As we all know, hydraulics is a very elegant and versatile technology. Hydraulic components and power units are employed in multiple industrial applications including construction, material handling, foundry, paper, steel mills and machine tooling. Hydraulic components and power units are also gaining traction in defense and agriculture domains. No wonder that by 2027, the global hydraulic components market is projected to reach $60.5 billion, expanding at a CAGR of 5.3 percent.
Fluidics Engineers, Coimbatore is well poised to capitalize on the strong demand for hydraulic components and power packs. The company began its operations as two separate proprietorships (Fluidics and Hydrosmith for value-added resale and hydraulic power pack manufacturing respectively) in the early nineties and were integrated into a single company in 2018. Late S. Ramamurthy, the founder of the company is widely regarded as the pioneer of industrial hydraulics in the Coimbatore region. Alongwith his wife and co-founder Padma, he laid the foundation of customer-focused company with the rare ability to troubleshoot hydraulic challenges at customer sites.
Hydraulic power units provide elegant and simple solutions to intractable power transfer challenges. The intricacies in different systems are as varied as the uses for hydraulic power systems. Fluidics strives to contextualize the final application; including the detailed operational parameters, ambient conditions, desired degree of sophistication and budgetary considerations as presented by clients. As designers, the firm reassures its clients that these intricacies are noted and being taken into consideration at every phase, from conception to commissioning”, says Kaustubha Parkhi, Director of the company.
More than 5,000 power units, the majority of which were customized solutions, have been designed, manufactured and successfully commissioned by Fluidics Engineers during the past three decades. Fluidics Engineers is also a leading value-added reseller for major hydraulic OEMs like Yuken, Sai, Hydrocontrol and Olaer, to mention a few. The firm has the distinctive benefit of being both power pack producer and value-added reseller. This dual profile helps the company to offer the best fitment to their customers – whether it is elements or power units, at the most competitive price.
Fluidics Engineers provides power packs for a variety of industries, including, among others, those in agricultural, aerospace, defense, steelworks, foundries, paper mills, construction materials, aggregate crushers, maritime applications, textile machinery, baling presses, refractories, and educational institutions.
In the city of Coimbatore, Fluidics runs a modern power pack assembly unit in Saravanampatti, and dealership operations in Ramnagar.
The single greatest strength of Fluidics Engineers is its first-rate team. The company takes pride in its highly knowledgeable and customer-focused employees. The culture within the firm has established an atmosphere of belonging which further encourages every team member to perform their best, thereby elevating the stature of the firm further.
The marketplace for power pack producers is competitive and fragmented. Building a power pack is one thing, while having the know-how to design, produce, implement, license, and debug it is another. Fluidics' power packs have operated without a problem for many years. The firm develops and recruits highly skilled staff of applications engineers that are supported by skilled manufacturing procedures and reliable administrative control. Their ability to help customers on-site or remotely, together with their in-depth knowledge of hydraulic elements' functionality, professional manufacturing practices, careful inspection, and avoidance of basic design mistakes such as under and overprovisioning, distinguishes them from the competition.
Fluidics strives to contextualize the final application; including the detailed operational parameters, ambient conditions, desired degree of sophistication and budgetary considerations as presented by clients
Future Roadmap
“We aspire to become a knowledge-driven manufacturing SMB. As India graduates from being a low-cost provider to a high-quality resource as a country; that ethos has to reflect even among SMBs in the manufacturing space”, further adds Kaustubha Parkhi. The goal of Fluidics Engineers for the near future is to emphasize and value the concrete and intangible advantages of their hydraulics expertise and to create a framework for expanding, quantifying, and honoring that acumen. The firm is also considering applying for ISO and six-sigma certifications for our business as it continues to expand. Along with extending their product portfolio, the firm is also actively seeking for prospects for horizontal and vertical integration, both on the powerpacks and reseller fronts.
