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Indian market will gain from
Tyco Sanmar’s range of valves |
| FMC Sanmar Limited (Crosby Valve Division) was a
well established joint venture between the Sanmar group and FMC Corporation,
USA, until changes at the American company led to changes in the composition
of the joint venture as well. Following the takeover of Crosby Valve
Inc., USA., a part of FMC Corporation, by Tyco International, Tyco
Sanmar Ltd. was formed as a new joint venture. Tyco International,
USA., is a worldwide manufacturer and leader in fluid control products,
electrical and electronic components and medical disposables. It is
the world’s largest manufacturer and provider of fire and safety
systems and services. The new joint venture is between Tyco International
Engineered Products Group (EPG) and Sanmar Engineering Corporation.
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| Tyco Sanmar Ltd. apart from continuing the manufacture
of the existing range of Crosby pressure relief valves will also induct
the Anderson Greenwood range of pilot operated pressure relief valves
into its fold. The new joint venture provides an opportunity to introduce
the other products manufactured by Tyco-EPG to the Indian market.
Tyco Sanmar has also been appointed as a sales agent of Tyco-EPG to
sell Environmental Protection Products (EPP), Safety Selector Valves,
Tank Blanketing Regulators and Kunkle valves in the Indian market. |
| The new facility of Tyco Sanmar Limited at Viralimalai
was dedicated by N Sankar, Chairman, Sanmar group, on February 1,
2000. In addition to the existing machinery from FMC Sanmar Limited,
new machinery has been installed to take care of the increased volumes. |
| Earlier the Indian market was serviced by the Crosby
product range of JOS/JBS/JLT series spring loaded pressure relief
valves for unfired pressure vessel applications. For the boiler industry,
Crosby style HS/HSA, HC/HCA, HCI/HE and HPV were supplied. Any requirement
of pilot operated valves was met by Crosby JPV/JPVM. In the last 17
years, the installed base has crossed 50,000 Crosby valves. Now, the
existing installed base of Crosby and Anderson Greenwood will be fully
supported with spare parts from the Indian facility and after sales
service by the regional network. |
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| Randall J Miller,Vice President-Tyco
EPG lights the lamp while N Sankar and Gregory E Hyland, President-Tyco
EPG to his left and B Vaidyanathan, Executive Vice President-Tyco
Sanmar Ltd., and M N Radhakrishnan, Executive Director, Sanmar
Engineering Corporation to his right, look on. |
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| Indian customers can get the entire range of Anderson
Greenwood and Crosby pressure relief valves from a single source –
Tyco Sanmar Limited. |
| There will be an increase in export opportunities.
Tyco has drawn up aggressive plans for growth to become a dominant
player in the safety valves segment, providing quality products at
competitive prices. To achieve this, Tyco is looking at the Indian
joint venture as a key source for Tyco-EPG. |
| The joint venture has begun supplies of components
for the JOS-E series to Crosby valves in addition to the bodies and
bonnets which have been sourced from India. It is also planning to
apply for ASME certification which will help in the manufacture of
code stamped valves. Tyco Sanmar will be the first safety relief valve
manufacturer in India to obtain the code stamping. |
| The ASME certification will also enhance export
opportunities for fully assembled valves to the Far East and Middle
East, currently supplied from the US. |
| Tyco-EPG has also acquired several leading safety
valve manufacturing companies like Sempell, Sapag, Whessoe and Varec.
Tyco is currently working on product rationalisation of the different
ranges, which will lead to opportunities for the joint venture to
supply components as well as fully assembled valves to the European
market as well. |
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