Taparia gears up to lead tool market with latest technology
BY Agencies24 Aug 2015 7:30 AM IST
Agencies24 Aug 2015 7:30 AM IST
The finest <g data-gr-id="25">tool maker</g> of the country Taparia Tools started manufacturing hand tools in 1969 in India in technical collaboration with a reputed company of Sweden.
“After the visits of the senior management from Taparia to Sweden for the practical training that lasted for more than an year, and the visit of senior technical manager from the Swedish company who stayed for two years. The technical aspects of the firm developed to a high level.” said a senior official of the company.
Taparia Tools has been since then consistently producing all the hand tools in India with the exact technology of its collaborators. The company has a well laid out fully equipped factory located at Nashik and another expanded unit at Goa. The plant is located on a total area of 42832 <g data-gr-id="39">sq</g> <g data-gr-id="40">mtrs</g>. All the manufacturing facilities required for <g data-gr-id="46">production</g> of hand tools are under one roof – one location.
“Hand tools manufacturing is complicated involving high technology and labor intensive production process. Out of the total of 1200 <g data-gr-id="44">work force</g> of this, the number of people engaged in direct production is 1000.
The remaining are in administrative and management,” the official informed. The company’s research and development department is manned by mechanical engineers and metallurgists equipped with latest CAD design facilities etc.
From its inception, the company has laid high emphasis on the quality of its products. It has <g data-gr-id="43">well established</g> quality control department to monitor the quality of the product at different stages of production. In fact Taparia tools meet and some cases exceed the US Federal Specifications of hardness and torque value besides meeting Indian, British and German standards.
Taparia tools are guaranteed against manufacturing and raw material defects and are replaced free with no question asked.
The Company’s manufacturing facilities includes modern Forge shop, Machine shop, Heat treatment, Polishing, <g data-gr-id="28">Nickel chrome</g> plating and so on. The Company has received <g data-gr-id="34">award</g> for export excellence since 1974-75 onwards, achieving several in <g data-gr-id="35">line</g>.
The company keeps abreast of all the latest developments in the hand tools industry by continuously participating in International Fairs and events in Europe, USA etc. The company has fully absorbed the production technology of its Swedish collaborator.
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