Pharmaceutical Technologist - November 2007 - (Page 33) CASE STUDY: AMBICA Machining explosive growth Making the most of trends Like many companies involved in the Indian life sciences, machiney makers are grinning broadly these days. Their client bases are growing steadily as competitive pressure pushes manufacturers ever more into global markets with stringent regulations, and the need to upgrade their facilities and acquire faster, cleaner and safer machines for production. This trend marks the days of the best machinery makers, while those less capable are being left behind. Yet, for those who have invested the time, the future is bright. Ambica Pharma Machines (Ahmedabad) is one of them. A small player by any western standard, the company has been posting incredible growth rates, as much as 150% in the past couple of years, mainly because of foreign sales. Specialized in filling, capping and washing machines, the company has noticed a new interest from the US market, in particular for its filling machines. The company’s chairman and managing director, Ashok Mistry, explains that Ambica has reacted accordingly: “We have totally renovated our own factory, installed two computer-numerically-controlled machines from the US (one milling machine, one turning center), obtained ISO 9001 certification, and taken steps to improve the quality and revamping of our production tool. The market has reacted very favourably, and we have the feeling that we did the quality improvement exercise right in time, both for local and global market.” As is the case for so many products, the Chinese competitive threat looms large, but Mistry is confident that the machines’quality and the postsales services aren’t there quite yet. “Chinese machines might look quite okay at first, but actually cannot sustain comparison with our products. The metallurgy in particular is of substandard quality. Meanwhile, our machines are today able to compete with western products.” PT Ashok Mistry www.ptemagazine.com 33 http://www.ambica.co.in http://www.ambica.co.in http://www.ptemagazine.com
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