Wirtgen inaugurates new production facility near Pune

Wirtgen India, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Wirtgen Group, has commenced its new production facility at Bhandgaon near Pune. The Company’s new factory in Pune comprises a 2,700 sq. m. administration centre and training building alongside a 3,600 sq. m. factory, built to the same standard as Wirtgen Group’s production facilities in Germany. It includes a shot blasting system, a paint facility and a spare parts depot, while machines are assembled on a 60 m long production line, equipped with overhead cranes, with a load bearing capacity of 10 tonnes each and supported by slewing pillar cranes.
The Company started series production of Hamm‘s new Type 311 single-drum compactors in this facility. “With the Hamm 311, we have developed a model that is designed specifically for the Indian market. This single-drum compactor corresponds to the high standards of quality of the Wirtgen Group, but is manufactured locally so that the pricing allows us to prevail on this highly competitive market”, explains Ramesh Palagiri, Managing Director of Wirtgen India. The 11 tonne single-drum compactor for earthworks is a high-performance compactor that caters perfectly to the customary bidding requirements in India. “A team of engineers and technicians from India and Germany developed the product and established and qualified a new logistics chain onsite in Pune that ensures that the production line is supplied with high-quality components”, says Mr. Palagiri. The vibratory compactor is available in three variants: in the standard version with rear-axle drive as the ‘311’ model, the ‘311D’ model with additional driven drums and the ‘311P’ model with pad foot drums.
Wirtgen India has also invested in a new highly advanced workshop, where as many as four machines can overhauled simultaneously.
“We are at the beginning of a major success story in India. The country will make its way in the world just like the other emerging markets in Brazil and China. And all brands of the Wirtgen Group will profit strongly from the market success because we have made timely investments in a local production facility and have already been present in India for decades”, declares Stefan Wirtgen, President of the Wirtgen Group.

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