Industrial Automation Magazine India

Schmersal India is celebrating ten years of manufacturing excellence

Published on : Thursday 06-07-2023

Schmersal India was established in 2007 with just three members in order to participate in the growing Indian market for machine safety.

Ranjangaon, July 2023 – Schmersal India celebrated its 10 years of manufacturing in India on July 1, 2023 at its Ranjangaon facility in presence of its staff, officials from Schmersal – Germany, and dealers & distributors, vendors & suppliers and members of the trade media. Present on the occasion were Michael Ambros, Managing Director of K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG; Sagar Bhosale, Managing Director of Schmersal India; Henning Carl, International Production Director of K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG; Ms Nina Schmersal, Shareholder, Schmersal Group; A A Ghogare, Deputy Director, Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health (DISH); and Rajesh Nath, Managing Director, German Engg Federation (VDMA) India Office.

Schmersal India was established in 2007 with just three members in order to participate in the growing Indian market for machine safety. Over the years, due to the growing demand for safety products in India, the Schmersal Group decided to set up the manufacturing facility in 2013 at Ranjangaon MIDC, Pune. Ranjangaon is one of the seven production sites of the Schmersal Group globally. India, Brazil and China are the only other manufacturing sites besides Germany.

Schmersal is the only Multinational Corporation (MNC) to have a manufacturing facility for safety products in India in line with international safety standards – true to the motto Make in India. The Schmersal factory at MIDC Ranjangaon, Pune, with almost 4,000 sq.m of production and storage space, produces safety systems and solutions for machine safety.

In the last ten years, Schmersal India has written an unprecedented success story: The company has continuously expanded its production and business activities, headed by Mr Sagar Bhosale, Managing Director and founder member. Under his leadership, Schmersal India has experienced exponential double-digit sales growth, not only in products but also in services, which is now an established part of the business.The workforce has grown from five in the beginning to 143 employees.

In May 2021, Schmersal India celebrated a major milestone by producing 100,000 safety products in a single month. Earlier, another milestone was reached in December 2022 when the company crossed INR 100 million turnover with its Indian operations. Schmersal India also expanded its sales activities in India – both by opening new sales offices and by expanding its network of distribution channels in order to address new markets, increase geographical coverage and improve knowledge and awareness of machine safety in India. Schmersal India also supplies its products and solutions to all SAARC countries.

As part of its global strategy, Schmersal India has also established a new competence centre for IT, software and engineering services in India (Schmersal Global Competence Centre) in 2022. In January 2023, Schmersal announced the inauguration of its expanded office on the 6th floor of Nucleus Mall in Pune. This new location is an important milestone for the company as it signals its continued growth and expansion in the Indian market.