Q. MARPOSS India has leadership position in metrology industry, how did MARPOSS India manage this significant growth?
Marposs started its operation in Italy way back in 1952 and the first product was an electronic gauge for grinding machine. It was a real innovation at that time since for the first time mechanics & electronics were combined together for a gauging solution on machine tools to increase productivity, improve quality, with drastic drop in rejection.
Marposs, a world leader in metrology equipment provide a global answer to customer’s production quality control by making high precision equipment for machine tool control and for part measurement & inspection in the shop-floor environment. From the beginning, Marposs adhered to the policy of being present in close proximity to customers to understand their quality requirements, investing continuously in R&D and giving utmost attention to customer satisfaction.
With these objectives the company deploys economic & human resources & carries out its best commitment to offer top quality innovative products & applications developed in close cooperation & in simultaneous engineering with its customers.
Following the same philosophy, Marposs India managed this significant growth by offering its customers a combination of advanced products, market knowledge & commitment to long- term partnerships.
Q. What are the plans to promote MARPOSS brand in India?
Marposs is presently well known in automobile sectors & considering India will play an important role as a quality manufacturing hub for mechanical production, there is tremendous scope for Marposs in entering other sectors like, aerospace, energy, glass, medical etc. With the positive change in government policies, we expect these sectors to grow and plan to promote our products to them since precision is of utmost importance for each machining operation.
For promotional activity we have been participating in all major Manufacturing & Machine Tools exhibitions to ensure that our customers are continuously updated on the new technologies /applications. We have also started to focus on new potential industries by participating in specific fairs / exhibition /seminars.
Q. How about MARPOSS’s initiatives in measurement technology space? Which are your focus areas?
Marposs plays very important role in measurement technology as a partner to engineering industries starting from initial project discussion till production of precision components.
Machining processes are optimized with new materials/ tooling, Marposs offers Machine monitoring systems for continuous monitoring of cutting tools & machine condition. For high precision machining, these systems will be an essential part of each manufacturing line since high cost of parts demands zero defect production.
Every manufacturing company wants to be equipped with flexible facilities due to frequent change of models & Marposs has developed expertise in providing retool-able measuring solutions with which similar parts of different dimensions can be checked without any compromise on precision, our optical solutions is a major step in this direction
For companies, ready to adapt Industry 4.0, we are able to support customers to continuously monitor every product production process, guaranteeing its quality & analytical traceability.
Statistical analysis of measuring data for process control is also an important tool to optimize any manufacturing process and improve overall productivity of the line.
Q. What are the market opportunities for MARPOSS products in India? How do you plan to position these products?
Manufacturing of precision components, mainly for aerospace, defence & export of auto components will enhance opportunities for Marposs Products.
To cater the demand of components with tight tolerance, Marposs uses feedback from measuring systems & thereby controlling machine tools. Eventually these measuring solutions will be used as an integral part of manufacturing line for ensuring the quality at each step & the final product.
Marposs has been working globally in close co-operation with all important OEM’s and end users. In India, we also plan to share our knowledge & experience of other markets so that the latest developments for improvement in processes can be also implemented here.
Q. Can you brief us more about MARPOSS’s top line product range?
Marposs is committed to provide any kind of measuring solutions desired by the market.
We supply products ranging from an individual gauging component to turkey machines or fully automated lines to give a global answer to customer’s needs, supplying the metrology equipment in association with non destructive testing, leak testing & wide variety of sensors & machine tool controls.
With the wide range of products and applications , today Marposs can cater to the needs of most of the industries from automobile, electronic industries, aerospace, biomedical, energy, glass, bearing etc.
In last few years, Marposs group acquired new strategic companies to offer our customers, additional product lines to monitor & control important machining operations. These products include Machine Monitoring systems for metal cutting & metal forming industry. We plan to introduce these products in India to Machine Tools manufacturers as well as to end users who are interested in high precision & consistency in each operations
Q. What do you think are the strengths of Indian metrology industry & How it is positioning itself against the global market?
Indian metrology industry has in due course of time acquired sufficient knowledge on high technical solutions. This skill & knowledge has not yet fully benefitted the industry at grass root level.
With the expansion in manufacturing sector,there is tremendous scope of enhancing our capability by utilizing the skill available here and working on technology transfer from more advanced countries. This will surely help in upgrading quality awareness at small & medium scale industries and making our industry to move faster for global participation.
Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving metrology industry?
Manufacturing industries has trend to adopt technology to cater with demand of multiple models & the flexibility to produce variety of components on a single machine tool. Measurement technology should also support to achieve this capability to measure within least possible time. Post process measurement with optical technology is an innovative solution for such type of demand.
Leakage testing in any housing/sub-assembly of engine is an important check for the performance of the engine & therefore becoming an essential part of the manufacturing process.
Q. What is your vision for MARPOSS India for forthcoming years?
In the present scenario, quality in each manufacturing plant is essential to compete with global manufacturers. Marposs India is playing vital role in providing solutions for checking component before machining, during machine & final inspection. Also monitoring of machine as well as cutting tool condition has become essential for achieving overall accuracy of the component produced.
Also, automation will be key prime mover, since the quality should not depend on operator’s skill, therefore automatic measuring solution will have huge potential to cater to these needs.
