The fans and blowers market is expected to register a CAGR of 3.4 percent and reach $24.42 billion by 2026. The key factors driving the growth are Environmental regulations, Make in India drive and promotion of Energy efficiency products to reduce power consumption. Chennai-based NADI Airtechnics is an example of one company that has revolutionized the manufacture of industrial fans since 1973. The company manufactures Light and Medium duty Industrial fans with in-house testing capacity upto 600 kW fans. High quality Centrifugal fans of Single Inlet Single Width (SISW), Double Inlet Double Width (DIDW), Direct Driven High Temperature (250 deg.C) Plug fans, Axial fans from 315 mm to 4000 mm dia, Special fans that are tailor made for Indian Railways, American Railways and European Railways.
“Our fans are being used in a wide bandwidth of industries ranging from Automotive, Cement, Iron & Steel, Chemicals, Power plants (both Thermal & Nuclear) to name a few,” says JB Kamdar, MD at NADI Airtechnics.
From a small manufacturing unit in Chennai
NADI was established in 1955 by the Kamdar Family as a trading Company marketing and servicing industrial and agricultural machinery. A small manufacturing unit was set up in 1962 in Chennai (then known as Madras) with a foundry and a machine shop to manufacture some of the
components of the imported equipment. With change in demands, the production facility eventually focused on the manufacture of industrial fans from 1973 onwards. The rich experience of the foundries in locating good components from outside India and the operating foundry and the fabrication or machine shop greatly helped the Company to produce high quality centrifugal fans specifically for high pressure applications.
Gradually medium and low pressure fans for other industries were added to the product range and in 1985 the Company began to manufacture high efficiency fans in accordance with M/s. Enercon of Germany as per contemporary European design. The new product range was an instant success with the process, boiler and furnace manufacturing industry. “By 1992 further to develop the fan range we had tied up with Titan Fans of Australia to offer axial fans of larger diameter up to 4 m diameter impellers,” adds JB. The Company has innovatively combined its 66 years of Indian experience of manufacturing fans with the technology of its foreign partners to successfully offer high quality fans to its customers globally.
The company’s strengths lies in its ability in faster product development, validation and manufacturing customized products to suit specific customer and industry needs, resulting in faster turnaround time
With an ongoing modernization program, the company has upgraded its manufacturing facility, carefully investing in product specific state-of-the-art machines to achieve the required level of production with consistency in quality. Due to the meticulous attention during selection of testing equipment and setting up of the testing facilities, the company is able to ensure that its products conform to the rated specification in accordance with the relevant IS, BS and/or AMCA testing procedures. The products are validated by conducting Fatigue Tests, Endurance Tests and Over Speed Tests, for specific industries and applications.
The company’s strengths lies in its ability in faster product development, validation and manufacturing customized products to suit specific customer and industry needs, resulting in faster turnaround time. NADI as a brand is well known in the industry and continues to focus on acquiring business from new industries, new applications, new customers and serving its existing customers. The team at NADI is confident that it will be the acclaimed leader in the fan industry, ensuring value addition for its stakeholders with innovative designs and eco-friendly processes. “Our mission is to deliver fans promptly with Passion and Perfection,” concludes JB.
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