Face the Nation [June 2012]

June 19, 2012 12:29 pm

Anil Mangalvedhe, General Manager, Sales & Marketing, Precihole Machine Tools shares his views on the impending issues being faced by the nation and suggests some measures that the government and sector could take to improve the status
The Asian prospectThe manufacturing sector as far as the Asia Pacific region is categorised mainly in to; manufacturer of OEM, supplier to OEMs and the third category, the machine builders. According to Anil Mangalvedhe, General Manager, Sales & Marketing, Precihole Machine Tools, “As far as the machine building category is concerned for machine builders, the current scenario for the capital equipment manufacturers in the Asia Pacific region seems to be pretty good. Therefore, the entire world has its eye on the capital equipment manufacturers in the Asian region. This gives us a better chance to perform and excel. Moreover the dollar is getting stronger, gives still better opportunity to enhance the exports specially for the Indian Industries”.
Ease in acceptance of technology The manufacturing sector is driven by the automotive sector. If automotive sector is doing well, it certainly has a positive impact on the sector. India is very good in terms of acquiring technologies suitable for the right applications. Precihole Machine Tools has recently supplied a complete range of high-precision ‘Made in India’ products for a customer in aerospace industry. Though, initially, the customer strictly demanded for imported machines, “Thanks to our capabilities, we were the only Indian company supplying machine for this particular project”, Mr. Mangalvedhe said. “We possess the intelligence to compete with international giants as well in some of the projects or processes and taking this forward, I think we have a better chance ahead”.
Getting 100 per cent from employees – a challengeThe business is always run and operated by the team members. The employee contribution is a key factor in its success. Therefore getting 100 per cent from the employees is an essential factor. “Instead of extracting the output from an employee, if we are able to get the requisite contribution from an employee would be healthy from the business point of view”, suggests Mr. Mangalvedhe. According to him following are some of the key aspects to generate the positive vibes in the organisation: • Involvement of team members• Delegation of Authority• Channelising employees efforts in positive direction• Robust and easy to follow systems.
Indians taken for grantedThe government can play an eminent role to bring about a difference in the manufacturing sector. To begin with, the tax structure. The government needs to simplify the tax structure making it easy to compete in the international market. For example the countries like China, Korea and Taiwan are able to deliver very cost effective products to their customers. Emphasising on this fact, Mr. Mangalvedhe said, “The government in overseas countries are going out of their way to promote the sector, giving utmost care to factors such as taxation, finances and other necessary facilities, thereby ensuring immense growth.”
“Our intelligence and the positive initiatives from the governing authorities will enable us to register a significant growth in the coming years. The implementation of much awaited GST will be a positive step towards it”, he adds.
“Octroi duty, which is present in the state of Maharashtra, makes it practically impossible to shift materials from one location to another for intermittent processing or dispatches”, he points out. Mr. Mangalvedhe added even though it’s a local issue, according to him it needs to be addressed by the State government on top priority.
The government can also promote the industry as a whole by providing efficient, effective and conducive infrastructures. Another ingredient for the success is availability of electricity. Many power projects need to be given a priority for completion. Some of the States has already proved it.
100 million jobs a noble ideaThough there are jobs in the industry, getting right people for the right job is a challenge. Sharing his views on creating 100 million jobs in the next 10 years, Mr. Mangalvedhe said that it’ll create win-win situation for the industry and the students. However, he feels things like infrastructure needs to be taken care of so that the manufacturing sector will be benefited immensely.
Precihole shows immense growthTalking about the performance and growth strategies of his company, Mr. Mangalvedhe said, “Strategic planning and good team work helped Precihole to have steady growth of 35-40 per cent every year. Last year we have recorded a growth of around 78 per cent”.• Precihole has over 25 years of experience in deep hole drilling machines & SPMs• It’s a largest deep hole drilling job shop• Proven expertise in deep hole drilling & hole finishing operations• Technical competency in providing solutions for complex machining processes• Streamlined Business Processes that give value for money to customers• Worldwide Proven Track Record.