Milestones

  1. 1981

    1981

    After an industry stint of six years, Sharadkrishna Thakare, a passionate entrepreneur, founded the company for the manufacturing of industrial electric motors and small agricultural pumps.

  2. 1985

    1985

    State government award for ‘Outstanding Performance’ in a short span, in spite of being in one of the then backward areas of the state.

  3. 1995

    1995

    First SSI (Small Scale Industry) in the sector to receive ISO 9001:1994 Quality Systems Certification.

  4. 1997

    1997

    The first electric motor manufacturer and the first SSI company to receive the ‘Rajiv Gandhi National Award’ for quality from Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India.

  5. 1998

    1998

    Development of Flame-proof motors (Frame size 63 to 315) suitable for applications in hazardous areas with approvals from PESO/ DGMS

  6. 2000

    2000

    'National Award for Quality Products' from the Ministry of Industries, Government of India.
    Quality system recertified as per ISO 9001:2000.

  7. 2005

    2005

    New manufacturing plant at Chincholi MIDC near Solapur, equipped with the latest machinery and unidirectional process flow.

  8. 1998

    2006

    Enlistment with Engineers India Ltd. (EIL), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Indian Railways, Indian Navy and major steel plants.

  9. 2007

    2007

    Started supplying to EPC companies for major projects with an assurance of ‘on time, full delivery’ due to our large capacity.
    Quality system recertified as per ISO 9001:2008 standards.

  10. 2012

    2012

    CE Mark for standard range of motors.
    Commissioned an additional manufacturing plant near the existing plant for manufacturing higher capacity motors.

  11. 2016

    2016

    Developed the complete range of LT motors by extending product range from 355L frame – 200 kW to 450L frame – 1000 kW.

  12. 2016

    2018

    Upgradation of motor testing set-up as per IEC 60034-2-1:2014 standards with direct loading up to 1000 kW, mixed frequency & actual stray loss measurement system for combined testing with accuracy 0.05% error

  13. 2019

    2019

    Received BIS licence for energy efficient motors up to 1000 kW.
    ATEX/ IECx licence for energy efficient motors up to 500 kW

  14. 2021

    2021

    Development of ‘Smoke Extraction Motors’ suitable for temp. class 250°C, 300°C & 400°C
    Green channel certification from Thyssenkrupp.

  15. 2022

    2022

     Received OHS 14001:2015 & EMS 45001:2018 certifications
     BIS licence for Flame-proof motors for frame size 355
     PESO approval for range of motors
     NTPC approval up to 450 kW motors
     CE marking as per Directive 2014/34/EU
     Short-circuit test approval