The 21-year-old Nasik-based Amma Engineering is known in the market as body builders for most varieties of tippers, including those that are used for haulage, rock applications, in mining and irrigation.
ExpertSpeak – Mr. Muzammil Khan, Director, says: “We are always upgrading our products to be on the same page as the newest technology that the industry is adopting. We use the best raw materials which offer highest abrasion resistance and highest tensile strength. And that is why our tipper bodies have the longest possible life. We are also meticulous about catering to the clients’ needs and applications. We take proper inputs from them to know a range of things like the amount of loads to be used, the loading and unloading system that they use, and the intensity of use and abuse that the body will undergo.”
USP – Mr. Khan explains that Amma Engineering takes approximately 20 days to produce a customized tipper, while for a conventional one, it takes a couple of days. That is why, he says, it has been able to capture and hold on to the market for two decades now.
Footprints – Amma Engineering is known in Maharashtra for its sturdy tipper bodies. It is gradually making forays into Gujarat and Karnataka and is in the process of setting up a factory in Goa which will be closer to the mines in Belagaum, Hubli and Bellary.
Market Pie – The makers of customized bodies for every CE application, Amma Engineering mostly works with the open market. Currently, the company is excited about the market looking vibrant, especially with the Government initiating irrigation, infrastructure and mining projects. Mr. Khan says: “Now new technology and new vehicles will be needed to fulfil these projects and the companies will go for bigger tippers. That’s where we come into the picture.”
Product Highlight – Amma Engineering is coming up with concrete tippers with low adherence ratio that will save the contractors the residual concrete. He shares: “We are also coming up with automated tarpaulin covering for the tippers. Our designs are fool-proof and will offer lesser downtimes of the tipping trucks.”
Challenge – Mr. Khan, however, laments the fact that ‘there is no smooth flow of demand’ and hence they cannot predict it and for which category of the truck or the tipper. He says: “We do not know what inventories to carry and we prepare for such scenarios by carrying out extensive capacity planning.”
Confident of carrying out its strong expansion plans, Amma Engineering believes in delivering top quality of tipper bodies to its customers.