PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2016

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 37 PET planet insider Vol. 17 liquid food sector. He is consciously focusing on the growing demand for compressor technology in PET. “Things are looking positive in countries like Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Mozambique,” Panchal says, as he outlines the firm’s current business. Altogether, around 250 compressors of every kind leave the plant every month. Of these around 40% are for export, to France, Aus- tralia, Dubai, Israel and Canada, some countries in Africa and many of India’s imme- diate neighbours. Ninety- five employees ensure smooth production. In 2015 the company’s turnover was US$2.7 mil- lion; this figure which is set to increase to US$3.1 million in 2016. In the area of PET, blow-moulding machines are the lead- ing market, followed by compressors for extrusion, printing, roto-moulding and injection mould- ing machines. The latest product is the oil-free high pressure compressor, which was introduced two- and-a-half years ago. It is available in eight versions with outputs of 25-42 bars and/or 187-688m 3 /h dis- charge flow for automatic blow moulding machines of high volume bottle pro- duction. “When we talk about India and the interna- tional markets, we also define ourselves by the good after-sales service provided by our ser- vice team here and our regional representatives on-site,” explains Pan- chal. “Our regular custom- ers in France, Australia, Africa, Middle East, Israel and neighbouring coun- tries buy compressors in quantity every quarter. In the future, we want to manufacture even bigger machines; our key goal is to focus on the area of energy saving more strongly with our new models. We are also considering expanding at the international level by opening a small office in the USA.” Indo-Air says that its activities and facilities definitely live up to the “Make in India” campaign launched by the Indian Government in 2014. www.indoair.com