JANUARY 202419What kind of change do you see lately in the expectations of customers from manufacturers manufacturing critical process equipment for end-users in core industries? How do you meet these expectations?Reduced Project Timelines: The overall project execution timelines have come down. Earlier the mega projects which would have a project timeline of 4-5 years are being reduced by 12-24 Months. This reduction in the project timeline has also forced us to challenge our own deliveries for critical equipment. At Godrej & Boyce, we have a robust supply chain management process with a focus starting right from the early generation of MTOs during Design Engineering, Focus on Indigenous Sourcing, additional care during vendor selection, stricter process controls, emphasis on process improvement, employing skilled manpower, deploying high-end machines with a focus on automation to reduce manufacturing cycle, effective Project Management and reliable logistics support all form part of overall project timeline improvement.Site Fabrication: Even though this is entirely not a change, an increasing trend for Site fabrication at the Project site is noticed. Due to the increase in sizes of the equipment and emerging challenges due to inland logistics, site fabricated process equipment or final assembly at the site becomes inevitable. Having manufacturing facilities with self-owned sea-going jetty partly mitigates this risk, but not entirely. We have now realized this challenge and have started focusing on Site fabrication or final assembly at the site. We are also building workforce capability to handle site fabrication. Modularization: Modular construction involves prefab-ricating equipment and systems into modules in a controlled manufacturing facility at Vendor Works. Once constructed, the modules are delivered to the production site where they can be installed and commissioned. This approach offers sev-eral advantages including a Shorter Project schedule due to reduced Site work, Improved Quality & Safety. We are explor-ing the possibilities of deeper involvement into modulariza-tion. We have expanded our Dahej Manufacturing facility by constructing an Extended fabrication Yard mainly focused on building Large ODC equipment and Modular fabrication. This extended yard has a dedicated crane with lifting capacity up to 300 MT and height under the hook is 20 m. How is the company positioned in the Critical Process Equipment manufacturing segment?Started in 1976, Godrej Process Equipment has been in business for more than four decades. We manufacture the entire range of Static equipment including highly critical Heat Exchangers, Vessels, Reactors and Columns for core industry segments like Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Hydrogen, Power and Water around the world. To date, we have served more than 400 Customers across the globe and have catered to leading worldwide clients including End Users, EPC and Process Licensors and we have supplied more than 3000 equipment to 35 countries till date. Since 2004, Godrej Process Equipment has been growing at a rate of more than eighty percent CAGR. The business is one of the world leaders in fabricating static equipment for process industries and is largely export-oriented. We have supplied critical and complex equipment across all continents. Recently, the company has commenced a new world-class manufacturing facility in Dahej, Gujarat. It expanded its footprint internationally by acquiring Yuba &Ecolaire licenses in the Power sector and has international offices in Tulsa & Bethlehem in the US.Our continuous focus on Manufacturing excellence and upgrading our Processes & facilities made us the first company in India to be accredited with the U3 Stamp. We were also the early adopters of using ESW Electroslag Strip Cladding in India. Also, we were one of the first Equipment manufacturers in India to start using the NDT Techniques like TOFD & PAUT. Our journey toward excellence has been continuous and we have also recently set-up a World-class Lab setup in Dahej which is NABL accredited.The oil & gas industry makes use of complex specialized equipment across the entire supply chain. From extraction to transportation, to refining and beyond, oil & gas operators & OEMs are challenged to engineer equipment for success across a wide range of applications. How can manufacturers help them address these challenges with their products?Oil and gas operators and equipment manufacturers design equipment that can withstand extreme operating conditions such as high temperatures, high pressures, corrosive, and abrasive particles. Each equipment used in this industry is customized and uniquely engineered for specific requirements. Process Equipment manufacturers must rely on the Engineering prowess and know-how in the Design & Manufacturing of critical Process Equipment along with International Codes and Project specifications, acting as guidelines. During the Design stages, we use Thermal Design to optimize the size of exchangers and Finite Element Analysis for analyzing Designs which are not addressed in Code, Special Geometries, and Transient Load Conditions & Variable Load conditions. We utilize customized fixtures
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