Firestone TVS Manufacturing plant has been inaugurated in Madurai, Tamilnadu. The manufacturing plant of Firestone TVS Private Limited which is an air spring manufacturing plant was inaugurated by Mr Mike Cerio, President of Firestone Industrial Products Company, USA.
The plant of Firestone TVS Private Limited, a Joint Venture between Firestone Industrial Products Company, USA, who is World No. 1 in Air Springs, and Sundaram Industries, a Member of the TVS Group, has come up as a Green field project at Vellarippatti, 16 kilometers from the City of Madurai.
The plant will have excellent infrastructure in manufacturing and testing capabilities using the expertise and experience of Firestone
In the first phase, this plant will produce air springs, for Air Suspension Systems manufacturers, Automotive OEMs as well as Aftermarket and also for Indian Railways.
The manufacturing process for the air springs involves Mixing of Rubber Compounds, Calendaring, Fabric preparation, Building and Curing. Superior technology of Firestone, who has more than 80 years of experience in air spring manufacture, has enabled the Joint Venture to come up with the development and manufacture of Automotive Air Spring, to begin with, in a record span of time. Endurance evaluation facilities and various other R&D and Testing facilities have also been established.
The Company has plans to ramp up capacity to manufacture half a million Air Springs annually in Five years time.
Firestone TVS intends to cater to the requirements of not only Automotive Industry and Railways through its manufacture, but also various Industrial segments, by importing different types of air springs from Firestone, USA, and distributing throughout the country. In the Automotive Aftermarket, the company will strengthen its network through appointment of TVS Group Company and other Distributor for its sales and service.