Endress Hauser plans to expand its footprint in India

Swiss major Endress+Hauser AG which offers a range of instruments, services and automation solutions for industrial process engineering is expanding its footprint in India. 

With the investment of Rs 200 crore, the company has a set up a facility in Aurangabad which manufactures analytical instrumentation equipments for the sectors like water, oil and gas, and power. The Aurangabad plant exports the products to South East Asian countries, South Africa and Australia worth of Rs 450 crore.

Speaking to Business Standard, Klaus Endress, CEO, Endress+Hauser AG said, " India is very important market for  us. We have invested Rs 200 crore in Waluj facility at Aurangabad. The further investments will be made in research and development area. We would be expanding our sales and service operations and the project execution capabilities in the states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The company is diversified into various sectors and will have an increased presence in al the sectors especially water, power, oil& gas, primaries, life sciences, food & beverages depending on the growth in these sectors as they are seen to be formidable growth sectors for India and it will be a third largest market for us."

The company has a 15 per cent share in the instrumentation process automation sector, which is pegged at over Rs 1000 crore. Endress+Hauser  offers comprehensive process solutions for flow, level, pressure, analysis, temperature, recording and digital communications across a wide range of industries, optimizing processes in regards to economic efficiency, safety and environmental protection.

For the  efficient water management system, Endress+Hauser has installed automated flow meters for Tiruchirapalli Corporation in Tamil Nadu. These flow meters check for leakages in pipelines, the quantity of water pumped in from the source, which could be a river, and the quantity of water pumped out after the treatment plant, the water level at a specific place and also provides analytical measurements to understand the quality of water. The water management system will help local municipal bodies to save water up to 25 per cent. The company has done projects similar to Tiruchirapalli in Delhi and Maharashtra.