacity which are under execution. Our largest capacity of Crushing plant so far was upto 500 TPH. It manufactures the biggest Horizontal Impactor (Size: 2000 mm ö x 2200 mm L) first time in India for limestone crushing, including stackers, and reclaimers.

How is the Company positioning itself for the future?
Due to tremendous growth of infrastructural development related to road projects, irrigation projects, SEZ commercial projects, RMC projects and Airports development, the Company is well– poised to meet the greater demand. Adopting quality and service is its Motto, to serve the customer with the quality of next generation products and services.

In view of major demand for higher capacity crushing plants of 500 TPH and above, the company has decided to develop jaw crushers of 800 TPH / 1000 TPH and cone crushers of 500 TPH and above.

The Company believes in setting up high standards of designs and engineering services at par with global technical advances and stabilizing and upgrading the present manufacturing facilities to obtain highest quality standards ultimately resulting in high performance and ultimate satisfaction of the clients.

The Company is aggressively planning for diversifications in the field of crushing and screening product range by introducing mineral sizers etc.

What is the importance of Exhibition like Excon 2007 and Company’s plans to participate in this?
The Company views EXCON–2007 as the major platform of constructions equipment in Indian Industry and it plans to exhibit all together new products diversified from the existing crushing activity.