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Continuously working towards expansion

By Swati Deshpande,

Added 20 October 2016

Abhishek Jain, Executive Director, PPAP Automotive Ltd speaks to The Machinist about the company's past, present and future.

The company has injection moulding machines ranging from 60 to 2500 tons. We continuously focuses on acquiring latest technologies like Servo controllers, Electric machines, QMC, Magnetic platen, etc. to give a quality and cost effective product to the customer. These machines have been sourced primarily from the leading manufacturers in the world like Toshiba, JSW, Fanuc, Mitsubishi, Toyo, Nissei, etc. Moreover, we have also invested in robotic assembly technology for the assembly of the products.

The company also has a captive tool manufacturing facility which caters to the in house requirement of all tools, fixtures, moulds and dies. Additionally, we have EPDM rubber extrusion lines and TPV glass run channel line in our joint venture company. All the lines are fully automated and use the best and most cost effective technology.

Please tell us about some of your products that are leading the market.
We make two kinds of products, the first kind of product are the body sealing system. These include Outer belts, Inner belts, Roof mouldings, Windshield moulding, Skirt air damper, Trim door openings and Weatherstrip Partition. These products are made from plastics and thermoplastics. The basic function of all these products is to seal the vehicle from any water, dust, air or noise so that the passengers sitting inside the
vehicle have a comfortable ride.

The other kinds of products that we manufacture are interior and exterior injection products. These parts are meant  for the aesthetics and for functional purpose. We make parts like the complete inside door lining, pillar garnishes, rear tray assemblies, trunk linings, wheel fenders and side protectors.

Light weighting is one of the trends that can be observed in the automotive industry. How do you see this trend getting popular in India. What new products/solutions has the company introduced in this regard?
Light weighting is one of the key trends in the automotive industry and efforts are being made to make the vehicles lighter for achieving better mileage, while retaining all safety parameters. The company is continuously evaluating new materials as well as new design of the products to promote weight reduction.

Kindly tell us about the exports of the company.
We are exporting our products through our customers in India like Nissan, Honda and Toyota. The countries where are CKD parts are exported are Japan, Europe, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Thailand, etc.

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