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Sanmar
Engineering Corporation turns 25 |
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| The
SEC story |
| Sanmar Engineering Corporation
(SEC), a key player of the Sanmar group of companies, stands
tall as a provider of total solutions for the Indian process
industry. This whiz kid of yesteryear still retains the youthful
zest for excellence that kickstarted it 25 years ago. |
| The seeds for SEC were sown by
the Sanmar group in 1976 with the creation of the flagship company,
Durametallic India Limited (DMI) — now Flowserve Sanmar
Limited — to make precision mechanical seals in collaboration
with the Durametallic Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan. |
| A world leader in engineered mechanical
sealing systems, Durametallic USA, transferred the best technology
in the field to DMI, thus setting in motion a pattern that has
governed the relationship between Sanmar and its several joint
venture partners over the years. The success of that early partnership
encouraged other American companies — all of them world
leaders in their chosen field of technology — to enter
into similar joint ventures with SEC, each of them serving the
process industry. |
| SEC now comprises twelve companies
which manufacture a wide range of plant safety, measurement,
weighing, automation, fluid control and energy saving products
and systems. |
| Synergy in diversity |
| Visit any SEC factory · at the
Karapakkam, Chennai facility, by the side of the cool, soothing
waters of the Okkiyam lake or at Perungudi, Chennai, or Viralimalai,
near Tiruchi · and you will be struck by how gleamingly contemporary
every piece of equipment is, and how quietly competent, the
largely youthful, energetic workforce looks. It is all about
technology management, the way you acquire the latest technology
from world leaders, absorb it, internalize it, apply it creatively
to the emerging needs of the Indian economy. As a result, the
customer gets products identical to the best in the world, specifically
adapted to meet his needs. |
| Today, SEC is one of the most
diversified groups in the process equipment market but there
is perfect synergy in the operations of the group. In a relatively
narrow field, SEC specializes in high value added products and
systems for critical applications and equipment. It offers total
engineering solutions. |
| Not only does SEC supply a comprehensive
range of products catering to the critical needs of the process
industry in India, but it is evolving as a major strategic source
for all its joint venture partners. In quality and performance
an SEC product made in Viralimalai or Karapakkam is indistinguishable
from its counterpart made elsewhere by the joint venture partner. |
| Turning 25 today, SEC has spawned
a clutch of excellent, complementary enterprises through a well
thought out strategy of forward and backward integration, characteristic
of the Sanmar group as a whole since its beginnings nearly four
decades ago. |
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| Panoramic view of Sanmar Engineering
Corporation across the lake Okkiyam. |
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| 1,2,3 & 4 · SEC units at Karapakkam, Chennai. |
| Headquarters of Sanmar Engineering
Corporation. |
| Sensortronics Sanmar at Perungudi. |
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| FMC Sanmar at Viralimalai. |
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| Joint
Venture Partners/Collaborators |
Indian Constituents |
Automatic Switch Company, USA
(A subsidiary of Emerson) |
Asco (India) Ltd. |
| BS & B Safety Systems Inc., USA |
BS & B Safety Systems (India)
Ltd. |
| Flowserve Corporation, USA |
Flowserve Sanmar Ltd. |
PTI Technologies Inc., USA
(A subsidiary of Esco Technologies Inc.) |
Sanmar-PTI Filters Ltd. |
Smith Meter Inc., USA
(A subsidiary of FMC Corporation) |
FMC Sanmar Ltd. |
Xomox Corporation, USA
(A subsidiary of Emerson) (Xomox Division) |
Fisher-Xomox Sanmar Ltd. |
Fisher Controls International
Inc., USA
(A subsidiary of Emerson) (Fisher Division) |
Fisher-Xomox Sanmar Ltd. |
| Weigh-Tronix
Corporation, USA (JV
partner) |
Chronos Richardson, UK
and
Pebco Inc., USA |
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(Collaborators) |
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Sanmar
Weighing Systems Ltd. |
| Tyco International Limited, USA
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Tyco Sanmar Ltd. |
| Sensortronics Inc., USA |
Sensortronics Sanmar Ltd. |
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| Constituents
and Products/ Services of SEC |
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Asco (India) Limited, the country’s
leading manufacturer of solenoid valves. |
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BS & B Safety Systems (India)
Limited, first in India to make rupture disks, rupture disk
assemblies and burst alert sensors. |
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Flowserve Sanmar Limited, manufacturers
of over 14,000 varieties of seals –pusher seals, dry running
seals, split seals, metal bellows seals, non-contacting seals
etc. |
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Sanmar-PTI Filters Limited, manufacturers
of filters and filtration systems used in chemical processing,
polyester yarn and film manufacture, pharmaceuticals, refineries,
food & beverages, water treatment, microelectronics, power
plants, primary metal, paper/pulp and aerospace. |
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FMC Sanmar Limited, manufacturers
of the widest range of flow measuring equipment in India and
the complete range of accessories and integrated packages for
terminal automation. |
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Fisher-Xomox Sanmar Limited, Xomox
Division, an important base for sourcing fluorocarbon-lined
valves, sleeved plug valves, butterfly valves, ball valves,
check valves and actuators for export. |
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Fisher-Xomox Sanmar Limited, Fisher
Division, manufacturers of automatic control valves, regulators,
level transmitters, pressure reducing valves and desuperheater
stations needed by process and energy industries worldwide. |
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Sanmar Industrial Systems Limited,
provider of turnkey automation solutions to targeted markets
in oil and gas and supervisory control and data acquisition
(SCADA) systems for the Indian Railways. |
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Sanmar Alloy Castings Limited,
state-of-the-art foundry for the manufacture of steel and stainless
castings for engineering industries. |
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Sanmar Weighing Systems Limited,
cater to a variety of applications – weighing, batching,
proportioning and automation systems. Manufacturers of a wide
range of electronic weighing systems, gates, valves, chutes
and bulk loading control systems. |
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Sanmar Engineering Services Limited,
providers of proactive customer support and service for all
the products of SEC’s constituents through a nationwide
network of service and repair centres, being planned. |
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Tyco Sanmar Limited, manufacturers
of spring loaded pressure relief valves, pilot-operated valves
and environmental protection products. Undisputed leader in
pressure relief valve technology in India. |
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Sensortronics Sanmar Limited,
manufacturers of high precision loadcells mainly for export.
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| 2001 |
Sanmar Alloy Castings · Investment
foundry at Viralimalai. |
| 2000 |
Dedication of the new manufacturing
facility of Tyco Sanmar at Viralimalai. Sanmar Engineering Services
commences activities. |
| 1999 |
To reflect the worldwide restructuring
of operations, the existing operations of Crosby are separated
out as Tyco Sanmar. |
| 1998 |
Sanmar-PTI Filters commences commercial
production. Sanmar Alloy Castings establishes itself as a major
supplier of castings. |
| 1996 |
Sanmar Industrial Systems is formed.
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| 1994 |
Fisher-Xomox Sanmar – Xomox
adds Fisher Control Valves to its range. |
| 1989 |
Asco (India) and Sensortronics
Sanmar commence operations. |
| 1984 |
FMC Sanmar commences commercial
production of Smith Meters and Crosby Safety Relief Valves. |
| 1983 |
SEC operations extended to Viralimalai
Complex, near Trichy – Xomox Valves inaugurated. |
| 1981 |
BS&B Safety Systems (India)
and Sanmar Weighing Systems commence commercial operations. |
| 1976 |
Formation of Sanmar Engineering
Corporation; Flowserve Sanmar (Durametallic) begins operations
at Karapakkam, Chennai. |
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Joint
Venture Partners/ Indian Constituents Collaborators 
