Bharat Bijlee handed over its 10,000th A.C. drive to its customer Ferromatik Milacron India (FMI) recently, at a celebratory function at its factory in Airoli, Navi Mumbai. The machine was received by Shirish Divgi, Managing Director of FMI.

Ferromatik Milacron India (FMI), a part of Milacron Inc., USA, is a leading manufacturer of Plastics Injection Molding Machines, Blow Molding Machines and Extrusion Systems, serving the entire gamut of Plastics applications. FMI focuses upon the technologies that assist their customers to reduce both overall per piece production cost and energy consumption.

On the occasion, Divgi said "I would like to congratulate the entire team of Bharat Bijlee on achieving the milestone of 10,000 drives. Looking back, we feel that we made the right decision by associating with Bharat Bijlee as our automation partner, as they bring-in latest knowledge of the industry and applications and have a deep understanding of customer's needs. Automation is going to play a vital role in the coming years, and it will be important for machine manufacturers like Milacron and automation experts like Bharat Bijlee to collaborate to help businesses expand."

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