Y.J. Shabbir, Managing Director, Polyhose India Pvt. Ltd.
Polyhose offer the widest spectrum of fluid conveyance products offering hoses from Rubber and Thermoplastic for Hydraulic and specialist material transfer, PTFE and FEP tubes and Stainless-steel hoses. Polyhose also offers a matched fitting program for both braided and spiral
Polyhose offer the widest spectrum of fluid conveyance products offering hoses from Rubber and Thermoplastic for Hydraulic and specialist material transfer, PTFE and FEP tubes and Stainless-steel hoses. Polyhose also offers a matched fitting program for both braided and spiral hydraulic products so that our customers and channel partners can deliver consistent quality and reliability most economically. Having been a supplier of choice to some of the global leaders in Construction and Industrial markets has given us valuable knowledge of the applications and industry trends, which helps us to meet customer expectations in new markets.
Tell us about the scope of the hydraulic hose market in India.
Hydraulic hose finds extensive usage for fluid conveyance in the core segments of Construction, Earthmoving, Mining, Oil and Gas Exploration, Metal processing and many other industrial segments where critical equipment is powered by hydraulics. Many of these applications require high power density and hydraulics is the preferred choice for both mobile and stationary applications.
How has the current pandemic situation impacted the demand-supply scenario of hydraulic hose?
Like many other industries, we have seen distinct slowdown of the demand in some of the key end markets like Construction, Mining etc. With unlock 4.0, we are seeing a gradual resumption of activity in most of the segments and we expect this gather pace in the coming quarters. With the Atma Nirbhar initiative, the domestic manufactures will be well positioned to grow, as the markets pick up.
We would like to know the innovative product developments in the hydraulic hose market.
The industry has been growing towards more compact and high-performance hoses and specialist products for niche applications at the same time offering reduced cost of ownership to the customer. Polyhose is well positioned to meet these customer expectations, with our large state of the art manufacturing facilities with capability to manufacture one of the broadest product portfolios in the industry.
What kind of R&D do you undertake to stay ahead of the competition?
Polyhose has been consistently investing in R&D infrastructure to be able to develop and validate new products to specific customer applications. We cater to a global market, exporting more than 70% of our output to advanced markets in North America, Europe, and Australia. This obviously means that our team works with multiple industry standards and a wide range of applications in Automotive, Construction & Earthmoving, and Industrial markets. This year we have launched products to meet the Fire resistance requirements of European Railway norms and developed new products for use in, “Hygiene” industries like Food and Pharma and Aviation to name a few.
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