Maintaining Schedules
Processing and manufacturing 150 tonnes of corrugated box monthly, Cascade Engineers since 1978 is keenly concerned about cleaning and maintenance at their two manufacturing units – one of 1500sq yards and another 500sq yards, cleaned on a daily basis with deep cleaning done every week. The daily cleaning includes shop floor, washrooms, and other sanitary areas.
The cleaning is usually done during the lunch time to avoid any sort of drop in efficiency. So far, very general and traditional cleaning equipment and tools such as brooms, mops, wipes and cotton wipes with anti-corrosion powders with water (for machine) along with one vacuum cleaner are being used. Plant cleaning is done on Wednesday afternoon. We have part residues from our corrugated roll, which can’t be cleaned by vacuum cleaner.
Around 15-20 people work for two to three hours to clean the whole premise. Various recyclers come to get the paper waste. At one plant we have three washrooms, two for workers. Improper use of washrooms does create problems. Around 1% of the total turnover is used for cleaning. Serving to critical ends: catering, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and engineering, we are looking for more active participation from our association (Vatva Industries Association) members to ensure more awareness and smooth drive.
Vashishth K. Vadhavana
Director, Casc
ade Engineers, Ahmedabad
Affordable Solutions
We are basically in parts manufacturing/plastic processing equipment/engineering sector. Our facility has been built with concrete. Regular maintenance is being done, but after a period of time, the concrete has to be repaired or replaced. The complete plant area is 750sqm. Daily cleaning is done traditionally using brooms and mops. Cleaning the ceiling/windows is done by conventional methods using long-stick broom.
Around 50-60 people work in two shifts. We use only detergent and phenyl for washing and sanitizing purposes. Yes, there is dirty smell emanating at times from the washrooms.
We will be interested in knowing about better equipment, chemicals and tools & other accessories; if affordable to our pocket, will be eager to adopt it.
Tejas R. Patel
MD, Radhakrishna Extrusions Pvt Ltd, Vatva
Engineering
The sector is major dominated by heavy engineering almost 80% of the total. The sector has attracted investments worth 4,481 crore during 1991 to 2011; contributing 12.66% of the overall FDI attracted by Gujarat during the same period contributing about 59.31% of the total foreign technology transfer agreements commissioned/under implementation in terms of investments. The state government has helped grow the engineering SME clusters in Ahmedabad, Anand, Rajkot, Vadodara, Surendranagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Panchmahal and Kutch. Investment plans have been laid to boost it further:
• Three precision engineering clusters with state-of-the-art infrastructure are being developed in the first phase in Halol, Sanand and Mandal – Becharaji (by GIDC)
• A Centre of Excellence along with facilities for product testing and validation, will be developed in each of these clusters
• The benefits of existing industrial park scheme will be extended to these clusters
• The units in these clusters will be networked with the prime educational institutions in the country, so as to enhance technology levels through improved skills and capabilities
• Development of ancillaries around these estates will be encouraged
• Government will identify and provide large tracts of land for specialized trials of equipment
Cleaning Woessss
We are manu-facturing 50 filter presses per month. Apart from that, we are also into the designing and manufacturing of glass lined reactors, agitators, storage tanks, distillation columns, pipes, pipe fittings and valves. We procure plastics into pallets and plates as well. Spread over 60,000sqft prime location of Vatva, the company is fully equipped with complete state-of-the-art R&D wing. We have seven to eight washrooms with around 350 staff working at the plant. Yes, cleanliness is an issue; we have bought Roots Multiclean Ltd machines for floor cleaning. In spite of putting Kota stones, we are facing cleanliness problems and are open to the service providers to outsource the entire facility management.
Sachin Patel
MD-Sachin Industries Ltd Ahmedabad
Technical Textile
• The Gujarat market is estimated around `6,100 crore in 2011-12 contributing around 10% to the national Technical Textiles output
• Currently, 1,000 plus technical textiles units are already present in Gujarat, with presence in all the 12 sub-sectors of technical textiles
• There are more than 200 products classified as technical textiles
• Technical textiles units are mainly concentrated in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Kutch
• Packtech (64%), Hometech (10%), Clothtech (9%) and Indutech (7%) are the four largest contributors; together contributing around 90% of states technical textile production
• It is also the largest producer of cotton in India; contributing to more than 30% of the cotton produced in India
• Non-woven industry is growing around 8-10% CAGR over the last five years
• There are above 26 Non-woven fabric manufacturing units in Gujarat; around 50% of the non-woven manufacturing units in India are located in Gujarat
• Non-woven technology finds its application in Mobiltech, Meditech, Protech and Geotech
• Increasing awareness about hygiene using non-woven products and its contribution towards green environment are the key success factors for the sector
Textile market in Gujarat is estimated to be $25 billion by 2017. Growth is envisaged to be driven by Technical Textiles which has use in more than 200 different products across sectors. Attract at least 2,000 new units with an investment worth `10,000 crore by introducing Technical Textile Mission. This will make the state Technical Textiles to capture 50% of the Indian market.
