Milestones
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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.
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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.
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1995
First SSI (Small Scale Industry) in the sector to receive ISO 9001:1994 Quality Systems Certification.
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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.
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1998
Development of Flame-proof motors (Frame size 63 to 315) suitable for applications in hazardous areas with approvals from PESO/ DGMS
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2000
'National Award for Quality Products' from the Ministry of Industries, Government of India.
Quality system recertified as per ISO 9001:2000. -
2005
New manufacturing plant at Chincholi MIDC near Solapur, equipped with the latest machinery and unidirectional process flow.
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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.
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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. -
2012
CE Mark for standard range of motors.
Commissioned an additional manufacturing plant near the existing plant for manufacturing higher capacity motors. -
2016
Developed the complete range of LT motors by extending product range from 355L frame – 200 kW to 450L frame – 1000 kW.
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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
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2019
Received BIS licence for energy efficient motors up to 1000 kW.
ATEX/ IECx licence for energy efficient motors up to 500 kW -
2021
Development of ‘Smoke Extraction Motors’ suitable for temp. class 250°C, 300°C & 400°C
Green channel certification from Thyssenkrupp. -
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