FACILITY VISIT by first understanding them and then developing perfect systems to match them.
Manufacturing capacities Its manufacturing facility situated at Vatva, Ahmedabad, is set up as per ISO 9000:2001 standards, with a 32,000 square feet built-up area, state-of-the-art R&D lab, and access to automation and software technology for faster output with outstanding accuracy. Neoplast has made a significant capital investment in terms of a new plant – a cutting-edge manufacturing unit – at Changodar. The 48,000 square feet establishment has come up at an investment of Rs 4 crore. This is another step towards enhanced customer satisfaction, which will enable the company to double its business by expanding the product portfolio and entering new market segments. A dedicated workforce of 30 engineers and 140 skilled labourers adds to the credibility of the company’s impressive repertoire of products. Neoplast’s visionary management team conducts frequent training programmes for productivity enhancement to meet pre-defined goals. Besides, the focus on safety is part of its business ethics.
Driving innovation In terms of progress, Neoplast has indeed come a long way from installing its first PVC blown film plant in 1968 to developing its first fully automated large-size PVC compounding plant for a Kuwait-based customer in 1994. It has earned considerable reputation in the Indian packaging industry with its metallised PVC film in 1975. The company also has the distinction of developing the conical twin screw for the first time in India with overseas technical collaboration. What is more, in the field of PVC compounding plants, Neoplast is viewed among the leaders in India, since the last 30 years.
Since the PVC industry runs on a thin profit margin, increasing the production capacity is one of the successful ways for achieving excellence. Due to this critical need of the PVC industry, Neoplast is constantly innovating in the direction of highoutput equipment and every year a new product is added to its portfolio. Its high-tech lab equipment is in high demand worldwide. Besides these, the company’s key strengths include extruders with various downstreams for pipe or compounding, and mixers with raw material weighing, feeding & conveying. Neoplast has devised multi-stage quality check-up procedures as per ISO system that covers the entire production exercise beginning from selection of quality raw materials up to the entire trial & dispatch of the equipment.
Market reach Neoplast’s marketing strategy is implemented by its sales team in different parts of India. It also has various agents to expand its reach across the industry. For overseas sales, there is a separate team in-charge. “The growth of the company has been maintained at almost 25-30 per cent since the last five years. The Indian plastics industry is growing at a rate of almost 16-18 per cent, and hence, with a progressive economy and huge growth prospects, we are surely hoping to reach new heights in the coming years,” affirms Parikh. Neoplast strives to deliver at least one of its products to the market on a daily basis. This approach has enabled it to have over 3,000 installations around the globe over the years.
The success saga continues… Remarkable achievements by the R&D team, high efficiency of the production engineers and dedicated after-sales services have been instrumental in the company’s success story. However, Neoplast’s
“The growth of the company has been maintained at almost 25-30 per cent since the last five years. The Indian plastics industry is growing at a rate of almost 16-18 per cent, and hence, with a progressive economy and huge growth prospects, we hope to reach new heights in the coming years.” Tushar Parikh
Director, Neoplast Engineering
most important asset in this journey has been its customers’ continued trust and support. Its confidence in getting the perfect solution to meet the manufacturing needs through cutting-edge technology has made it a dominant player in the plastics machinery sector. Its commitment to continuous excellence is evident from its quality and service improvement tools along with the necessary and strong resources dedicated to its engineering and manufacturing divisions. With these efficient techniques on product optimisation, Neoplast is not far from realising its goal of becoming a leading supplier of plastics processing machinery on the world stage. October 2010 | Modern Plastics & Polymers
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