PMMAI earned recognition as an industry association of national status representing the interest of Plastics Machinery manufacturing sector of our country with the Department of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Finance & Revenue, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals.
Dear Friends,
The first machine that Mahendra Patel shows is one that can turn out up to 400 bags a minute. “We assemble the components fully painted – and there is no smell of paint, because our Epocoat painting system is ecofriendly,” says the founder-chairman and managing director of the bag-making machinery manufacturing Mamata group that he has built up over three decades to a R1400-crore conglomerate of eight companies.
“There were just the two of us when we started in 1985,” says joint managing director C.B. Patel – who is not related to the chairman. “We had a small office, and a small factory.” Those small premises have since grown to a 400,000-sq ft sprawl of manufacturing units with in-house electronic department and paint shop and a capacity to make over 250 machines a year, spawned through organic growth as well as joint ventures with global specialists in packaging machinery.
Many of us are already successful exporters to first world countries. This indicates world class company as these countries do not accept anything below the highest standards. How do we work together to bring all of our industry to such exacting standards. We have to be the torch bearers for Indian engineering manufacturing to the world. That is PMMAI creed. I urge you to participate wholeheartedly in our mission to grow plastics machinery manufacturing in India.
Tushar Parikh,
Chairman - PMMAI
There is apprehension in the plastics industry that PMMAI is yet another ploy to hold yet another exhibition and garner funds for use of few. We are assumed to be competing with other industry associations. But this is far from the truth. To improve and grow the machinery industry, PMMAI will work with the industry. Our members will participate in exhibitions as they will, where they will and what they will. PMMAI will focus on many other soft and hard aspects of engineering manufacturing. PMMAI will also pursue with respective Goverment Ministries and departments to protect and further machinery industry interests.We will work to shape and influence Government policy which affects our working.
This is our first newsletter designed to share association activities, industry news, important statutory updates etc. We invite readers comments to help us improve the contents of this newsletter. It will be useful to our members as well as plastics industry in general.
Another machine, he explains, is meant to make the plastic bags in which non-food merchandise is packed – like diapers and shirts. These items are filled manually, which allows the bags themselves to be turned out at higher speeds. The regular machines for food items go to a variety of customers like Haldiram, Balaji, Real, Patanjali, Wagh Bakri and Chitale. The plant also makes a range of sachet machines for GS K, Hindustan Unilever and others. “This is a hydrotropic product, so sealing is very important,” he points out. And in keeping with increasing awareness of the ecological damage that single-use plastic does, Mamata is now using recyclable material, not PET – and even this has good printability, he adds.
With Best regards
Mahendra N. Patel,
Chairman,
PMMAI