Honeywell today said it will expand manufacturing capacity of its Fulgaon facility in Pune to meet increased local and global demand of automation solutions.
The expansion would be by way of doubling operational space to 151,000 square feet, the company said in a statement without giving any cost estimates.
Originally built in 2014, the facility integrates advanced engineering, testing and manufacturing of equipment for the process industries such as refining, oil and gas, pulp and paper, power generation, chemicals, life sciences, and metals, minerals and mining.
In addition, it offers a customer integration centre, thermal solutions and smart metering factories, and a Honeywell Intelligrated demonstration centre. The centre provides an immersive experience by letting customers interact with technologies that make manufacturing safer, more secure, comfortable and energy efficient.
"The expansion of our plant allows us to now commercialise new technologies that are researched and developed in Honeywell technology development centres here in India and globally and with that to widen our product range and meet future customer demand," said Ashish M Gaikwad, managing director, Honeywell Automation India Ltd.
"In alignment with the government's 'Make in India' mission, we continue to leverage the existing local manufacturing expertise and support our domestic as well as international customers."
The facility enables Honeywell to provide enhanced expertise and training capabilities to customers and expand its production range.
"The Fulgaon facility continues to build Honeywell's local footprint and expertise to improve our customer service for the automation business in India," said Vimal Kapur, president, Honeywell Process Solutions. "With production and integration facilities closer to the domestic customers, we can seamlessly integrate customer needs and specifications into our products and solutionshelping us to serve them more quickly and efficiently."
Aside from the Fulgaon plant, Honeywell has a significant presence in Maharashtra with its automation and turbocharger manufacturing facilities based in Pune.
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