The rising demand for liquid hydrocarbons, crude oil, polymer resins and petrochemicals in the market are growing at a rate of over 9 percent CAGR. Thus, Global Oil & Gas Equipment Manufacturers play a vital role in satisfying the demands of the consumers. Lava Engineering Company established in 2011 is one such leading manufacturer in India with products like Offshore Containers, DNV Offshore Tanks, Frac Tanks, UN 31A DOT Tote Tanks, Acid Carboys, Batch Mixers, Offshore Baskets and few others. Lava Engineering is based out of TamilNadu and produces 20 different types of Container Tanks along with Critical Deep sea Equipment’s as per the needs of their consumers and has gained a niche in the industry.
“As of today, we are the leading manufacturer and Exporter of UN Portable ISO tank containers (for Hazardous and Non-Hazardous liquids & chemicals), IMO tanks, Fuel Tank containers, Transportation tanks and Offshore Equipment’s. Our market outreach is more on the International front to countries in the Middle East and Europe. Now for the last couple of years we have been exporting to USA, Europe, South America, Australia, Singapore, China and so on.” states
Prem Mudaliar, Director, Lava Engineering Company.
The manufactured products are put to vigorous tests and witnesses, to meet International UN Regulations and standards with certifications provided for Tanks & Equipment’s to be used in Road / Rail / Sea in most countries of the world. Country specific and customer centric products are mostly prioritised in our scope of manufacturing.
LAVA Products are used in industries for transporting various Liquids / Chemicals / Gas materials to different locations across the world through roads, rail or sea ways. “Quality has to be top notch since we are in the International market and have to be really careful on what we deliver. Today Quality is something nobody wants to compromise on and too in INDIA when we are opening up into these sectors and safety comes before quality.”
Newer challenges and demands of customized products are highly sought by customers who reach out to LAVA to fulfil their needs. "We have been supplying to many International esteemed MNC companies from 2013 and have earned reputation after all the years of operation. Most customers know our product with a strong reference or have been using our products while they approach us with an Enquiry. Every year there is a New challenge, Market wise, Specialization, Product uniqueness to which LAVA gets prepared to Serve and Service" says Prem.
Lava Engineering’s motive is to bring new technologies into the industry to lessen the workload of the employees and encourage skill development for youngsters. “A few years back everything was attended manually at the shaft floor but with the course of time we are evolving to introduce Robotic technology and AI.
Our employees are as important as our customers so we are introducing newer not fully automatic probably for now but semi-automatic technologies that would help ease the workload of our employees and prepare for the introduction of AI in the coming years. We are trying hard to give the best of us to our customers with consistent Quality and timely supply. We also take support from eminent people related to this industry to work and sort out areas that we need improve on.” states Prem.
For now, the company is more inclined towards fulfilling existing orders of their customers and are hoping to develop newer methods to expand their business. “We are currently involved with customer specific unique products to International MNC’s. But now with the Honourable PM’s Atmanibhar Bharat program we are encouraged to cater to INDIAN customers for self-reliance with volumes and suitable steps are being worked out to address the requirement." concludes Prem.
